Watkins Mill Lake — Attraction in Missouri

The park rangers out here are so caring and informative. We were blessed to see a bald eagle and learn a little history from the park ranger himself. He told us about conservation and preservation it was quite an enjoyable experience for my kids who are just playing in the dirt and swimming in a lake for the first time in their lives. Definitely a great nature experience I'll come again just to...

Awesome place for kayaks! Small lake. Lots of shallows in the coves, like 1-3ft in the entire cove. Got busy around the dock on a Sunday. Busy times are not inviting to those actually trying to fish. To many novices. Ie...letting 2 kids swim by the dock while boats are trying to launch...

Our grouped "hiked" the paved trail that circles the lake. It is entirely paved, and I expected there to be some muddy places, but there was none. We saw multiple families, joggers, dog walkers, and a few bikers. I need to make a trip up here to...