I would never take four little kids to a lake in the middle of nowhere by myself, but when you go with a friend it makes the day not only possible, but really fun! Neither of us had ever been to Lake Makenzie before, and we only knew about on recommendation from my friends pest control guy. It's a reservoir near Tulia, TX which is about an hour southeast of our house. Once you arrive, however, you have to drive down a crazy steel, unpaved road to get to water level. And there is no cell reception in the area. We were both worried about whether our minivans would be able to handle it, but we made it in and out okay!
Once you get down the hill you can pull your car right up to the water to unload your stuff, which was wonderful! We had a cooler, towels, toys, a shade tent, and more and I was so glad I didn't have to try and haul it all from a parking lot to the water. We just popped the trunk and dumped everything out right on the beach. We stayed and played for almost 4 hours, and even then the kids weren't ready to go home. Hopefully we can make it back once more before summer is over!
Overlooking Lake Mackenzie. The beach where we swam was on the other side of the lake. When water levels are high they allow motor boats and wave runners, but since we are in a drought right now the boat launches are closed and we had the lake to ourselves.
We made it down the cliffs to the water!
Emery and Sophie spent hours digging a river in the sand
Jaxon, Davey and Tayson
Charlie enjoying a popsicle with his best frenemy Rossi
There was lots of sand to play in and the water was nice and warm. There was some muck all around the shoreline that I didn't care for, but it didn't seem to bother the kids.
I brought the baby bouncer, which turned out to be a fantastic idea. Griffin had somewhere to sit/sleep up off the sand and it wasn't as hot as me holding him in my arms.
Charlie loved floating around in the river tubes
These silly girls decided to turn themselves into mud monsters. Luckily it all came out in the wash and her swimsuit was not stained black.
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