Fort Mountain State Park

Fort Mountain is a great state park with a lot of things to do. In addition to the "mystery" of the park, there are lots of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding, a small lake with a little bit of beach, fishing, boating, playgrounds, all kinds of fun stuff to do. It's quite a steep, winding mountain road to reach the park, however.

The weekend we were here the campground was pretty well packed, and we ended up with the camp site nearest the entrance, naturally not our first choice. At least it was a pull-through. All the sites were nice and shady, though a bit close together. There were a lot of families around, so there were plenty of kids to make friends with. The campground is also within walking distance of the lake, playground, picnic areas, mini-golf and concessions.

The sites were all in good repair, lacking only sewer connections. The dump station was pretty far away I guess if you are in a bigger trailer, but there was a sink drain close to the bathrooms where we were able to dispose of our small amount of gray water. Though the bathrooms were spacious, one of the two shower stalls was in a state of disrepair which I sadly did not know about until it was too late. Also, being such a busy weekend, it was hard to keep them really sparkling. The camp store is not especially well-stocked but it carries the basics and emergency supplies, which is nice since you have to drive to the foot of the mountain to reach any sort of civilization.

Scoring:

Site: I'd give ours a 3, but much nicer ones are to be had if you get in early enough.
Amenities: 5
Bathrooms: 3, due to broken shower

Overall: 11