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I have hiked this park before, but never camped there. I really enjoyed
the place. Nice dry firewood with decent fire pits. The spaces were
good sized and for the most part secluded. There was a good sized
gravel area with the spots nicely leveled, and that came in handy as it
did rain during the stay. Here's a few pics of the site.

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This place is a huge park, and there is plenty of hiking trails. I did
a 6.34 mile one day, and a short hike before fishing another of just
under 2 miles to see the waterfall. Last time I was there it was dry.
I did come across an amazing mushroom the first day that I had never
seen before. It's called "Golden Oyster Mushroom" and the pics do not
give it justice to just how yellow these things were. They're invasive
coming from east Asia, but are highly sought after for their texture and
nutty flavor. I only saw this one spot in the whole place. How did
they get there?

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I did get out to do some fishing, but there was a good amount of
vegetation in the lakes and this was about the best spot I could find,
even though I still had to pull through some weeds. Just caught a
couple sunfish, and lost a few more pulling thru weeds, but damn I had a
great time. Weather was really good. If you had a boat, I'm sure the
fishing is much better out on the lake.

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All in all, though I only stayed 4 nights, it was another great trip. I
would go back to this place for sure. The beach had a crapload of kids
out swimming and just having fun. But, at the camp it was relatively
quiet and everyone was behaving. I could have used cell service, but it
was spotty, so I did use Starlink and got decent speed even though I
only had about half a sky. On to the next one!
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sticks wrote:

Golden Oyster Mushroom

Did you try some?
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On 7/22/2026 12:02 AM, bfh wrote:

sticks wrote:

Golden Oyster Mushroom

Did you try some?

Nope.
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On Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:05:11 -0500,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:

I have hiked this park before, but never camped there. I
really enjoyed the place. Nice dry firewood with decent fire
pits. The spaces were good sized and for the most part
secluded. There was a good sized gravel area with the spots
nicely leveled, and that came in handy as it did rain during
the stay. Here's a few pics of the site.

<https://i.postimg.cc/c1XdnkNV/IMG-4818.jpg>

That is a nice looking site! I really, really prefer sites that
don't have the rigs stacked up against each other, cheek to jowl.

...I did come across an amazing mushroom the first day that I
had never seen before. It's called "Golden Oyster Mushroom"
and the pics do not give it justice to just how yellow these
things were. They're invasive coming from east Asia, but are
highly sought after for their texture and nutty flavor. I only
saw this one spot in the whole place. How did they get there?

<https://i.postimg.cc/g2R9NN1f/IMG-4844.jpg

Via spores. But you knew that. :)

Seriously, they look much like what we called oyster tree
mushrooms back in my days as a chef. Only difference is those
were generally more whitish.

...Just caught a couple sunfish, and lost a few more pulling
thru weeds, but damn I had a great time. Weather was really
good. If you had a boat, I'm sure the fishing is much better
out on the lake.

<https://i.postimg.cc/fbZP5ZcV/IMG-4851.jpg> <https://i.postimg.cc/YSkP8k6G/IMG-4852.jpg> <https://i.postimg.cc/SKqPVq6X/IMG-4855.jpg>

Nice fish shot. And the lake looks very nice.

All in all, though I only stayed 4 nights, it was another great
trip. I would go back to this place for sure. The beach had a
crapload of kids out swimming and just having fun. But, at the
camp it was relatively quiet and everyone was behaving. I
could have used cell service, but it was spotty, so I did use
Starlink and got decent speed even though I only had about half
a sky. On to the next one!

Maybe I'm odd, but four nights is plenty in one spot--I'm usually
ready to see something different by the third day.

Thanks for the report!
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On 7/22/2026 9:36 AM, Ted Heise wrote:

Maybe I'm odd, but four nights is plenty in one spot--I'm usually
ready to see something different by the third day.

It all depends on how much there is to do in the area. Out in Utah,
there was so much to do it would be easy to stay in one spot a little
longer. But, I tend to agree with you. Without having kids around that
just want to play, you have to find adult things to do to make it worth
while. Around the midwest, you can hike or bike, fish a little, see
some sights, but it doesn't take long and you're ready to move on.

Thanks for the report!

Should be a regular part of this group IMO. Very helpful getting ideas,
and reports to help plan the next adventure. I enjoy reading them when
you do yours. We need more folks here that RV!
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sticks wrote:

On 7/22/2026 9:36 AM, Ted Heise wrote:

Maybe I'm odd, but four nights is plenty in one spot--I'm usually
ready to see something different by the third day.

It all depends on how much there is to do in the area.-a Out in Utah,
there was so much to do it would be easy to stay in one spot a little longer.-a But, I tend to agree with you.-a Without having kids around
that just want to play, you have to find adult things to do to make it
worth while.-a Around the midwest, you can hike or bike, fish a little,
see some sights, but it doesn't take long and you're ready to move on.

Thanks for the report!

Should be a regular part of this group IMO.-a Very helpful getting
ideas, and reports to help plan the next adventure.-a I enjoy reading
them when you do yours.-a We need more folks here that RV!

Well, then, if you meet some candidates while you're RVing, tell them
about the place.
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On Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:54:28 -0400,
bfh <redydog@rye.net> wrote:

sticks wrote:

On 7/22/2026 9:36 AM, Ted Heise wrote:

Thanks for the report!

Should be a regular part of this group IMO. Very helpful
getting ideas, and reports to help plan the next adventure.
I enjoy reading them when you do yours. We need more folks
here that RV!

Well, then, if you meet some candidates while you're RVing,
tell them about the place.

That's a good idea! We typically don't talk much with other
campers, but I will start to look for opportunities.
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Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> Gretna, NE, USA
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