Wonder-ful

April

Back in 1998, the state spent $4 million to buy 800 acres in Kent and Patterson and turn it into Wonder Lake State Park. With no parking, no sign and no mention on the state parks department Web site, the park essentially existed for years in name only.

It’s still not on the state’s Web site but we do have a sign and parking now. The state last year added more land off Ludingtonville Road and off Mooney Hill Road – for parking and access.

Construction began late last year on a parking lot off Ludingtonville Road, pictured here.

I haven’t checked out the trails from this point, but having hiked through the park several times before, I can tell you it’s worth the trekking. Anyone venturing in can find two lakes, lots of hardwood forest and some hemlock-studded rocky ravines. (The easiest way to tell you to get there would be to take Interstate 84 to Exit 17- Ludingtonville Road. Head up Ludingtonville Road away from Route 52 and the parking lot will be on your left.)
So, if anyone goes hiking here this weekend, drop a note to The Nature of Things.

This entry was posted on Friday, April 20th, 2007 at 5:32 pm by Mike Risinit.
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One Response to “Wonder-ful”

Christina July 21st, 2007 at 1:55 pm
I parked at the new parking lot today and hiked in with my 6-yr-old daughter. We followed the trail markers on the trees. We met up with two ladies coming down the trail who said they had hiked for an hour and never found the lake. We decided to try anyway. We kept following the markers, but eventually they came to a stop, and the trail ended. We never found the lake. Someone should go in there and finish marking the trails, I’m sure lots of hikers would be grateful. Even though we didn’t find the lake, it was a great hike, not difficult for my 6-yr-old, and we both enjoyed the beauty of the forest.

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