Thursday, October 19, 2023

Mammoth in the Land of Ups and Downs, Day 10

 Fri  9/1/2023

Boiling Springs State Park
Small, immaculate, and lovely

Concrete Pad on gravel drive. We had a pull-thru site with full hookups, and it had a big concrete picnic table (no cover) and a shade tree. Fire grid and barbeque grate. Everything was extremely clean and very well marked, maybe over-marked--signage warned of everything you might need to be aware of except the sticker burrs in the grass. (We camped there in early September, and they were pretty bad around the edges of the roads and in the camping area.).

Tons of trails, although be warned that the trail signage was a little confusing. But there was cell phone coverage everywhere, so I could use my phone GPS to sort out the criss-crossing routes. The signs on the trails indicated they were for day use only--dawn to dusk.

The boiling springs area was beautiful and full of birds to watch. There were several playgrounds and picnic areas, too.

Checkin time was 5pm, but we were able to check in at 2pm without problems. The park office lady was very friendly, chatty and helpful.

Although the park filled up for the night--it was a holiday weekend--everyone seemed to be quiet.  It seemed to be mostly families or older people. Most dogs were on leash. Our next-door neighbor chose to leave his outside light on all night, making it bright as day in our bedroom, but that's typical rudeness. No traffic noise at all--it was very quiet except for the frequent trains that went by at a distance. Since I grew up in a town with trains, I found that a pleasant noise.

 See on the drive


The building around the boiling springs, very pretty
And of course Molly had to go for a swim.


And then, next day, we went home.  Sorry I have no other notes for the day.



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