Lost Creek Reservoir: Almost Heaven West Virginia

26 June 2015

Lake #44        Lost Creek Reservoir, Allen County

Little Lost Creek Reservoir, 120 acres, is about a five minute drive west down Reservoir Road from Metzger and Ferguson Reservoirs. Like its bigger brothers, Lost Creek Reservoir allows electric motors only, has a nice walking trail around its perimeter, and has no facilities. Unlike its big brothers, it has no boat ramp. Lost Creek has carry-in boat access only. I didn’t have any trouble carrying my kayak in but I did have to take a rest break.

Path From Parking Lot Up To Reservoir 

Walking Trail Around Reservoir

Rest Break on My Way Up the Path 

View of Lost Creek From the North Shore 

Lost Creek is the most natural looking of the three reservoirs on Reservoir Road. It has more vegetation growing at the water’s edge and some interesting limestone rocks. I was hopeful that I would see some wildlife while I was out paddling; unfortunately, I had no luck. 

Looking for a Good Put in Spot

Found a Spot, Now Just Need to Carry Down the Kayak

Kayak Successfully Down the Embankment

Ready to Put in

Paddling Southwest

Looking to the Southeast 

When I saw the name of this reservoir my first thought was of Lost Creek, West Virginia. When my husband and I were dating we went to visit his great-aunt Mabel who lived in Lost Creek. Shortly after we were married, she passed away. We stayed at North Bend State Park overnight when we attended her funeral.  During that trip, I was reintroduced to nature as an adult and fell in love with West Virginia. I am naming the baby duck for Lost Creek Mabel, in honor of my husband’s sweet great-aunt and the round about way she reconnected me with nature.

Baby Duck Mabel 

Paddling Along the East Shore 

Brushy and Weedy Shoreline

Paddling North Back to Put in 

Back to Where I Started 

May all your roads end in water,

Mama Duck Mona