I had high hopes for having a great camp out at Daingerfield State Park. It was the perfect time of year; nice temperatures and fall color should have been the norm. Unfortunately just last week a front came through making for wet conditions as well as putting an end to fall color. I did manage to get a few shots of what was left.
Checkin at headquaters was great and I was greated by very friendly rangers. I was given the campground map and directions to my site. However, once at the site it was less than what I expected. The pad was unlevel to stay the least and was about 20 ft long which would have required me to unhook the camper from the truck. On short stays I prefer to leave the camper hooked up to the truck. There was standing water between the camper and the picnic table. I called headquaters and requested a different site which I was given with no problems at all. Upon inspection of the campgrounds I found that many of the sites in the Dogwood loop were unlevel with very short pads. Most of us can deal with unlevel but short pads can be a problem. The Dogwood loop does provide a good view of the lake.
This is one of the better sites in the Dogwood Loop area.
(Please ignore the lens flare in the upper left hand corner)
Not once did I see the campground host or have the opportunity to speak with them. I arrived on Saturday around noon and stayed until Monday morning. Generally the Campground host is active at out Texas Parks. Perhaps this was just bad timing on my part.
The Big Pine section had the best set up with drive thru campsites, shady yet access for those with Satellite TV. The sites were large and had a great veiw of the lake. This section had the only sewer connections in the park that I found.
Another option at this campground is the Mountain View campground loop. The sites were more level than the previously mentioned loops with water and electric.
This is a clean quiet park but there isn't much to do there. They have canoe rentals and a trail that isn't well marked. Other than fall color there doesn't seem to be much to photograph. This isn't a park I will be returning to most likely.
Pictures look beautiful, the camp ground looked nice. Your co-workers are giving me a hard time you need to come back to work and straighten them out. Pam is here I know you are missing her enormously! You need to post some pictures from Ark. Hope you are enjoying yourself and hurry up and get back to work. Say hello to the "kids" for us.
ReplyDeleteYou obviously did not so any exploring while you were there at Daingerfield State Park. For your information in 2011 there was more then $5 millions of major renovation and upgrades done. In the Dogwood Campsite there are 28 full hook-up sites, in Big Pine (Pull-Thru) campsite there are 10 Full-hook-up sites and in Mountain View there are 11 Full-hook up campsite. Then there are 4 Cabins to rent.
ReplyDeleteFor saying that there is nothing to do at that Daingerfield SP is so wrong. There are numerous hiking trails through out the park...one trail goes all the way around the lake. There is fishing and Kayaks, Canoes and Paddle Boats for rent. If you would look up www.tpwd.texas.gov and look up what our State Parks have to offer you would be better informed to the information you are sending out on your so called blog instead of your misinformation. Know what you are talking and writing about before pass it on. Also, you should know that Daingerfield SP is one our beloved little state parks in the Great State of TEXAS...so don't trash it.
So, as they say around here, "If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all."