Starve-Hollow State Recreation Area — Attraction in Seymour

Would have been a solid 4.5 stars had the lake been nicer.

We stayed in Site 206, which is full hookup. The site is HUGE. Tons of room to spread out! It's a pad and easy to back in. Hookups were great. The grounds were well-maintained. Paved roads were nice and smooth for bike rides, scooters, hoverboards, etc.

The park isn't large so I felt safe letting my kids roam without me. Locating them was a quick bike ride , plus walkies reached through almost the whole camp. There were playgrounds throughout the park; one even has old school teeter-totters! Tons of spaces for kids to play.

We had several issues with our new camper, and the camp host came to our rescue. What an awesome person to have on site!! He spot welded a bolt, loaned us pipe tape, and let us borrow a ladder. Very friendly and a life-saver, really!

T-mobile service was decent; however I was able to use free public WiFi! Didn't shower, but did use the bathroom once. It was decent.

The trails were too muddy, so we didn't try those out. The lake was a huge bummer. So gross. Tons of weeds and muck. I hated swimming in it, but we made the best of it. Kayaking to the floating trees was cool, but getting there was difficult through the weeds and algae. I also picked up a leech.🤮 I'm not for using chemicals on nature, but it really should be treated.

We were also lucky enough to see a broad-headed skink!

My kids made tons of new friends. We'd consider the long drive to...

It was lovely. The view of the lake from our camping spot was amazing. It rained while were were there. It was muddy and we had puddles, but we didn't get terribly flooded. (Electric Spot 67) If I had arrived there while it was raining I don't think I'd be too upset. I've seen muddier! There were plenty of trees. We were able to hang our hammock and lounger in the trees. We weren't as crowded as those who chose to camp on the water. The lake seemed overgrown, and we're not talking about the beautiful lily pads. the Vegetation could be seen on top of the water on some spots. There was better fishing to be had on kayaks and such. Otherwise if you weren't careful, you ended up with a lot of vegetation snagging your line. I think I kayaked about 3 times. That's a record for me on one camping trip. We had great ramp access from within the campground to the water. they had great access for fishing as well. We enjoyed so much of the lake and our campsite that we never made it to the trails. We were bummed that campstore was only open on the weekends, but they had a decent system for people needing the essentials: Ice, bait, and wood. We could always purchase it from the main gate as long as they were open. Controlling the vegetation in the lake and a bit cleaner/nicer comfort station is all I could ask for right now. (The status of the comfort station was at...

I write this review through in reference to the hiking trails. I have been an avid hiker my entire 37 years. Was very excited to hike this beautiful piece of property for the first time this weekend. Sadly, what I experienced was by far the most neglected set of trails I have ever been on. Nearly all trails were in need of major maintenance. On top of that, the trail map in dangerously deceptive in the descriptions. For example, trail 5 is labeled as "moderate" when its by far the toughest non mountain trail I have ever been on. There are several placed where the trail has a 40-50% incline. There were several water crossings that you either couldnt cross at all or had to jump over. There are many hikers who could not take this on, but would think they could as it is labeled "moderate" when it should be labeled as "very rugged". Trail 1, which is the single access point to all the other trails was completely flooded. There was literally a creek flowing through it going into the lake. It was pretty clear this is a common occurrence but there were 0 stepping stones, board walks, or bridges. The few bridges that did exist in the park, werent in the areas they were needed most. The park must do a better job of maintaining and describing these trails. I highly encourage folks to follow the All Trails app info vs...