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Got tiped off to this place by a fellow kayaking coworker. Great tip! This hidden gem is located just outside Troy MO and I'd go as far to say that this is the best lake in the STL area for kayaking. Definatly the prettiest. There is a swimming area too and i hear theres bass 🐟and crappie in the lake as well though i didnt catch any. There is some kind of kayak rental with an instuctor. Finding the lake on the park was the most difficult part as there were not many signs telling you where to go or how to get back out for that matter. I definitely got lost in the park on the way in and the way out! The gps kept guiding me to roads with closed gates! But once we found the lake all was good. I cant wait to go back!
The blood Park is great, but the lake trail was infested with ticks. I wore long tan pants and had over 50 ticks crawling all over me. 10 by the time I got home inside my clothes, and 5 embedded in my skin. They were adult and baby ticks. One crawled out of my tennis shoe this morning. Unbelievable. I had spayed myself, but that didn't work. I'm never going back.
Enjoy this place to take the family. Do some fishing and it's been slow, but enjoy the fact that I can take a walk around the lake if nothing is biting. Like to get away and leave the tech in the car and just enjoy nature.
My grandson and I and my dog Buddy, hiked all the way around the lake. Best day ever!
