Forty trailer campsites at Edgar Evins State Park are being refurbished in preparation for the upcoming tourist season.
These platform-type sites are located around the slopes of the lake in the park. The campsites are built on steel and concrete reinforced platforms with wooden decking. They are designed to hold a camper or a cabin tent up to 33 feet in length.
Carl Halfacre, Park Manager, said the campsites being refurbished are among the most popular and have been in use for forty years. “They were built in 1973 so it was time to start doing something with them. They are taking all the wood decking off and all the wood around the sides. They are sandblasting the metal, painting it, and repairing any rust damage they find. Then they will be coming back with new wood on most of them. We are moving the electrical boxes from the front left corner to the back right corner of each site. We will also be extending three of the campsites to accommodate a 40 foot camper. Practically all of our sites were set up for 28 foot campers. We do have some where you can get a 33 foot camper on there,” said Halfacre.
Edgar Evins State Park has a total of 60 regular campsites with water and electrical hookups and nine primitive tent sites. “We have approximately twenty sites on what we call the upper level where we just refurbished the electrical boxes and upgraded them. We hope those (twenty)campsites will also get refurbished in the next few years in addition to the forty sites being upgraded now,” said Halfacre.
The target completion date is May 15.
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