Pymatuning Day Trip
This past Saturday (June 19th) Bob suggested that we drive to Pymatuning State Park. A change of scenery appealed to me.
The highlight of our visit to Pymatuning was seeing the Pymatuning Dam and the area near the dam.
Pymatuning Dam is located at the southern end of Pymatuning Reservoir. We have visited Pymatuning several times. This was our first visit to the dam and its surrounding area.
Our first stop was at Shenango River. We crossed over Pymatuning Dam via Dam Road. We turned right onto Water Trail Drive, which led us to the Shenango River.
We noticed a trail that appeared close to where the heron was located.
It was a short walk to where the great blue heron was perched.
before the great blue heron took off.
Our second stop was on the reservoir side of the dam. We backtracked and drove back over the dam. We pulled into the parking lot for pavilion shelter #3.
the Dam Gatehouse, as seen from Pavilion Shelter #3 grounds
We, then, drove back across the dam but only half way. We parked across from the Dam Gatehouse.
According to signage at the site, the “castle-like stone gatehouse allows water flow through the dam. Water enters the gatehouse through a 20-foot-wide diversion channel and travels 280 feet to the outflow conduits.”
We walked back across Dam Road and visited the outflow area.
We walked down two staircases to get closer to the outflow.
Leaving Pymatuning Dam and its environ our next stop was at the Linesville Spillway, where we saw lots of carp, ducks and geese.
You can’t see the Spillway in this picture. We are walking toward the Spillway.
We are walking back to our car.
It is said that ducks walk on carp at the Spillway, but we didn’t see that.
Leaving Pymatuning State Park in our rearview mirror, our next stop was for lunch in Spartansburg. We ate lunch at the Dutch Treat Restaurant.
Bob had an egg sandwich with French fries and coleslaw. I had a BLT sandwich with French fries and applesauce. Our meals were delicious. Service was OK. It would have been better, if Bob had gotten the lunch he ordered–a steak salad. Bob should have been tipped off, when the waitress asked if Bob wanted coleslaw. A salad has a coleslaw side??? I did notice that the waitress was hard of hearing AND she was tired–overworked from lack of help. Bob decided to let it go. He saved $8.00 on our lunch price. The egg salad sandwich was a lot less expensive than the steak salad.
After lunch, we walked across the parking lot to Clear Lake.
We returned home, after lunch. It was a good day, even with the rain that came in the afternoon.
The Beauty Around Us 
4 Responses to “Pymatuning Day Trip”
This looks like a wonderful day trip, even with the lunch order mix up.
Hello,
Looks like a great park, nice views of the Heron and dam. I like the last shot of you and Bob,
Take care, have a happy day!
Those geese have a lot of competition for food from those carp. So many! I will have to keep this on our bucket list. Your photos make me want to visit, everywhere looks so interesting and pretty scenery, with the birdlife too. Great photos Linda!
Linda, it was nice to see your smiling faces at the end of what looked like a wonderful day for a day trip. I especially liked the stonework on the dam house.