Nimisila Reservoir — Attraction in Green

This used to be a nice place to go to do some shore fishing. Now a lot of the areas are way overgrown, there are very limited spots to fish from, especially for a family of more than 2 people. When you get lucky enough to find an open spot, there are a lot of kayakers that huddle the shoreline making it even harder to fish. Not to mention pulling in to a parking spot only to see the person next to us using drugs with needles laying out on their seat. I am very disappointed with the lack of attention to this reservoir. They need to patrol it more and they need to clear out more areas along the shoreline to accommodate the growing amount of...

An important migratory stop-over habitat, Nimisila is the staging area for several thousand purple martins during the month of August. The birds roost on the grassy islands during the night, feast on the insect population and then continue their migration south for the winter. The reservoir is also home to several species of waterfowl, eagles and osprey. Many other species can be seen at various times...

An amazing amount of wildlife, (bald eagles, osprey, great blue herons, green herons, purple martins, woodpeckers, cedar waxwings, Baltimore orioles, goldfinches, cormorants, ducks, geese, migratory birds, etc), fishing, kayaking, hiking, a nice campgrounds and the best sunsets anywhere in the area (from the C6 parking lot). A...