Geary County Lake has two legs to it, more or less shaped like a "V." The first few times we visited the lake, we arrived at the main entrance off of Highway 77. Though the map indicated that this was a "V" shaped lake, the main entrance allowed access to only one end of one of the legs. There were camping, picnicing and fishing areas at this east end of the lake. My husband and I assumed that the rest of the lake was off limits for some reason and we didn't really think much of what seemed to be the extent of the facility available to the public.
However, as we like to explore backroads and find out what is really "out there," we decided to explore the area around Geary County Lake on a couple of occasions. We managed to locate roads that gave access to the rest of the lake, some great hiking areas and beautiful scenery. What we found was that Geary County Lake was much more charming than we had first believed and a place that we will spend countless hours exploring in the future.