Scenic State Park?

[huntingislife]

Anybody ever camped at Scenic State Park by Bigfork? We are thinking of heading up there for our next trip. How is the fishing on that lake there(Coon?)? Thanks for the help.

[PaulB]

I camped there a couple years ago, Memorial Day weekend. Park is nice, lots of wild life around. Hiking trails etc. Can't tell you too much about the fishing, we did a little from a canoe but didn't catch too much. Seemed like lots of room to fish though. We had a good trip.

[IFallsRon]

It's like a miniture Itasca. I had limited success fishing but didn't hit it very hard. The last time was about 3-4 years ago just after the army worms went through. One of he nicer features is the boat dock. We left our boat tied up for a week and no one messed with it.

[Lund4ver]

I for one love that state park. I have been going there every year for the past 27 years, and have always had decent luck fishing, and truth be known, there are some rather large fish in that lake, just like anyother lake if you can find them. My biggest walleye came from there, it was a 30 incher.....Lots of northerns, good panfish lake, as well as largemouth.

Campground is nice, with lots of things to go, as well as other lakes around the area to try out as well. My family liked the park so much that we donated the money to install two handicapped campsites in each one of the two campgrounds. Take care, and hope this helps out some, if it isn't too late and you are already hooked by Scenic State Park, like I am, and now I have my wife and kids hooked as well.

The comparison to a "Mini Itasca" holds very true, and not the number of people up there compared to Itasca.

[IFallsRon]

Donating toward handi sites is great. Next best thing is playground for the kids. Even a swing goes a long way toward keeping a kid, and mom and dad, happy.

[minndonn]

Been going there every fall for abut 15 years over MEA weekend. Beautiful park with nice trails. Grouse hunting in nearby national forest. Thye keep the showers open thru that weekend. Have fished a little. some good northerns. This is my favorite state park.

[Lund4ver]

I have tried to grouse hunt up there in the Chippewa National Forest, but got a real bitter taste in my mouth for that area when the "locals" used a Jeep, and followed up down a trail that was marked "closed to all motor vehicle use" and they never turned around. Kinda hacked my dad and myself off, but never the less got a few birds that weekend.

[minndonn]

We were up over MEA weekend again. They kept the showers open and water on that weekend. Snowed 2 1/2" on Thursday night and did not melt when we left onf Sunday. Had grouse in the campground but only heard flushed in the woods. Manager came and talked several times. Very accomidating. Scenic is definately my favorite state park.