General Watkins Conservation Area
Reviewed Sep. 11, 2024

Maybe not a travel destination, but certainly a good waypoint.

We opted for this site on our way west as a stopover because it was free and not a parking lot. There are a couple of loop trails and we walked one of them. We arrived on a Sunday afternoon. The locals use the area for fishing and walking and it was somewhat busy in the afternoon. A couple of guys fished at night until about nine. There was only one other couple camping. Very quiet and peaceful. There was a portable toilet but we didn't investigate.

The cool thing was that the loop trail was forested by hundreds of paw paw trees. It must have been just past the season and we saw only a couple of decaying ones, but the entire trail smelled of apple cider vinegar and was quite pleasant.

If you consider this waypoint, two things:

1. The last mile is good, but very dusty, gravel road.

2. No cell coverage in the parking lot for T-Mobile, some coverage on loop trail.

SiteFirst site on left upon entering parking lot
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of General Watkins Conservation Area by Patricia S., September 11, 2024
  • Review photo of General Watkins Conservation Area by Patricia S., September 11, 2024
  • Review photo of General Watkins Conservation Area by Patricia S., September 11, 2024
  • Review photo of General Watkins Conservation Area by Patricia S., September 11, 2024
  • Review photo of General Watkins Conservation Area by Patricia S., September 11, 2024