I love this park. It holds a great deal of memories for me. A few years ago, when I was running marathons and half-marathons, my running partner and I often ran through this park. This park is often compared to our Washington Park. It has a beautiful lake (Round Lake) and many miles of trails.
You can fish and boat (non-motorized) in the lake as well as swim. There are also many excellent bird-watching areas around the park, and the upland forests support a variety of wildlife, including deer, raccoons, beavers, coyotes, osprey, bald eagles and many other birds.
A few years ago, during the summer, our family came to the park to escape the heat. Lacamas creek that flows from the lake has some great swimming holes. Although, we took pictures of our favorite on this trip and it does not look as appealing after several days of rain.
The picture below is of Ken standing above one of the favorite swimming holes. During the summer, you can jump from the upper rocks into the lower portion of the creek.
I also have attached a picture of a portion of the creek flowing from the lake to show the power of the water after rain drains from the lake into the creek.
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| Picture taken at the dam. |
Although this was a very rainy day, it was a beautiful hike. The trees shielded us from most of the rain and it was delightful just to be out in nature after all the hustle and bustle of the holidays. I would highly recommend this park to anyone who wants to go for a hike but does not want to drive long distances.
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