Monday Dec 11 2023
Last day. We spent it at Martin Creek Lake State Park. By the way, I saw pipits at the Gas station and they were very clearly American Pipit. So that one the other day could have been a Spragues, or a hybrid, maybe?
REVIEW
I don't know which one came first--the campground or the power plant--but whichever one it was that came second, shouldn't have. I had heard that there was a little noise from the power plant, which annoyed some people but was tolerable to others. But what no one explained that the "little noise" was LOUD, all night long, and the power plant had glaring lights that made the campsites brighter than Times Square on New Year's Eve. The power plant was pretty--all the twinkly lights across the lake--and would have been pleasant to look at if you were driving by. But staying there was like spending the night in Texas City in between a couple of oil refineries. Not fun.
Our site 54 had a view of the lake through the trees. My dog and I hiked around the Island on the trails amid the tall Loblolly Pines, and it was peaceful and quite beautiful. Other than the noise from the power plant. There were tent camping sites on the Island; maybe a good spot for a scout trip.
Our site surface was asphalt; the utilities worked okay although our site only had 30-amp power. No sewer, but the dump station was easy to access. The campground was almost empty on a Tuesday in early December--maybe two other campers in our loop. There were plenty of deer meandering through. It was exceptionally tidy throughout the park and even around the lake, which is unusual for Texas lakes. I picked up a Walmart bag on the ground but never found any trash to put in it.
Trail
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