Ahjumawi is a one-of-a-kind park. For starters, it can only be accessed by boat – which automatically gives it a bit of flair. Once you paddle your way to shore, the turf is dominated by lava rock, pine forests, hills covered with wildflowers – all intercepted by a series of waterways. This park is truly an outdoor lover’s playground and offers an amazing place for a day or weekend retreat. The aqua colored waters offer a refreshing contrast to the park’s unique landscape. The park itself is a collection of “recent” (read: three to five thousand years old) lava flows that have formed into large areas of jagged black basalt. Since most all of the park is covered in this landscape, we feel like it makes the perfect spot for some old school mission impossible. The catch? There are no couches to jump onto and the lava is oh so real.
Ahjumawi is a one-of-a-kind park. For starters, it can only be accessed by boat – which automatically gives it a bit of flair. Once you paddle your way to shore, the turf is dominated by lava rock, pine forests, hills covered with wildflowers – all intercepted by a series of waterways. This park is truly an outdoor lover’s playground and offers an amazing place for a day or weekend retreat. The aqua colored waters offer a refreshing contrast to the park’s unique landscape. The park itself is a collection of “recent” (read: three to five thousand years old) lava flows that have formed into large areas of jagged black basalt. Since most all of the park is covered in this landscape, we feel like it makes the perfect spot for some old school mission impossible. The catch? There are no couches to jump onto and the lava is oh so real.
Horr Pond campground is the nearest of the park’s three campgrounds to the boat launch. The campground has three campsites. It’s a fairly minimalistic campsite, with just a picnic table in terms of amenities. That being said, this is a great place to go for a night with nature.
Crystal Springs is a beautiful and remote campground offering three boat-in campsites. The campsites are entirely primitive, offering only a picnic table for an amenity. That is, if you don’t count awesome fishing, hiking and kayaking in your backyard as an amenity.
Ja-She Creek Campground is set not far from the concrete take-in at Ja-She Creek. The campsites are a little closer together than in the other campground in the park, but the three campsites each provide a wonderful setting to settle into. The campground doesn’t offer much in the way of amenities, but it’s more along the lines of primitive camping Read more...
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Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park
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3 campgrounds in Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park
Horr Pond campground is the nearest of the park’s three campgrounds to the boat launch. The campground has three campsites. It’s a fairly minimalistic campsite, with just a picnic table in terms of amenities. That being said, this is a great place to go for a night with nature.
Crystal Springs is a beautiful and remote campground offering three boat-in campsites. The campsites are entirely primitive, offering only a picnic table for an amenity. That is, if you don’t count awesome fishing, hiking and kayaking in your backyard as an amenity.
Ja-She Creek Campground is set not far from the concrete take-in at Ja-She Creek. The campsites are a little closer together than in the other campground in the park, but the three campsites each provide a wonderful setting to settle into. The campground doesn’t offer much in the way of amenities, but it’s more along the lines of primitive camping Read more...
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