Both beaches are tiny. They are sandy and clean with a bench to sit on, but they are small and have no picnic area.
Across the road from my campsite was campsite number 37. It was a very nice site and was surrounded by a wall of cedars and pines. It was big and open. I had considered that site when I was looking online but I thought it was reserved so I didn't ask for it at the office. Sure enough, after being in the park for about an hour and a half, my new neighbours moved into site 37. It was a gentleman and his two kids, Daniel who was about 7 or 8 and Sarah. who was about 10 or 11. I didn't really talk to them except when Daniel asked if he could pet Balto. But I could over hear their conversations and they seemed to be camping their way towards Vancouver. The kids were very well behaved and their dad never had to raise his voice even once. It must have been Daniel and Sarah's first time camping because their dad was teaching them things like how to make a fire and how to put up and take down a tent. I imagine this trip will be one that they remember fondly for years to come. |
The next site down the road from mine was site number 35. This one was a bit different in that it had a retaining wall built around it. It was long and narrow in shape. Probably intended for an RV or something. I actually liked this site better than my own, But I wasn't going to go change where I am, I will just keep it in mind for the next time I come here. But as nice as this one was it was actually the next one that I liked even better. |
I think site number 34 would be my first pick in the whole campground if I were to come back again. Like site 35, this site was also long and narrow, but it didn't have the retaining wall along the edge of it. This site and 35 are both relatively private, but this one was closer to the bathroom and the water tap and yet still walking distance to the tiny beaches. What I liked most about both of these sites though was that across the road was a little path directly to the water. You can take a chair and go and sit and have your own private little lake front view. |
I had thought ahead about food for this trip. I didn't know if the fire ban would still be on or not so I only brought food with me that didn't need to be cooked. Before I left town I bought 2 submarine sandwiches. I had one for supper tonight and one for supper the next night.
After supper, Balto had gotten his second wind and was restless so I took him for another walk. We went past the mini boat launch area (there is a bigger one at the other end of the park) and saw one of the park staff sitting at a table with a blue table cloth. She was hosting the kids event about frogs and amphibians. I caught her at the very end of it because there were no kids to be seen at that point. I talked to her for a few minutes and she said that there had been about 5 kids there earlier and they had all tried their hand at catching frogs. She said that the park is much busier on long weekends and that most of the rest of the time it is pretty quiet around the park.