Tomlinson Run State Park — Attraction in Grant District

We've been coming here for years, since I was a boy, camping, swimming, golfing, fishing, you name it! Every year we rent the biggest cabin on site, and every year we have a blast, but this year they made us tear down our tent that my teenager set up because she wanted some privacy and in the rules it states that you can have up to two small tents per site at the supervisors discretion but the supervisor informed us that there is no tents allowed at the cabin sites even though it does not state that in the rules at all and they made us pay an extra $100 for my daughter to set up a tent beside us and they would not budge at all and it clearly states in the rules that you can have one or two small tents but short of leaving and losing all of my deposit or making my daughter uncomfortable we were forced to pay the extra money so that we could enjoy our vacation as intended and it's sad because they they know that you're going to pay the money just like how it's illegal to collect firewood and you can't even bring your own firewood even though that's not in the rules and the only way to have a fire is to buy their $6 bundles of wood that burn up in 4 minutes it's seriously a shame and unfortunately I don't think we'll ever be back! The people that run the park are great people but whoever makes the rules as they go needs to...

Booked site 43 for our first outing hauling our new camper . From the time we arrived and checked in we felt comfortable right away. The pleasant and helpful staff we talked to the whole weekend was just a bonus to how nice the campsites and surrounding areas where . Campsites : All seemed very spacious and far enough from neighboring sites to feel private , all seemed very level and well kept for any type of camping you wanted to do. Hiking trails: We covered three of the trails during our stay, all were very scenic and exciting , Big Foot and Poe trails were causal , Beech trail provided some unexpected challenges due to downed trees and moderately rough terrain , but was still a great time .

We had a great and relaxing long weekend and didn’t have to leave the park property to get to trails . Even the furthest trail head from our site was just a few minute drive on nice paved roads to get to. Had such a good experience we booked another stay in a few weeks before we left .

Campground store is also very nice and has gifts and just about all of the essentials that you may need .

Looking forward to many more good...

Nothing special here as far as hiking. The trails are not well-maintained, there is not much interesting scenery, and it's obvious the more difficult trails are used up to the point where people realize the difficulty. The map we were given at the park office does not list the difficulty of the trails, which could be a huge problem for some. If you are trying to look at the remains of the several mills there, be sure to find out where they are before you arrive. We never could find them & they are not listed on the map. One of the reasons I chose this park is due to the interesting history that we didn't get to see. The staff in the "store" near the campground were extremely rude! They couldn't/wouldn't answer basic park questions. I mentioned some damaged items on the shelf & the lady just said, "EXCUSE ME" so I had to press myself into the rack of clothes because she wanted to pass behind me. There was no reason why she needed to pass behind me in this narrow aisle when there are two ways out the door she was using. We planned to go back and stay in a yurt, but we will find...