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Go 3 miles southwest of Lynd on Hwy 23 or from Marshall, go 10 miles south on Hwy 23.
This place is beautiful! The kids could spend all day near the spring fed swimming pond. It is cold! But, feels great on a hot day. We enjoyed walking along the stream, walking the hiking paths, playing in and near the pond, and just enjoying the view and beauty of nature. We camped in the upper campground and intended to use our bikes to get around but found that not very convenient if staying in the upper campground. Too far, gravel roads, and a very steep descent into the valley. The upper campground was more private and quiet. Bathrooms/showers were nice. I will most likely try to snag a spot in the lower area if with the kids again. Easy walk to playground, trails and swim pond from there. We stayed 2 nights and wished we had one more day to explore. Will definitely come back.
Beautiful State Park. The park rangers where very kind. They let me set up camp early which was greatly appreciated! And I seen them drive through the campground often. Upper Campground was very quiet ( site #82) and spaced nice with privacy. Hiking Club trail was rugged at points but was a great hike by the river as well as prairie. The swimming pond was chilly but great way to cool off after a day of hiking. The only downside was the train that runs by the campground
Beautiful park! The swimming pond is too COLD to even wade in, but there's an awesome creek with crawdads and fish for catching! Our 3,5,7 year old had a great time!
Interesting state park with lots of features. Small swimming beach is nice, water was really cold, but they can't control that. Bathrooms were clean, and appeared to be well maintained. Ranger at the park entrance was friendly and helpful, and explained about the lodge you can rent. I like that one picnic area is next to the stream, and you can access the water, especially if you have kids that want to splash around.
