Watkins Mill SP, 3/14/09, Meet Notes

Directions to Watkins Mill State Park:

From I-35, take Exit 26, State Highway 92 at Kearney. Go east on Highway 92 for 6 miles. Turn left (north) on county road RA for one mile. Turn right at the main entrance to the park. All three of these turns have state park signs.

Go 0.4 miles on the Park Road to the first right. This is signed for the campground. The road ends at the top of the hill. Straight ahead is a parking area. A right turn goes into the campground and event registration.

Other Park Information:

The showerhouse will probably be closed; however, nearby restrooms are available.

A playground is located near registration and the start/finish area.

Dogs are allowed in the park, but should be kept on a leash at all times.

Mapper’s Notes:

Vertical green lines indicate thickets
Brown x’s are major stumps or rootstocks
Black circles are man-made objects
Blue circles are wells
Green circles and green x’s are distinctive trees. Generally, circles are
deciduous and x’s are conifers, but there may be some exceptions.

Coursetters’ Notes/Safety:

You may encounter horses (with riders) on some trails. Please give them the
right-of-way.
Some trails could be muddy and a few controls could be in swampy areas
because of recent rainfall.
Because of warm weather, some course setters found ticks last week.
No courses are near the Park Road; however, all courses cross the spur road
and campground road. These have a 10 mph speed limit, but participants should check for traffic before crossing.