Another beautiful weather day, another park! And this time, we brought friends! It was something we haven’t had the privilege of yet and it really amped up the fun for a rather run of the mill park. And all 6 six herded along quite nicely, lol!

The park is 1.5 hours from the house, so the kids were anxious to hit the playground on the lakeside picnic area. While they played, I got some pictures of the scenery. The swim area looks nice and reminded me of Tyler State Park, but the water in this lake is definitely cloudier.

Nearby, we found a preserved cemetery from the mid 1800’s that was part of Fort Sherman. There was no longer evidence of the fort that started in 1838 as protection for settlers from Indians. It was abandoned sometime in the 1840’s and vanishes from history accounts in the 1850’s. We were quite intrigued with the cemetery when we learned about a radar survey of the area that showed there were 27 unmarked graves! The kids immediately went to work surveying for themselves and guessing who might be buried where. Lol

After lunch, it was time to get after some hiking. And boy oh boy, did we! 2 different trails and 5.5 miles later, the kids had explored creeks, ponds, a lake, plant species, fallen trees and every single water puddle they could stomp through!

And after all of that begged for more time on the playground! 😆

This was a great park. It’s small, but offers all the outdoor activity you could want. There isn’t an abundance of trails, but the few there are nice strolls and well maintained. Probably one of the more kid friendly that we have visited in the way of just cutting them loose with little worry of hazards ahead. Worked out well for these Sweet Six.

-Lindsay