State parks to visit.

topic posted Fri, December 22, 2006 - 7:37 PM by  Zulu
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Tell me about your favorite state park.
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Zulu
Michigan
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  • Re: State parks to visit.

    Tue, December 26, 2006 - 11:15 PM
    I can't even start to list them all. I go somewhere almost every weekend and as long as it gets me out of the house it is a good place. Check out my blogs for some of the places I have gone.
  • Re: State parks to visit.

    Sun, March 4, 2007 - 7:18 PM
    My favorite by far is Knight Island State Park in Vermont. The park occupies an island in Lake Champlain and is only accessible by boat; there's a ferry that runs on weekends during the summer or, if you have your own boat, there's a dock. The island is about 60 acres, but there are only about 12 campsites. Except for one, which is on a bluff, each campsite has its own beach, plus there is a public beach for anyone not camping on the island. The campsites are widely dispersed, so most are not within sight of each other. It is primitive camping; each site has a lean-to in which you pitch your tent (again, except for one - the largest campsite, meant for a group, does not have a lean-to), a table, a fire ring and an outhouse. You need to bring your own water or a wilderness water filter or be prepared to boil your drinking water. The biggest plus (or minus if other people's skin bothers you) is that the entire island is clothing optional. You won't find it in any official description of the park, but everyone who comes to the island is supposed to check in with the resident ranger and that's one of the things he tells you. My gf and I spent a very relaxing week there a couple of years ago. There are no motor vehicles (except for the ranger's atv) or even bicycles on the island. We walked the trails, cooked, lay on the beach, read and generally just chilled for the entire week. It was wonderful. The biggest problem is that the park is very popular among nudists and textiles alike and with so few campsites available, reservations sell out very quickly for the entire summer. Reservations for the park and the ferry can be made through the Vermont State Park online reservation system.
    • Re: State parks to visit.

      Wed, September 5, 2007 - 7:20 PM
      sounds too primitive for me. I like my camper - I am just too old too sleep onl the hard ground any more. Love the idea of the solitude though...
      • Re: State parks to visit.

        Thu, November 29, 2007 - 12:05 PM
        oooh POUt

        Well the camping year is over for me ... we went to every place i named they all were very good Warren dunes was ok looks like the kids have made a nuisance of themselves there for it is posted as you go in Alcohol is forbidden there. the waves on lake MI were very high that day and it was over cast but very nice. My fav this year was Hocking Hills . We are already planning next summer.

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