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Tolt MacDonald Park
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
4 reviews for Tolt MacDonald Park
4 reviews in English
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Review from Joanne H.
Fort Worth, TX
7/17/2008
I took both my Girl Scout troops here for camping in the yurts. The yurts are fairly new and comfy and plenty big enough to sleep 7. I took a little day trip there before taking the girls and the river was very swollen due to the rain and the runoff from the mountains, but when I took my older girl group at the end of June the river had thinned enough to allow for us to go wading.
The heat in the yurts was nice for my little girls (1st grade) because even though we camped in June, it was pretty cold and rainy that weekend. Although a few of the girls were scared of the bridge (it is HIGH and it can sway a bit), by the end of our weekend, they were fine with it. The camp hosts have wagons to help you carry your gear across the bridge. The facilities on the yurt side (across the bridge) are just pit toilets but they didn't stink at all (even the 2nd time I went and it was hot outside) and were regularly cleaned out. There are showers and flush toilets on the other side. We did have a bit of a hard time finding hiking trails, all the trails seemed to be more bike oriented and they were very steep.
With the bigger girls (4 - 6 grade) we were there a day longer and we got to do more around Carnation. We went over to Remlinger Farms and berry picked. We waded in the river.
Both groups had a really good time and even though you're close to a town, you feel like you're out far. It was nice to be so close to a town, though, in case you forgot things or needed more firewood or whatever. The camp hosts were super nice too! -
Review from Jen S.
Renton, WA
6/6/2008
Great local park, never been camping there but would definitely give it a try. The mountain bike trails are great but are easy to get lost on --- so go with a group! (Try http://bbtc.org). And you will have to go up a pretty steep hill first (IAB, figure it out...)
Nice river, nice environment, and you can never have too many parks! -
Review from Ian C.
Foster City, CA
6/4/2008 7 photos
Mountain Biking Review:
Pretty scenery and a good ride up the hill, but MAN the trails were very hard to find. We found one that was fun but it took us back to the bottom of this big hill we had to then climb again..that was a disappointment. As far as finding any other trails, we couldn't. We found one that looked like it used to be a trail, but it was massively overgrown.
Don't think I'd give this place another chance for biking.
As far as the park's beauty, though, it is definitely there. They have a beautiful bridge that crosses the river and then a bunch of cabins for camping.
I think I'd only come pack here to relax or for a picnic. -
Review from Josh F.
Seattle, WA
6/4/2008
I dig this park, even good to camp in, walk around. Heck I saw a bear here eating blackberries (i too was eating them) did you know their black bear poop turns blackberry purple during the blackberry season,
