Nice facilities at the Lake shelter we visited. Activities such as a badminton court, sand volleyball courts, horse shoes area and plenty of general open area for gatherings or field games. Appeared to be well manicured landscaping and bathroom facilities were reasonably clean.

Nice lake, but paddleboarders are not welcome, you can't even get a permit for them (kayaks and canoes are allowed with a $25 permit). The thing that bugged me the most was the ranger was just handing tickets out left and right, it's a shame that's something citizens have to go through just to enjoy their day off in the sun. Just look into the lake you're going to for these rules; next time I'll have to go to a different lake however.

$30 permit each for non motorized boat. Kayaks & canoes BEWARE.

Tons of activities to do here! I've been going here for years, and each time is great! You can go tubing on the open lake, fish at the marina, feed the carp by the docks, visit some ducks by the boat ramp, eat under shelters, play on the beach, and walk on the trails! It's a very active area, but coming on a weekday for lunch shows that it can be quiet here too! The flood of 2017 was also an interesting site to see, and is one of my favorite memories of this place.

Nice, quiet place to sit and clear your mind. I enjoyed listening to the water hit the shore and calm winds.

Its fun and safe, we have enjoyed it so far.

Nice for a walk with the family. Fishing is awful!

Thank you for the wonder time tonight. My family had a great time driving through Christmas in the park. Loved it.

Such a beautiful place with lakes, wild blackberries, deer, turtles, snakes, frogs, fish, turkey, and much more. I've also consistently seen really cool military planes flying over the trails. I just wish the gates opened earlier

Nice walking trail, small but beautiful lake

Kids Lost all floats and water toys & no help to retrieve them lost a lot of money there!!!!

Had a great time swimming with the family. Even if you are camping it's 8$ each to get in. Bathrooms and changing rooms are clean. They have chair rentals and a lifeguard on duty. Plenty of room for umbrella and water float toys. Nice sandy bottom beach. Fun family day at the lake

Longview lake is a well utilized body of water within 30 minutes of downtown. If you're looking for paths to ride bikes and/or walk, the west side has some gravel paths along the lake that are impressive! From the marina to the south end as an out and back route is a little over 8 miles and very flat. There are shelters scattered all around the lake, which can be reserved. This enables you to have the rangers unlock the gates so you and your crew can park right next to them. If you don't reserve them, and no one else has either, then hauling a picnic in is usually less than a quarter mile walk. The west side of the lake seems to allow easier access to the shelters than the east. The east side has access near Longview Community College, near the frank white softball/baseball complex. If you want to see deer, drive from there to the campground during twilight. In the winter months, the road on the east side and the campground are closed and provide an excellent paved surface for walks and cycling. There's also a holiday display you can drive through at night. The marina sells almost anything you need and they're very friendly! You can get boat permits for Longview, Jacomo & Blue Springs lake at each of the lakes' marinas. Jacomo has special rules, so beware. Fishing on longview was difficult for me. Jacomo was way more productive and easier to navigate. Longview and Blue Springs allow bigger faster boats as well as personal watercraft and it made fishing the main basin trickier in a little boat. All in all, this is a great lake for outdoor adventures!

Nice, quiet lake to swim.

My grand daughter graduation party was at shelter #1 there were at least 50 people there and a doe and two fawn walked right by the party not spooked just walked all 3 we're seen by quite a few of us.

Came for a graduation party. Shelter #2. LOTS of space around the shelter. Great access to water. Bathrooms available, enough parking. Security came by several times to patrol. Felt safe.

Just stopped for a quick adventure; clean and quiet.

Very nice place to visit

Nice bike trails.

What a nice quite place to meditate.

Love that I can escape city life so close to the city regularly.