I thought I would try this lake since they improved the road. Years ago there was no way I could drive my car down it because there were these gnarly bumps and potholes everywhere. It was very easy to navigate now, except there's lots of turn off roads that I imagine are old logging roads. I went down a few of the wrong ones once in my car and once on foot, not fun. But the trailhead is marked right around the main sign you park by. Make sure you look around first so you don't go down a logging road like I did!
I think the big damper on the whole experience for this hike is driving by 2 areas that are a shooting range for anyone that shows up. It's littered with tons of bullet casings all over the place. Plus the fact that the trailhead says high crime area with frequent car break-ins is a little unsettling for me. It's too bad people out in nature don't appreciate it as much as the rest of us.
Anyway, the trail was alright, not my favorite. But I had it to myself, and there were some nice areas. I always enjoy seeing the lakes no matter where I am. And I noticed there are 3 nice camping spots by boardman lake, and a few small beaches where people can hang out at.
I want to say it's a great place. I always love nature. It's just those few things I mentioned earlier that put a little bit of uncomfortableness to that area. And most of it looked like it had been logged over, except of course the trail itself. So not a lot of old growth anywhere. Anyway, not a bad hike. Pretty easy to get to, but you have to pay attention where you're putting your feet cuz there's lots of roots everywhere.
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