The entire recreation area is accessible from the day-use area, which has a restroom, water, tables, grills, two covered shelters, and a parking lot. The large, heavily used but rarely full picnic area offers quiet solitude a short walk from the car. Food and equipment must be carried to the picnic tables and shelters that are some distance from the parking area. At the lake there is a developed swimming area with a pea-gravel bottom and a dock. There is no beach for sunbathing, but a pleasant, grassy ledge instead.
Swimming is restricted to the marked swimming area.
The water remains cool most of the summer, though by July 4 it is quite comfortable. Off the picnic road is a boat ramp and parking lot access road. The lake is limited to electric motors, rowing, and paddling. It is a great place to canoe or raft. Although the lake is heavily fished, some very large bass live in the deeps.