Cedar Hill State Park, 8/8/13 - 8/10/13

3. This park is actually only 10 miles southwest of Dallas and not far from neighborhoods!  August was very slow, as it was also very hot.  But there's a lake that we spent a lot of time in - kayaked with the dogs and swam when we got too hot.  We forgot the dogs' food (oops - we always forget something!) and had to go back into town for some.  Aaron fished a bit and caught a catfish.  We went to a farm that's in the middle of the park, called Penn Farm, which was really cool.  We hiked to the overlook which afforded a nice view.  Our site, #270, was lovely - most of the sites are pretty private, not all are on the water.  Many close to the water have a steep drop-off into the water.  Ants were a big problem - they didn't bite, but they were all over inside our trailer, probably looking for water.  They disappeared once we left the park.

Our site from the paved pad, #270.

Scampsite 270.

View of Joe Pool Lake from our site.

View of our site.

Penn Farm.

Penn Farm.

View of Joe Pool Lake from the observation deck.