Ok, now this is a toss-up because on one hand, the place is amazingly beautiful, well maintained, private, and from the one day I have visited, uncrowded which I love. However, the reason I justified paying $35 dollar permit fee is because I planned on fishing. Now I'm wondering if that was a good idea. I dont mind seeing a turtle every now and then when fishing, but this lake is so overcrowded with them that they were swarming at my lure and my crawfish trap. I had to keep pulling the trap up and emptying anywhere between 5 to 8 of them out of it, and that was nasty because these critters had critters lol. I noticed that leaches were falling off these turtles. They werent covered in them as far as I know, but when I lifted the trap off the wood, there was 5 or 6 of them scurrying away. I know.... gross right? They DO make good bait though lol.

So for my first visit, I cant condemn this place. But I sure wouldn't swim in those waters, IF you were allowed to, which you ARE NOT BTW! And I'll have to wait to judge the fishing after a couple more trips. But if you want a place for playing with your dog, or picnicking, or just a nice stroll across the lake in your canoe, this would be the perfect place.