I went to Dogpatch USA when I was probably about 9-10 years old. My dad wanted some Coors (it wasn't sold East of the Mississippi back then) and this was a convenient reason to take this trip. I was sitting in the back seat of my dads topless Jeep Renegade CJ5 with my feet on a couple cases of coors all the way home.
Dogpatch seemed really cool, but as an adult what I remember about it was pretty cheesy. I also remember it being really beautiful over there. There was a catfish pond where you could pay to fish. It had so many fish you would drop the hook in and catch one immediately then a guy would come unhook it and throw it back in. I can't imagine how many times they were hooked every day. The cast was out and about in force. The best part was while my dad was drinking his coors back at the motel, I would hang by the pool and eat McDonald's which was a huge treat in the 70's. Gen X at its best.
Edit: Just watched a video that said the Bass Pro Shops owner bought it and is revitalizing it. Seems like he wants to make it more of a nature park than a theme park. Also, the fish pond I mentioned was a trout pond. This is pretty cool.
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