Wallace State Park First Campout 2016

 Hi to all,
Our first camp out was in April.  We went to Wallace State Park.  The park opened on April 15th and our first night there was April 20th.  Even though the weather forecast was calling for cool weather and the possibility of rain, we decided to go anyway.  We arrived on Wednesday shortly after lunch.  Our biggest problem was the wind.   After getting set up we settled in with lunch and relaxing around camp for the rest of the day.  Dave and Don took a walk down one of the trails to the lake.It was about a mile and a half round trip.  Down hill to the lake up hill coming back.  Here is Sharon and Buster trying to stay warm around the campfire. On Friday we took a trip to Jamesport,  Missouri.  If you have never been there before it is about 45 minutes north of Cameron, Missouri.  Jamesport is an Amish community.  There are lots of antique stores along with a couple of bakeries and restaurants and a general store run by Amish families.  If you are interested in antiques, Jamesport would be a nice drive. Dave picked up some wine from the Jamesport wine company and Sharon bought a candle which smelled very good and is made right there in Jamesport.  After sightseeing in Jamesport we went about 35 miles north to Crowder State Park.  We were told by the camp host at Wallace State Park that it was like being in the Ozarks.  He was somewhat right.  It was very secluded and there were no campers there the day we visited.  If you don't want to have a lot of people around you I would suspect this would be a good place to go.  Very hilly, has a small fishing lake although you cannot fish from the bank because of the green algae, but they do rent paddle boats to get out on the lake and you can fish from a bridge.We might give it a try someday. We headed back to camp and went our separate ways for  awhile and then met up again for dinner.  Don grilled pork chops and Sharon made great tasting baked potatoes and a salad.  Dinner was great.
 

Dave and Don are having a conversation, probably about airplanes, cars, motorcycles, politics, the weather, gardens, well you get the picture.  It could be about anything. Skipper on Don's lap is happy as long as he is being petted. 

Dave usually tends the fire.  So here he is making sure a big piece of wood stays in the fire circle.  Balancing it just right is a hard job.

This tree was at Crowder State Park.  You can see a glimpse of the lake in the back ground.  It is not very big.

This house is on the road to Wallace State Park.  I like it because it has a barn quilt.

We saw this guy and his wagon and horses in Jamesport.

The next four pictures were in Cameron or in the vicinity. 

 Our campsite at Wallace.

            Sunset

Over all I think Wallace Stat Park is a good place for camping.  They have several trails, a playground for the kiddos, a small lake clean showers and restrooms.  The camp host was very helpful and pleasant to talk to.  If you are a camper I think you would like Wallace State Park. Close to Kansas City.  Takes about an hour to hour and half to drive from KC.
National and State Parks are celebrating 100 years in service this year. This would be a great year to go out and visit a park.  Missouri has 88 State Parks and Historical Sites.
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