After looking at the Yurts, we proceeded to the state park entrance. To the east, we can see the mountains that are between us and Durango.

Those are the San Juan mountains, and it is there that the Silverton Train runs up from Durango to Silverton and back again. The dirt road at the far right of this picture is the County Road N that leads in and out of the state park. This picture was taken from the state park's entrance.

There is both a picnic area, and a group picnic area. The group picnic area has a large pavilion-like area. There are several picnic tables underneath a roof. Nearby the group picnic area there are two horseshoe pits (so two groups of people can play at the same time). There are benches for seating on both sides.

     

(We later discovered that the main campground also has a horseshoe pit. It is located somewhere in the wide open space between sites 2 and 23.) The picnic area also has a volleyball court.

Then we headed over to the reservoir

and got a look at the dam

and some of the lake.

You can't see the perspective too well in this picture, but that boat ramp is quite long.