Monday, August 22, 2011

Bonny Lake State Park


We love this place. We love it, but there are two reasons we don’t come here more often. In the summer, it’s hot. Way out in Eastern Colorado, it’s triple digits. The other reason is that it’s hard to get to. We don’t mind driving for several hours to get here, but once you leave the highway, you have to get down a 3 ½ mile washboard dirt county road to get here. It’s an okay road in a car, but it’s a pounding 5 to 10 mph drive in a motorhome.

Once you make it to the gate though, the roads are paved again. All the access roads and campsites at Wagon Wheel campground are paved. Even though it’s still hot now, it’s shoulder season already. There is hardly anyone else here; no-one else in our loop.





The water is lower now than it was before. We took a walk and found where the marina used to be. Years ago we rented a pontoon boat in this little cove with Skip and Connie, and paddled our big yellow Prijon kayak back and forth across the inlet too.


And they have Red-headed Woodpeckers.



But it’s a bittersweet return to Bonny Lake. When we checked in, we found out the State Park is closing in October. Budget cuts. We’re having our last visit here ever.



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