Carver Park Reserve - Three Rivers Park District

Constant traffic that kicked up dust around the one way loop. But the beach was lovely. And facilities were nice too. Loved catching bugs!

Lots of trails 🍃

This park isn't too far away from my stable and I frequent it every once in a while with my horse. I'm not sure why I decided to camp here for one night, but I did, and I'll probably never do it again. I've come to realize that county park campers and state park campers are entirely different creatures when it comes to self-awareness and goals of camping. This is obviously a complete generalization, but the former doesn't seem to be a serious camper and is looking to experience low-commitment camping as an alternative to partying in their garage and the latter is someone like me who finds camping to be restorative experience.

The majority of the campsites here offer little to no privacy, which is fine if you are into either socializing with strangers nearby or at the least hearing all of their interactions. I have never quit a campground before, but we ended up leaving at 10 pm once it was clear that this was going to remain a loud campground.

The park itself isn't one that I would go more than an hour out of my way to visit, but I do enjoy it when I am there.