点评:Beautiful park. Lake was very warm, with very good swimming beaches. I was told the beaches on the south lake such as the main beach are warmer than on the north lake. Plenty of kayaks and paddle boards, but they did run out of a certain type of canoe quite early i.e. 9:30 am. Long and slow line ups for equipment rentals between 9 and 10 am.
Great hike up the Cliff trail across the lake with fantastic views. About an hour up and down total. It took me a while to find the trailhead for the Shield trail, but I eventually did and enjoyed that 2 hour hike, but quite rough (locks of rocks, roots and mud to manoever around).
Excellent camping facilities. Mostly large camping sites surrounded by lots of tall trees, so quite a bit of privacy in most spots. I lucked out with no parties or loud kids in my area, so it was dead quite after dark. No roads or traffic to disturb either.
I did get lost my first day trying to find the Visitor Centre which is not located at the Visitor Center parking lot. Strange. The signage is very bad around there and I ended up walking to the equipment rental place and asking for directions to the Visitor Centre which turned out to be! located in the opposite direction in the middle of the woods. Kind of strange to place it nowhere near a parking lot, but I guess it is there because it is an historic building. The gift shop next door sells cups of coffee and a few baked goods while supplies last. They open at 9 am.
Otherwise, beware! Bring your own food and supplies. There is literally nowhere to buy food for at least a 20 minute drive. Lakeside Inn in Cloyne is in fact the closest restaurant but has limited hours. i.e. closed at 5 pm Sunday, closed all day Monday...
翻译:美丽的公园。湖水很温暖,有非常适合游泳的海滩。有人告诉我,南湖的海滩,比如主海滩,比北湖的海滩温暖。有很多皮划艇和桨板,但某种独木舟很早就用完了,即上午 9:30。上午 9 点到 10 点之间,设备租赁处排起了长队,队伍很慢。
沿着湖对面的悬崖小径徒步上山,景色优美。上下山总共大约一个小时。我花了一段时间才找到盾牌小径的起点,但我最终找到了,并享受了 2 小时的徒步旅行,但相当艰难(岩石、树根和泥土成堆,需要绕过)。
一流的露营设施。大部分是大型露营地,周围环绕着许多高大的树木,因此在大多数地方都有相当多的隐私。我很幸运,我所在的地区没有派对或吵闹的孩子,所以天黑后很安静。也没有道路或交通打扰。
第一天我迷路了,因为找不到游客中心,但游客中心不在游客中心停车场。很奇怪。那里的指示牌很差,最后我走到设备租赁处,问游客中心的路,结果发现!游客中心就在对面的树林中间。把它放在停车场附近有点奇怪,但我猜它在那里是因为它是一座历史建筑。隔壁的礼品店卖咖啡和一些烘焙食品,售完即止。他们早上 9 点开门。
否则,要当心!带上你自己的食物和用品。至少 20 分钟的车程内真的没有地方买食物。克洛因的 Lakeside Inn 实际上是最近的餐厅,但营业时间有限。即周日下午 5 点关门,周一全天关门……