Waveland Park

 April 12, 2021

Donna and I took a mid-week trip to Waveland Park on Blue Mountain Lake. We stayed three nights in site #39. This site is along the lower road nearest the lake. We have never stayed in any site along this road as they all appeared to have minimal shade and minimal shade was exactly what we got with no trees on the site. I would definitely avoid these sites in the hot summer. This particular site had the picnic table and fire pit to the driver's side. It was a double wide drive so we stepped out our doors onto pavement but we had to walk all the way around the trailer to access the table and fire pit. Although described as a 39' site you can only use the back 30' (the overall length of our trailer) due to the steep grade into the site. We could not walk directly behind the trailer because it hung out over a 4' tall retaining wall.  All this said it was a clean site that may have been recently rebuilt due to flooding in 2020. We had a great view out the back window of the lake and lots of space between adjacent campsites. It was just odd that from our picnic table area we were looking directly at our neighbor about 50' away.

Once parked and setup it was time for some Cowboy Caviar and a cold cerveza provided by brother John from Trader Joes.

From the campsite you can see swim beach and boat launch area with a clear view to the far side of the lake. This time of year most of the campers are here for crappie fishing. With the the forecast rain and thunder storms several of our neighbors packed up and left. 

Pollen Season

Campsites on the opposite side of the lower road are more secluded and wooded than the lake side. 

Photo from the Intake Area - Our Campsite is in the Cypress Trees Across the Lake

Drive Down to Intake Building

We took a day trip to Mount Magazine for lunch at the lodge while the sun was shining. Made a few stops along the way up and down the mountain. From the overlooks you can see the area around Waveland Park on Blue Mountain Lake below.