We spent four days at East Harbor State Park.  We arrived on Wednesday in October, so that meant that for the first few days, the park was pretty empty.  On the downside, the weather was mostly rain.  East Harbor is North of Sandusky and South of Put-in-Bay. 

With a Golden Buckeye card, it was about $40 per day for an electrical hookup.  No sites have water, so it helps to fill up before leaving home.

There was plenty of paths through the woods to take Sparky.  There were also a bunch of bike paths, and like everywhere, Frisbee Golf.

The best part was being on Lake Erie.  It may not look like much of a beach, but Sparky could run around on the sand bars without me worrying that he’d run off into the woods.  He wasn’t interested in chasing seagulls, but he quite liked smelling the wide variety of scat and dead things.

We didn’t bring any RC vehicles, but the area has a lot of possibilities. 

It would be risky, but it would be worth investigating those little islands with the tug boat.  Breaking through the little waves would be worth a go.

The X-Maxx would be great for skimming along the shallow water on the sand bars and for chasing seagulls.

A good portion of the beach was hard-packed sand.  Not picturesque, but plenty of potential.

Beach racing the Rustler would be worth a try.

Even the crusty part of the coast would be fun.

 

Navigating the Defender through this rock field on FPV would be a nice challenge.

Obviously the RC possibilities and a good place to walk Sparky are my highest priorities, but there are many attractions off of park grounds.  We went to Gideon Owen Winery, and had a great lunch and several glasses of tasty wine.  The Vidal Blanc was my favorite.

The only difficulty with East Harbor State Park is the lack of a water at the sites.  That’s a small issue, so I’d give it 9/10.