I went out to Douglas State Fishing Lake this morning, which is a man-made lake about 40 minutes southwest of Kansas City. This park doesn’t seem to get a lot of love on POTA – this was only its 6th activation of 2025.
The weather was beautiful, sunny and about 60 degrees Fahrenheit. I set up at a boat ramp on the east side of the lake. I was expecting to be the only person there, due to how remote the area was, but there were actually a bunch of people launching boats and walking dogs. There’s a nice fire pit here overlooking the lake – I think I am going to have to get into campfire POTA soon.
