Inks Lake State Park

[Zyriah]

We have two options for the kayaks. We have a truck, though, which makes it much easier. We have to racks that we purchased at Lowes (sort of like football goals) and my husband rigged up a terrific system where he strapped the two kayaks on top of the rack and suspended our two bikes using a system of pulleys you can get for storing bikes in a garage. The bikes were suspended slightly off the bed of the truck and strapped tight so they didn't move. We even had extra room for chairs and a cooler.

But, another quick & easy way we transport the kayaks is one actually fits inside our camper and the other fits in the bed of the truck.

I'm sorry that probably doesn't help you much, though, with a pop-up.

[Dahlmanns]

I was wondering how you carry your kayaks? We'd like to carry two kayaks on top of the pop up on a trip we are taking in two weeks. What is your system?

thanks for your help.
carol

[Zyriah]

Inks used to be our campground of choice until our last few visits. We've watched this gorgeous State Park deteriorate into an unregulated park. The last three times we stayed there we had people walking into and through our campsite to reach the lake and set up right in our area next to our kayaks making our dogs go crazy. We've also had to pick up trash the last two times when arriving at our site. The last straw, though, was this March when we finally had to go over to our neighbors to ask them to quiet down and reminded them that the quite hours began at 10pm...two hours ago! We're not sure if they understood English, but the did quiet down eventually at 2am. There were about 15 of them gathered around their campfire talking, singing (yes singing!) and laughing at the top of their voices. When we mentioned it to the ranger the next morning we were told they had received several complaints...yet nothing was done. We were also given the name of the Burnet county Sherriff to call if it happened again. Why there were no ranger patrols is the question. The next night we had another nearby campsite shining their shop light into our campsite and when my husband went over to ask them to please redirect the light the guys (who had been drinking) got belligerent and even followed him part way back to our site.

When our daughter was checking in the last time she overheard an arriving guest disappointed that they were not able to get a site on the lake and heard the ranger say that didn't matter because the lakeshore is open so they can access the lake from anywhere. The unspoken rule of not crossing into another campsite and to respect the invisible area around each site seems to be a thing of the past. We've never had these problems at any other park in Texas, but for whatever reason Inks has become rowdy, rude and unacceptable by our standards. We are now enjoying LCRA parks instead. They are well-maintained and monitored so these situations don't arise.

Perhaps Inks is back to normal during the week when most folks are working and/or at school. But, the weekends seem to be out of control, unfortunately. It is a beautiful park so it's extremely sad to see it go downhill so badly. Has anyone else had recent similar experiences? Paw Paw, were you camping on the weekend or during the week last May?

[pawpaw]

We did our annual family camping trip at Inks Lake S/P this year. It's a great park with lots to do, all centered around the lake, and we all had a great time fishing, kayaking, etc. The sites are average to large in size, BUT the large number of trees make it difficult to get a larger trailer into them. It can be done, you just have to be careful, take your time, and be sure to use your spotter! The park hosts are awesome and were very helpful.
Hope this helps anyone planning to go there.
Happy camping!