![]() As we were just strolling in the campground walkway, we didn't have our ID. Out of the clear blue in a campground, when we are peacefully walking and minding our business. This encounter was shameful! No introduction, no conversation, just 'let me see some ID'. I have traveled all over the world, and am a mature person. ![]() I have NEVER been asked for my driver's license by a policeman or ranger, or anyone in law enforcement, in my whole entire life, other than a traffic violation. This one ranger came towards us with his truck, and had his bright lights shining in our eyes, blinding us, and just demanded my ID, in an unfriendly aggressive manner. We walk with flashlights when it is dark in the park, and make sure that we are visible. As a matter of fact, my husband, who was the one who drove into the campground did not see it. A park should also have obvious signs that clearly state there is a fire ban, and perhaps other rules that are important, or at least a handout, especially since they have plenty of hosts that collect your fee and interact with campers. The park ranger arrived 3 hours later, when my husband and I were on a walk, and why hunt for people who have already extiguished their fire, why not look for active ones, and warn people. I guess, they realized no one else had one, and since we were out eating at the picnic table, they asked if there was a fire ban, and when we said 'yes', they extinguished their fire. This couple, was camping almost across from us, and they started a camp fire in a ring. We had nothing to hide and did nothing wrong, but were mistaken for some other couple. This is a state park! Had I known that perhaps crimes do take place here, and that there is unfriendly surveillance by suspicious bullying rangers, I would never have stayed here. I have never been to a place where a ranger acted like that. ![]() The ranger with whom we had an encounter was not polite nor friendly. Rangers who patrol parks are always friendly and are helpful, and they are there for the safety of campers, and not harrasment of people. Therefore, I googled it, and there are several negative reports about the park ranger behavior. Thanks.We had a most unusual and disconcerting experience in this lovely campground today, which made us seek more information on it. Those are there for people to use as safety devices that are free for people to use you would think the least they could do is hang them back up when theyre done. We also picked up all the life jackets that were just left everywhere to float off. If two 8 year olds and a 4 year-old can figure it out Im sure everyone else can to. Next time youre at the lake dont be lazy and pick up your trash. We were worried about the birds eating the trash and getting sick and dying so we picked it up. It makes you really sad to think that people just leave stuff out everywhere like that when there is lots of wildlife that use this area as well. We found tons of beer cans, pop cans, water bottles, shirts, shoes, goggles, lots of lids, pieces of candy wrappers, lots of plastic bags, dirty diapers, even found a snorkel and barbecue tongs. So we noticed the trash so we started picking it up & making a pile because we didnt have any bags with us too place the trash. We were there only ones swimming this evening so we had the swim area to ourselves. ![]() Went out to our favorite spot out at Thunderbird today 7-22-19 & there was SO MUCH trash on the beach area & grass area. ![]()
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