Millersylvania State Park

I've had a goal for quite a while to ride my bike to the various state parks.

Today I rode out to Millersylvania State Park.

Millersylvania State Park

This is the closest of the state parks, just over 17 miles from home. About the same distance (or shorter depending on route) as it takes to ride to work. I just hadn't actually made the ride out there yet. It was a beautiful day, perfect for taking the ride.

I left early, shortly after 6:30am and headed down the Yelm-Tenino Trail. Then in Tenino I headed up on the road to the park, another 7 miles from the trail. It was a nice time for a ride. Warm, but not yet hot. Very little traffic on the roads, which was nice with no shoulder and a 50 mph speed limit. The route might not be any longer than riding to work but it has a lot more hills, so that was a good workout.

Deep Lake

The park sits on Deep Lake. It features big trees, trails, and camp sites.

Lake View Table

Time for a Twix Break

Map of the Park

After taking a short break I road around the park a bit and then headed back to the road. It'd have been nice to spend more time at the park, but I had other things I needed to do today. The ride back went fine, but I was feeling pretty tired by the time I got home. I'm still working on building up my endurance!