Hyde Memorial State Park

The circle trail is an excellent trail and the low snow fall allowed us to do easily mid February. The west loop is the longer and steeper part. We started it on the southern end, which is more gradual than the northern end. Trail is well maintained and easy to follow, though the 1,000 ft elevation change could be difficult for folks with knee or hip issues. East loop is shorter and easier, just be mindful of melting snow creating mud. Views at the summit are incredible, and there are conveniently placed benches along the west loop. Will definitely be back here.

New visit to this area by fairly fit seniors. Beautiful state park with trails and camping. We started on an early hike elsewhere but was too muddy so we came up here on a whim, parked in the campground lot away from the main road and walked towards the lodge where we found signage for east west circle trail. It was a nice cool morning fall hike -lots of trees, very few people, and a well marked/maintained trail- can’t ask for more.

We visited the park today on a whim and are so glad we did. The lady working at the visitor center was friendly and beyond helpful. I wanted to see the waterfall but have hip issues. She advised us which trail would be easiest to navigate and I was so excited I made it. The falls are half frozen so cascading at the top and then flowing under ice which was beautiful. Restrooms are available and parking was easy when she told us where to go. Definitely worth the trip.

Nice trails, and the camping spots look great-well maintained and with sturdy looking shelters for the picnic tables. As a first time visitor coming for just a day it was hard to figure out where to park (visitor center and lodge seem closed for renovations currently) but eventually we found a spot on the side of the road and a trail. Waterfall looks like it would be lovely after some more rain!

I did the East Circle trail that connects to the Piggyback trail. It's about a 1 mile trail with nice scenery. There's some construction right after you start the Piggyback trail so it's confusing which way it goes. I ended up taking the campground road and made it to the visitor's center. The campgrounds are well kept and clean. There's a volleyball area as well as a playground. Several bathrooms available on the Piggyback trail. There's also several tables and seating available to eat a snack. The trail wasn't busy so my dogs loved it! I visited in early October, the color in the trees haven't changed.