Mike T

We stopped here for a break while driving home via the scenic route. Nothing spectacular, and we didn't stay long, but it looks like a clean beach, and I think it would be a nice spot for a picnic. There are quite a few picnic tables on the beachfront. There is limited parking, which is also pay to park using a QR code, of course. There is a playground too. Nice place to visit.

It was a nice place to visit. We went to the South part of the island. 4 hours to walk around goes by quickly. We visited Christian Beach and the stone chair, and with all the activities in between, it was 4 pm already. We booked the 12 pm daytripper, with the return trip at 4:30 pm, so we didn't try any of the longer trails. Mosquitoes were not bad. I got 3 bites, and my kid got 1. So pretty good. Was using lavender oil as mosquito repellant. I think it works. Hiking trails are well maintained. Note there is posion ivy everywhere. Staying on the main trails is a must. There are clean restrooms with showers near the campsites and the visitor center. We saw a few of the rental cabins that are close to the shoreline. Looks clean and comfortable. Campsites are past the visitor center. The sites are fairly close together and close to the main path. This makes for heavy foot traffic and not a lot of privacy. The bay around the dock area had literally hundreds of yachts anchored everywhere, with many tied together as a group, like a big party, that was pretty cool to see. Overall, it was a nice road trip destination. I rated it 4 stars because 4 hours is not a lot of time, and this park is only accessible by boat.

It was a nice place to visit. We went to the South part of the island. 4 hours or so to walk around goes by quickly. We visited Christian Beach and the stone chair, and with all the activities in between, it was 4 pm already so we started walking back to the dock area. We booked the 12 pm day tripper. The return trip is at 4:30 pm, so we didn't try any of the longer trails. Mosquitoes were not bad. I got 3 bites, and my kids got 1. So pretty good. Was using lavender oil as mosquito repellant. I think it works. Hiking trails are well maintained. Note there is poison ivy everywhere. Staying on the main trails is a must. There are clean restrooms with showers near the campsites and the visitor center. We walked by 2 rental cabins that are close to the shoreline at the Cedar Park campsite. They look clean and comfortable, with a gas BBQ, picnic table and a fire pit. Campsites are past the visitor center. I notice the sites are fairly close together and close to the main path. There is a lot of foot traffic so not a lot of privacy. The bay around the Cedar Park campground area has dozens of yachts anchored everywhere, with many tied together as a group, like a big party, that was pretty cool to see. Overall, it was a nice road trip destination. I rated it 4 stars because 4 to 4.5 hours is not a lot of time, and this park is only accessible by boat, which is $25 person on the day tripper boat service but I believe it covers parking and admission since it is a national park, so the overall costs is not too bad.