Karen,
We are a young crowd (ages ranging from 17 to 25) and are just happy to be going up. Of course we have our "favorite" sites, but we'll take what we can get!! So, yeah, getting around the rocks will be no problem. The site is big, flat, has a nice beach, and is near where I like to stay, so we can forgo the fact that it has rocks all over and plan accordingly
Tiffany,
LOL. I am not actually surprised that that area is your family's favorite part of the park as well. And you're very right; I have the hardest time finding sites in that area if I do not book nine months out. It's always up in the air when my group is going to be available to go, so it's hard to book out that far in advance. From now on, tho, I may just do it anyway because keeping up with cancellations isn't always easy. Someone's always watching, so you gotta be on your game trying to book something!! We will also be sure to pack extra tarps and blankets for the rocky ground. As always, we're happy to be going and look forward to a great week!!
Thanks to everyone else who has posted here about grills and bugs. I will be sure to buy extra citronella oil for our torches, extra citronella candles, and extra bug spray. It is not surprising that the bugs have been bad as it has been so rainy all season. It won't stop us from going up tho!! As for the grills, I would like to add a suggestion of my own. We buy a face chord of wood from the guy off of route 3 (prob 20 mins from the park) and like to split his logs up into smaller pieces. We then take those smaller pieces and soak them in water for about 2-3 hrs while we're out doing our daily things. After taking them out of the water, we put them on top of the grate that is provided on the campsite, which makes the grate have smaller gaps, and then cook our meat (steak, chicken, etc.) on top of the saturated wood. After trying this last year, I have to say that it is hard to beat the taste of the meat we ate. Something about using wood to cook your meal; whatever wood it is that he cuts down (maybe oak?) adds a little bit of those notes to your food (just a hint, tho, but enough for you to taste a difference). Fantastic food; and no, the saturated wood does not catch fire. (May have to prop up the grate a little bit with other logs or rocks so the grate is a little further above the fire itself, but not a big hassle to do that at all.)
Cheers!!
