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| - Let me start off by saying I used to go camping every weekend for years growing up so I am quite the camper / hiker when it comes to these sorts of things.
This was a quick, spontaneous trip as I've never been here before and wanted o get out of the city- not too far, not too expensive, seemed great.
And overall, it did deliver what I was looking for from the trip and the state park. My biggest complaints are: 1- the trails are poorly labeled in random places. And not only that, some of the trails don't even connect to anything. You just walk and walk and then end up on a road! As campers, we weren't thrilled about having to end our hike on a road. 2- the camp sites (at least in the non-electric) seem to be a bit close together. Our campsite had no even ground so we were forced to put our tent on what seemed to be a 25-35 degree angle. Also, it was right by the playground and screaming children and raccoons that stole our food, but that's not the camp's fault; it just made for better stories. 3- the firewood they gave us hadn't dried out enough so we had to literally put the firewood we purchased from the office around the fire pit to dry it out as we had the fire.
Overall, it's a good park but some of the attractions are a bit underwhelming, especially the watch tower.
I'd recommend going in the winter and or spring so there's a lot of rain to pick the falls up, we only got to see trickles, but still, great views and a much needed getaway.
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