Lake Hudson Recreation Area

Lake Hudson State Park is a beautiful spot and I would come back. The campsites are large private. There are massive hedges of shrubs, small trees and branches, separating each site so you can’t see your neighbor. The sites are also off-​set so you can’t see someone directly across the road. Lake Hudson is also a «Dark Sky Preserve» and has no external lighting — no street lights. No building lights. It’s also low on ammenities as it is classified as a semi-​primative campground. There are two outhouses (one for each loop) — they are new, but still outhouses. There is one water pump. You know, a hand pump. The only modern ammenity at the campground is electricity. As it was put in the park, it was done thoughtfully — the electric stations are tucked away into paths cut in the brambles so many of them are not seen from the road. You may need an extra electrical cord.
There is also spotty internet connection. I couldn’t receive 3g or 4g service, but I was able to text. Hubby sitting next to me would have service, then it would go away and he’d have service again in a couple of hours. So if you need internet, this might not be the place. Heck, I didn’t even manage a Unilocal check in! Blast!
It’s very quiet. Very little street noise — only when the breeze is at the right angle. There are very few planes. Even with weekend campers, the park was quiet well before quiet hour.
Aside from the night when the largest storm of the summer came through with rain, thunder, lightening lasting clost to four hours; the weather has been good — perhaps a little too hot and muggy. But that storm! It might have been the second worst storm I have camped in — and I have camped in some bad ones. The thunder and lightening was so fast and furious that it just all rolled together and you didn’t know if the thunder was starting or finishing.
Site 17 is a nice one — it has a path through the brambles to the lake — there is a drop off from the shore to the water, but it’s doable. Warning — others will want to cut through this site to get to the lake.