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Even though this was a major summer holiday weekend, the park was not crawling with people. (Personally, I far prefer "the road less traveled by.") There were even a few vacant campsites, although I think that probably had more to do with the threat of thunderstorms.Contributing factors to the scarcity of visitors may be the lack of flush toilets and shower facilities. But we managed to get along without them! Thankfully, the PA Parks Dept. has recently upgraded the old open pit toilet facilities to an improved and much less smelly variety. |
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Here's a view of the beach from the opposite side of the lake. The dam is on the right, thoughtfully provided with a sidewalk and benches for sitting. The previous picture was taken from one of the benches along the dam. |
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This picture shows the lake, dam, and spillway. Someday, I want to ride down that spillway on an air mattress!!Two other small parks I remember from my childhood are Poe Valley and Poe Paddy. Both parks are in the State College area. My Dad presided over them as a District Forester, before moving to Harrisburg in 1955.
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