Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Summer 2015 - Westpoint Lake, LaGrange Georgia

Friday, August 7th – Thursday, August 13th

R. Shafer Heard Campground – Westpoint Lake, Georgia
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Our path south now took us along the west side of Georgia. We had never traveled through this part of the state.  At the recommendation of friends, we stayed at this really nice Army Corps campground. The campground lies on several peninsulas around Westpoint Lake, near LaGrange, Georgia. We had reserved a specific site on the lake, so our rear picture window and front patio area looked out toward the water. We were able to place our kayaks right on the shore at our campsite. We allowed the dogs to roam off leash, as there were no other campers next to us. They loved swimming and playing in the lake.
During our six days there, we paddled around on the lake (particularly at sunset), rode the mountain bike trails and simply relaxed around camp. Kurt kayaked and fished the lake. This is one of the nicest Army Corps campgrounds that we have stayed at. This is on our go back list when traveling through this area.

We did enjoy the mountain bike trails. There were all skill levels, mostly intermediate, but with some difficult black trails. I really enjoyed the Lakeview Trail, which followed the lake shoreline, went back into the forest and offered some really nice flow areas along with some more technical challenges. The views of the lake were very nice. Kurt rode the black trails, and enjoyed some better than others.
We enjoyed our time here, but we continued our journey south towards Florida.

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