Although we spent the majority of our weekend at Devil's Lake, we couldn't book a campsite for that night. About twenty minutes away, there was another park -
Mirror Lake - which had exactly two campsites available for the nights we'd be there. We took a "group campsite," which was more expensive, but we could have kept up to five tents on site. Saturday was the more crowded night. Our neighbors included boyscouts, a family reunion, and a group that spent the night playing beer pong. The second night, we were one of two groups in the area, which got a little creepy, but you'll be happy to know that we were not visited by any mass murderers or sasquatches.
Somehow I managed to forget to take a picture of the actual lake, but I did get some great shots of the hiking trails there. On our last day, after packing up the car, we got to enjoy some of this great park.
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| I love the name! The trail was even better than the name! |
One of the things I really loved about Mirror Lake was its dedication to accessibility for everyone - fortunately, neither of us fell into that category while we were there - but it was great to know places make that a priority.
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| Accessible bridge |
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| You won't find this in Chicago |
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| Echo Rock |
After climbing on top of Echo Rock, we took the "Pioneer Trail" for a couple miles, looping back to the car and our bathing suits.
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| The hill wasn't that steep, but I guess it was a warning for the skiers? |
Then we saw a snake! We still haven't figured out what kind it was, but it was little and kind of flat.
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| Snake! |
And of course I needed to take a picture of Smokey the Bear :) Good to know that the fire danger was only "moderate" during our stay.
