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| - You really can't knock how exquisitely beautiful and peaceful this place is, so I want to only discuss my reason for the negative experience (which won't apply to most people).
TL:DR Our wedding here almost didn't happen! A gorgeous place for a day trip, but event-plan at your own risk!
We booked this place for my small (35ish guests) October wedding. The on-site manager told us the place books up quickly, so we ended up confirming in late January. It's just an outdoor picnic / covered ramada area, but with those incredible views and our DIY goals, we were freaking thrilled to spend a mere 100 DOLLARS to reserve our spot. Who gets a wedding venue for ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS? Even reserving space at a playground park is more than that.
The downside here is beyond this, the manager was pretty disorganized and unhelpful. It took several back and forth emails and calls to get a copy of the reservation paperwork in the mail, which isn't a super-good sign to me. I understand this person is in no way a wedding planner, but according to her (and the state park site), dozens of events are hosted there every year ranging from company outings to boy scout events. We had very basic questions that she couldn't (wouldn't?) answer, like, "Are there outlets?", so that was somewhat frustrating.
However, the big kicker was the actual day-of. My MOH arrived at the park early to set up only to find THE ENTIRE PARK LOCKED AND CLOSED. In a panic, she drove around the park and called the manager repeatedly trying to find assistance. By sheer divine providence, a guy was hiking through who USED to work there and remembered the gate code from years back and was able to open it up to let her in. Unfortunately, with that delay, and the fact that all of the trash cans and recycling in our reserved area were OVERFLOWING, our wedding got off to a late start, but we were still able to make it work.
I guess I want to emphasize that without that random gentleman, we literally would not have been able to have our wedding. We never did hear back from the manager as to why none of the staff were present that day and why we didn't get ANY contact from her giving us a heads-up. If you're planning to host an event here, I would say make sure you're flexible, and do so at your own risk. However, if you're coming for a day trip or picnic or hike, the views and photographs cannot be beat.
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