Standing Stone State Park

I have been coming to Standing Stone for at least one week a year almost my whole life. My family has been coming since the 50s. It’s a wonderful family tradition.
Overall, the natural attractions of the park are fantastic. Great trails, scenic views, the lake, the dam, the creeks — all well maintained. The park offers other great amenities, such as multiple playgrounds, picnic shelters, boat rentals, paddle boat rentals, tennis courts, a swimming pool, and a recreation hall complete with corn hole, ping pong, and more.
The swimming pool is really great — very clean and taken care of. The pool is for park guests and locals alike. Locals pay $ 4 and park guests pay $ 2. I wish the park would go back to when they didn’t charge guests per day. It’s an inconvenience, especially when you have a large group like we do, because you need your receipt to get the discount, and often the whole group doesn’t want to go at the same time. Also, it’s a deterrent for going later in the day, as you feel you aren’t getting your money’s worth. (I know the park needs all the money it can get — it would be easier if it was just included in a few extra dollars of cabin rental fee).
Which brings me to the cabins…
Again, I’ve been staying here my whole life. I’ve probably stayed in every cabin at some point in time. So I’m used to them. I know what I’m getting into. But it would be very hard for me to bring someone new to the park — the cabins are just not up to par. They can be dirty when you check in — mainly just cobwebs, dust, leaves, debris, etc. There are bugs. There are mice. The beds aren’t comfortable. The linens aren’t either. Really its just a slight step up from camping.
I wish I could give Standing Stone 5 stars — many of its features are 5 star quality. But the cabins need some TLC.

This was the year for camping out in my tent. Although this campsite didn’t have designated tent sites, it was just fine camping out in the graveled RV camper area. The bonus was having electrical hook ups and water. It made camping in a tent more fun because I brought along LED lights and a radio. And the water was nice and cool.
Site #15 is on the back side of the campground. It’s about 100 yards from a clean bathroom with 2 showers. Garbage cans are scattered around the campground. And as a mother with two toddlers, we felt completely safe on the grounds.
Part of our decision staying in the campground was being able to see the sites beforehand. Then we proceeded to the office and were greeted by the nice staff. They were very friendly, gave us literature, and told us how to book our site online.
I was more than impressed with the cleanliness of the grounds, the cleanliness of the Olympic sized pool and separate kiddie pool, and that staying overnight got half off the pool admission.
I can’t wait to go back again!