Camping at Tyler State Park

We had a lot of fun at Tyler State Park this last weekend. This was the first time that we went as a whole family and it sure was awesome to all be together! We made smores, looked at stars (and Jupiter), went on a nature hike down a great trail, went swimming, sang songs, and had a great time. As is our custom, the boys selected something from our Family Coat of Arms (I'll have to blog about this soon) to focus on during our trip. They selected the lion so we talked about courage, strength, and leadership.

We stayed in campsite #8. For my future benefit and the benefit of others, here are the good sites that we marked.
Cedar Point: The best sites are 6, 7, 8, and 9 (with 7 probably the best overall). 8 and 9 are slightly sloping which is good for rain to run-off but bad for soccer balls to run-off! Sites 15 and 19 are okay campsites but back-up to a drop-off, where there was an old creek and currently a difficult trail, so we wouldn't want that with our young kids. Several of the other sites either have no shade or are very narrow (by the drop-off) -- 4, 5, 10, and 20 have little shade; 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, and 18 are narrow; 1, 2, 3, and 10 have very few trees and are close to the main road.
Lakeview: This area is right next to the lake (hence the name) and we wonder if the mosquitoes are worse because of it. Also, there are more campsites that share a bathroom in this section. Due to our young kids, we would really prefer not to have a site where they can walk right into the lake. Site 32 looked like the best site right next to the lake (for when the kids get older maybe). Sites that were across the road from the lake are 24, 25, and 27 with 21 being nice but close to the road.

We really like the lake in the park which is a great activity for the hot part of the day. It has a nice sandy play area on the "beach" with nice restrooms. In the water is a large shallow sandbar where little kids can play easily.