Rooks Park (WA) Bennington Lake — Attraction in Washington

I was here late in the afternoon for a walk. Honestly, it felt a little unsafe for a single woman walking alone. It’s a beautiful park, but it seems it may be a place for houseless folks to gather. I have no qualms about that, but it felt unsafe for me to be alone or leave my car unattended for a while. There were abandoned vehicles on the road leading to the park entrance. It looked like the park ranger may also be homeless and this is how they stay employed. Again, that’s okay, but ladies, consider coming within a group and earlier in the day. Overall, a beautiful park. It was clean, well...

This is the second time that I have gone on this Trail and been here. They should have a huge sign at the beginning where you park your car saying that it's not a loop around the lake that it's more or less than 9 miles and should give you a warning. Not some little sign off to the side I'm saying something very large showing you what ways weed to wear that would be very helpful. I do wish that they were more places to swim it's hard to find a good spot with a little can I have a two-year-old so yeah. Just wish they had a sign cuz we walked almost five miles before realizing that it was...

Rooks Park was named for Navy Captain Albert Rooks, the commanding officer of the USS Houston, a heavy cruiser in WW II. It is an Army Corps of Engineers park on the north bank of Mill Creek. It has a resident host during the summer and can be reached by car off Mill Creek Road or by walking on the levees on the sides of Mill Creek. We were there today walking our dogs (on leash) and saw a bald eagle perched high in a Cottonwood above a gaggle of Canadian geese. Lots of ducks there, also some grebes or loons. Kingfisher's there in the warm months. Nice place to visit along...