We parked at the South lot, which is a wide open level gravel lot at the end of the road basically under Hwy 522. There was a portable open and stocked. Maybe 10 cars scattered about the lot. There were a couple cars with bike racks, as there are some bike-only trails within the park. We did not see any horse trailers, or horses for that matter, but evidence thereof about the trails.
We headed up the steep gravel road with the intention of doing the perimeter and some inside trails for a 9ish mile trek. I had read that some trails were closed so we downloaded a map which we referred to about every 15 minutes. The trails were indeed muddy as per previous reports. The Pipeline trail was an open path - you could see its direction in the distance as it cut a wide path through the trees. We diverted off to get into the trees and headed up to the viewpoint in the center of the park. There was a partial view of the valley below, but not much else to see.
We headed back out toward the outer part of the park, and stopped at a number of ponds and one lake. We saw a heron sunning amongst many ducks. But we never saw any beaver, which one sign indicated is the most prevalent creature in the park.
We got around to the east side of the park and the Red Barn trail was closed for 'safety' reasons. We found a couple cutoff trails which were hiking only and a nice change from some of the muddier multi-use trails. Short on time, we cut off 1.5 miles and headed back down a combination of roads and trails and through an old quarry. 7.5 miles. My phone was nearly dead, but glad to have had it.
A couple quirky things we found in the park: A cast iron and wood bench with a tree stump coffee table just off the trail; a mannequin torso with a lace dress adorned with flowers; a broom hanging from a tree just ahead of a two-plank, 10 foot long bridge.
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