Seek Up Adventures

During Spring Break 2021 we visited Purtis Creek State Park, which is located about four hours from us. Purtis Creek State Park was only our third campground to stay at with the trailer and it was a beautiful park.

The campsite offered privacy, the site was fairly level, and we had water/electric hookups. We were able to have campfires, relax on the hammock, go on hikes, our girls went on bike rides, and we all had a wonderful-relaxing time.

Each day consisted of morning walks with Stella, mid-morning hikes as a family, and evening walks as a family. Throughout the day, we would play games, read, and relax, while enjoying the peaceful serenity the campsite offered. Since the weather was a bit on the cooler side, we also had campfires in the morning and in the evening.

One of the many things we love about camping is trying new recipes on the grill and in the oven. Some of our meals included pancakes, sandwiches, hamburgers, salads, and of course dessert to end the day. Now that we are more experienced campers, we’ve expanded our meals to include breakfast scrambles, fish tacos, and a favorite of chicken enchiladas! Meal prepping is the way to go when preparing for a camping trip, it helps us not to overpack and bring only the food that we will end up eating. No need to haul something that we won’t use… that rule applies to not just for food in this case!

We didn’t know how popular fishing was to people who are at the campgrounds! We don’t own a fishing pole, but it’s on our list to buy soon! For now, watching others fish is fascinating to us. The patience they must have to wait for a “bite” and then reel it in… makes me appreciate the seafood we buy a little more.

There are tons of trails, fishing, campsites, and memories to be made at Purtis Creek. We had a wonderful visit while there and plan to someday go back now that we’ve camped at over 25 campsites since March 2021, we still talk about Purtis Creek as one of our favorite parks.