As I checked parks this past weekend, I must say that I actually took a few minutes to stop and appreciate the two largest parks and campgrounds that we have in Grundy County. It is evident that many of the area residents do from the camping, fishing, and recreational use on the trail around the Grundy County Lake. Use of this park has increased steadily since it opened. But my reflection focused on our second largest park and campground – Wolf Creek Recreation Area near Beaman. The park is located at 33999 M Avenue for those of you who depend on your GPS to go anywhere anymore. Or two miles east and one mile south of Beaman for those who don’t. Two years have seen a lot of improvements in the park. I don’t think you can find any nicer restroom/shower building that serves the needs of the campground and the nearby shelter. Add to that the dump station and that is quite an upgrade to the camping there. And there has been an increase in the site use this summer. If you haven’t checked it out – do so. Late summer/fall has become a popular time with area families who aren’t ready to call camping quits after school begins. So, there is still time. The crew was hard at work last week adding new equipment to the playground. There are two new slides, a crawl through log and a “hopper” rock to add to the structure, swings, and teeter-totters already there. It looks nice. And my youngest grandson put his stamp of approval on it this weekend. Looking ahead to next season, the county road bridge across the Wolf Creek will be removed and a new bridge built next year. This will make it a bit less convenient to access the park as everything will need to come from the south. It will be a few miles more around to get to the park for some, but the effort will be worthwhile.