Arcadia Lake

Not everything about the lake is bad. Not everything about it is good either. The positives: lots of activities to do, great picnic and camping spots, pretty large in size, free and beautiful The negatives: water looks dirty, dead wildlife which I don't like to seeOverall, more positives than negatives

We met friends for a picnic by the lake on the north side of the park. Seems to be a good spot for sunset photo shoots because we saw at least three photographers with families. The trail we walked on was not paved and was just a path worn in the dirt from foot traffic. We had initially thought of bringing a wagon to cart in the chairs, food and drinks, but am glad we didn't. That would not have been feasible on the ruddy, uneven dirt paths that incline to go down to the lake. It was extremely windy but we still had a great time and the kids enjoyed running around. We didn't experience the bug swarms other reviewers talked about, probably due to the wind.We will come back to check out the longer walking trails with our dog. May also come back to go camping, so I'll give an updated review then.

Great lake for family fun. The Scissortail camp site is shaded and close to the water. Water is beautiful and not crowded.

My first fishing experience and 2nd time to the lake. I found it to be a series positives and negatives hence the 3 star rating. I went there to fish. They have a heated and enclosed fishing dock which I enjoyed since it was 37° and windy. I spent 4 hours getting my line wet without a fish. Maybe next time. As they say...always better than good day at work. I did see about a dozen crappie taken by others. They were 10" and smaller so disappointed in the size for near spawning season. The enclosed dock is fairly well maintained considering the traffic. The bathrooms, however, not so much. The urinal flushed but there was no running sink water. Hmm. No soap. Good thing I always have hand sanitizer. I get that it's a campground, but I expected soap and water. I'll remember to bring my own next time.

While I'm still not a huge fan of the place I do like it better in the cooler months when there is less bug activity. I'm thankful I don't live in another country where spiders are 20x the size of the ones here lol. I never fish inside. I don't care if it's 38 degrees outside with 15mph winds. I'm just not interested in fishing in there. I like the dock and I've caught tons of crappie and a nice channel kitty here. I'm more into trout fishing but I am excited for the up and coming months when the crappie are bigger and biting is nonstop.When it's cold and windy it can be challenging but I still enjoy myself 9/10 times. The bathrooms are not as well maintained as before. No running water in the sink - faucet is broken. That is just pathetic. Fix that, maintain the cleanliness of the inside dock house and maybe in a few months my rating will go up. I'm there once a week now so it would be nice to see some improvements.

It's been years since I've been camping because I like my bed and running water, but I wouldn't mind camping here. I like how all the camp sites are separated and each one has a parking spot, a little designated area to set up camp, a fire pit and a grill. The pavilions are wheelchair accessible and even many of the camp sites that I saw wouldn't be too hard for someone in a wheelchair. It was quiet and peaceful. Not a lot of traffic driving around or loud people. It looked clean; I only saw a few pieces of trash that had obviously just blown out of the trash can. The restroom was ok. It had spider webs and things like that but it's at a lake so I didn't expect it to be a 5 star bathroom.The prices to get in are high. I was there for about two hours and had to show the ticket stub so I didn't have to pay another $7 each time I wanted to go into another entrance.

Good place to go walk and relax by the lake. I heard they are working on an 18-mile trail around the lake. Be sure to wear something to keep the bugs off.

Great boating lake with plenty of spots to hang out with friends

This lake does not have a marina, the electricity did not work for our campsite, the customer service was awful.

Went this past weekend with the grandkids. The bathrooms were filthy. The beach had trash everywhere. Including a diaper floating in the water. It's only$7 for a carload but it's not worth it if you're going to have to pick the stickers out of your feet for the next two days. I guess we will keep looking for a local lake we can go to.