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PONCA STATE PARK!! Put on your bucket list if you haven't!
Ponca State Park的点评
点评：We love Ponca State Park SOOO much, when we go to other state parks or even tried living in another state for a year, this park was missed & thought about quite often! I am so glad we are back in NE to be able to come here! We are 2.5 hours away. We stayed in a cabin last month and are staying in one next weekend! Cabins 9-12 are the rustic old ones that have not been updated much and that's how we prefer them! They are only $105/night. They have a bunk bed (full on bottom), a private bedroom with a queen, a full kitchen & full bath. Our coffee pot was broken last month and they drove out a brand new one in the box still within 20 minutes! The trails are vast, awesome, hilly, a GREAT workout, but trails along the tops of the hills too for people who don't want to break a sweat. You can hike along sand bars GALLORE. I have found fossils there, Antiqqus Bison bones (we just had ours identified yesterday by a paleontologist yesterday from last month's finds). I've found a big chunk of a killer clam shell (paleontologist identified) and Antiqqus Bison skulls & lots of Bison teeth too (SUPER fun to find for kids)! Last month, we hiked the sand bars for about 3 hours. There were shallow warm spots the kids played in for hours. There were tadpols so small they were hard to see (by us old adults)! One of our kids yelled "EAGLE" & dove in to the water. I thought he was just 'playing". I turned around and an adult eagle was just hanging out right there in a giant cottonwood tree. There are turkey's EVERYWHERE. You see them but it's fun to just hear the gobble. There is wildlife GALLORE! We've driven around a corner and a fox den was right there with babies sticking their heads out with mama's head too. You can NOT stay here without seeing deer. Birds of EVERY KIND if you're a birder. GREAT place for photography. Tent camping is AWESOME! They added 4 new campsites right along the river (RIGHT ALONG) that they keep mowed and it's great green grass if you want barefooted people to hang out. There are tons of tent sites. It's worth it to get there, drive all around and pick out a spot, then reserve. Go during the week for your first time to get a feel for the park and pick out location(s) you like. You can also camp near the river with a gravel/sand road with a small play area outdoors for kids. It's a great site (towering hills/cliffs, etc) but too dusty for us, at least for a tent. I would recommend the rustic cheaper 9-12 cabins. They are in their own little private area and that's all there is up there! The new(er) ones aren't that much "greater". If you're staying at a state park, if you want luxury, you're just not going to find it anywhere. We stayed 2 nights in a newer cabin ONCE and agree, cabins 9-12 are WAY better. We've never had any roaches in those. There are great, HUGE screened in porches. Again, if you want perfect or luxury, go to a hotel PLEASE. We don't need any "Karens" out there to ruin our trip(s). If you want more updated, there are "middle" cost ones (the one we stayed in 2 nights) and then the newest ones that we've never stayed at because of price and they are out in the open, visible to everyone staying around there. Again, go during the week at first and "find your spot at Ponca"!!! It's a HUGE park. If you want to buy ANYTHING at their small gift shop, you must be rich, however, so if you have kids, have a loaded wallet! Small price to pay for the park however. It's worth every penny you pay! Also, THEIR firewood bundles are cheap and great sized! Do NOT bring your own wood! If you have a "roach phobia", bring your own local wood. There are wood roaches (all natural, can't do anything about it) and there are usually a couple in the wood bundles but not BIG ones and I have a major roach phobia....I still buy it from them. I have been tent camping there since my early 20's and now that I'm 50, I enjoy the little cabins! But we will tent camp again there! The bathrooms have been updated but not commercialized. There are plenty of "outhouses" for bathroom breaks near the river, etc. Oh, you can hike along the river forever going East from the boat dock. That's where we have found most of our fossils. There are beautiful rocks and PERFECT skipping rocks!!! You'll also find beautiful butterflies, wild flowers and "regular" bones, etc (deer left over bones from coyote dinners, etc). You're right along a cliff all along there. There is BEAUTIFUL drift wood ALL over this park. If you like drift wood, GO TO PONCA STATE PARK! If you love the outdoors & aren't freaked out by actual natural things (bugs, not roaches, in the shower(s) with you), you'll LOVE it here! You can find COOL moths, etc in the showers! Explore & enjoy, rather than complain! Stoney Creek Hotel is 30 minutes away, stay there please. Let the nature lovers enjoy nature!
Oh the "Karen" complaining about the "cabin smell". It's a state park in a VERY wooded area, RIGHT along the MO river. If you want a sparkling fresh smell, stay in a hotel. And the other 2 star complaining about lack of trail maintenance is also pretty stupid. It's rugged, it's not commercialized like all the other state parks. It's been updated, a small water park like "feel" but FAR from "commercialized". Mahoney State Park is about as commercialized as it gets. We LOVE Ponca because it's NOT commercialized and conforming to the rest of the state parks! It's impossible to enjoy all the trails without downs trees, etc. Some you just can't get to because they are rugged and out in the 'middle of nowhere". Have fun, figure out how to navigate any obstacle you run in to. We however, have never come across a problem like that. Some trails you are on the edge of a very steep "cliff"/slope and if you fall off, you'd better hope a tree catches you. It's awesome the diversity of the trails. Be sure to see the 850 year old tree that has stairs down to it. Good to climb and great for photos!
Oh the "Karen" complaining about the "cabin smell". It's a state park in a VERY wooded area, RIGHT along the MO river. If you want a sparkling fresh smell, stay in a hotel. And the other 2 star complaining about lack of trail maintenance is also pretty stupid. It's rugged, it's not commercialized like all the other state parks. It's been updated, a small water park like "feel" but FAR from "commercialized". Mahoney State Park is about as commercialized as it gets. We LOVE Ponca because it's NOT commercialized and conforming to the rest of the state parks! It's impossible to enjoy all the trails without downs trees, etc. Some you just can't get to because they are rugged and out in the 'middle of nowhere". Have fun, figure out how to navigate any obstacle you run in to. We however, have never come across a problem like that. Some trails you are on the edge of a very steep "cliff"/slope and if you fall off, you'd better hope a tree catches you. It's awesome the diversity of the trails. Be sure to see the 850 year old tree that has stairs down to it. Good to climb and great for photos!
翻译：我们太喜欢庞卡州立公园了！我们去其他州立公园，甚至尝试在其他州生活一年，都会想念这个公园，经常想起它！很高兴我们回到了内布拉斯加州，可以来这里！我们离这里只有 2.5 小时的车程。上个月我们住在小木屋里，下周末我们还会住在那里！9-12 号小木屋是质朴的老房子，没有太多翻新，我们更喜欢这样！每晚只需 105 美元。房间里有一张双层床（下层是双人床）、一间带一张大号床的私人卧室、一个设备齐全的厨房和一间设备齐全的浴室。上个月我们的咖啡壶坏了，他们不到 20 分钟就把一个装在盒子里的全新咖啡壶开过来了！小路宽阔、很棒，丘陵起伏，是锻炼身体的好地方，但对于不想流汗的人来说，山顶也有小路。你可以沿着沙洲徒步旅行。我在那里发现了化石，安提库斯野牛的骨头（昨天我们刚请一位古生物学家根据上个月的发现鉴定了我们的骨头）。我还发现了一大块杀人蛤壳（古生物学家鉴定），还有安提库斯野牛的头骨和很多野牛牙齿（对孩子们来说，寻找起来超级有趣）！上个月，我们在沙洲上徒步了大约三个小时。那里有一些温暖的浅水区，孩子们在那里玩了好几个小时。那里有一些小蝌蚪，小到我们这些老人都很难看到！我们的一个孩子大喊“老鹰”，然后跳进了水里。我以为他只是在“玩”。我转过身，看到一只成年鹰正栖息在一棵巨大的三角叶杨树上。到处都是火鸡。你可以看到它们，但听到它们的咯咯叫声也很有趣。野生动物种类繁多！我们开车转过一个拐角，就在那里有一个狐狸窝，狐狸宝宝和狐狸妈妈的头都探出来了。你绝对不能待在这里而不看到鹿。如果你是观鸟者，这里应有尽有。摄影的好地方。帐篷露营棒极了！他们在河边（就在河边）增加了 4 个新的露营地，他们经常修剪草坪，如果你想让赤脚的人在这里闲逛，那里的草地非常绿。那里有很多帐篷营地。值得一去，开车四处转转，选个地方，然后预订。如果你是第一次去，最好在工作日去，这样可以更好地了解这个公园，并挑选你喜欢的位置。你也可以在河边露营一条碎石路/沙路，户外有一个小型儿童游乐区。这地方很棒（高耸的山丘/悬崖等等），但对我们来说尘土飞扬，至少不适合搭帐篷。我推荐9-12号的乡村小屋，价格便宜些。它们位于一个小小的私人区域，那里也只有这些！较新的小屋并没有“好”多少。如果你住在州立公园，想要奢华的体验，你肯定找不到。我们曾经在较新的小屋住过两晚，也同意9-12号小屋好得多。我们从来没有在里面发现过蟑螂。那里有很棒的、巨大的带纱窗的门廊。再说一次，如果你想要完美或奢华的体验，请去酒店。我们不需要“凯伦”来破坏我们的旅行。如果你想要更新一点的，这里有“中等”价位的小屋（我们住过两晚的那间），以及最新的小屋。我们从未在那里住过，因为价格太高，而且它们露天，所有住在附近的人都能看到。再说一次，最好是平日去，然后“在庞卡找到你的藏身之处”！！！那是一个很大的公园。不过，如果你想在他们的小礼品店买任何东西，你肯定很有钱，所以如果你有孩子，一定要准备好钱包！不过，为了这个公园，花的钱不多。你花的每一分钱都值得！而且，他们的柴火捆很便宜，而且份量十足！千万不要自带木柴！如果你有“蟑螂恐惧症”，那就带上你自己的当地木柴。那里有木蟑螂（都是天然的，没办法控制），木柴捆里通常有几只，但不是很大，而我有严重的蟑螂恐惧症……我仍然会从他们那里买。我从20多岁出头就开始在那里搭帐篷露营了，现在我50岁了，我很喜欢那些小木屋！不过我们还会再去那里搭帐篷露营！浴室已经翻新过了，但不会……商业化。河边有很多“户外厕所”可以上厕所等等。哦，你可以从船坞沿着河一直向东走。我们大部分化石就是在那里发现的。那里有美丽的岩石和完美的跳石！！！你还会发现美丽的蝴蝶、野花和“普通”的骨头等等（郊狼吃剩的鹿骨头等等）。你一直沿着悬崖走。这个公园里到处都是美丽的浮木。如果你喜欢浮木，那就去庞卡州立公园吧！如果你热爱户外活动，并且不害怕真正的自然现象（比如淋浴时遇到的虫子，而不是蟑螂），你一定会爱上这里！你可以在淋浴间里找到很酷的飞蛾等等！探索和享受，而不是抱怨！Stoney Creek 酒店离这里只有 30 分钟的路程，请住在那里。让自然爱好者享受自然吧！哦，“凯伦”抱怨“小屋的味道”。这是一座州立公园，位于一片树林茂密的地区，就在密苏里河沿岸。如果你想闻到清新怡人的气味，住酒店。另外那个两星级酒店抱怨步道维护不善，也太蠢了。它地势崎岖，不像其他州立公园那样商业化。它翻新过，感觉像个小型水上乐园，但一点也不“商业化”。马奥尼州立公园的商业化程度简直到了极致。我们喜欢庞卡，因为它没有商业化，而且和其他州立公园的风格一致！如果没有倒下的树木之类的，你不可能享受所有的步道。有些步道你根本无法到达，因为它们崎岖不平，而且“荒无人烟”。玩得开心，想办法避开遇到的任何障碍。然而，我们从未遇到过这样的问题。有些步道会把你带到非常陡峭的“悬崖”/斜坡边缘，如果你掉下去，最好祈祷有棵树能接住你。步道的多样性真是太棒了。一定要看看那棵有850年历史的古树，它有楼梯可以通往树下。攀爬很方便，也很适合拍照！
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