Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Pocahontas State Park 9/1/12 -- 9/3/12


 
Pocahontas is BIG!


It has a large pool with water play area for kids. Unfortunately, the pool was overrun with not-so-nice people (because it was Labor Day weekend?) so it was kind of a bust. But I can definitely that see on a normal weekday or weekend camping trip, when it’s really hot, the pool would be a big draw for this park.



               





 



The campsites were nice enough and spread out a bit. The bathhouses were nice and new style. There are lots of trails but we didn’t attempt any this first trip. One big bonus of this park is that it’s only 20 minutes from D’s work so I could conceivably camp during the week in the summer and he could still go to work.

The lake is pretty small and boring, but there is some decent fishing. I caught three in just a short time, including the one that GOT LOOSE IN MY KAYAK AND FLOPPED UNDER MY SEAT ALL THE WAY TO SHORE.

Park rating:
C         8
B         10
W        8 (lake is pretty boring, but there is a pool)
H         8 (lots of trails, but map stinks and the markings are very poor)
R          0
O         8 (little store, but they do have the music series)
S          0 (for this particular trip. WOW it was crowded, but of course it was Labor Day.)

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