March 16, 2012
We were not too impressed with this state park. It seemed a little run down. Most of the asphalt camp site pads were broken and were eroded away. It is a large park with over 130 camping spots. We were in the Post Oak loop and it took a while to get to our campsite from the gate. The boat ramp and fishing dock are also a good drive away from the gate and camping sites (10 minute drive). We did do some fishing and caught a few small sun fish. The lake is a warm water lake because of the TXU Big Brown Power Plant. Fishing is supposed to be pretty good and is stocked with Redfish.
Dissappointed the fish dock is located several miles away from the camp sites. At least a 5-10 minutes drive. Bummed out that there wasn't a park store or bait shop. When we ran out of worms we were done. The nearest store / town is twenty minutes away.
The lake looked good and there were several boats in the water including someone doing some wakeboarding. There is a power plant on the other side of the lake but we couldn't hear it.
There were a few camping spots on the water, but the shoreline wasn't cleared and you could barely see the lake. We did notice lots of kids and several families camping together. The spots are close enough to do a reunion or group camp out.
I'll give it a 5 out of 10
Pros
Supposed to be good fishing - warm water lake
Cons
Long drive into the park and from the dock/ramp area to camp sites.
Frequently closed for hunting.
Camp site pads broken / eroded / not level
No comments:
Post a Comment