Soul125
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A bit of random info about East Fork. It is a med sized lake with two main public access points. The northern side (where they have been searching) has hiking trails, camping areas (swiming beach is enclosed), boat ramps and horseback riding. The southern entrance has hiking trails, boat ramps and a swimming beach.
Since the alleged POI isn't from this area it might be helpful to know what his frame of reference for the area is. For instance would he have used the area for camping, horseback riding or boating? That could point to which areas he might have had some familiarity with. For instance a person who used the park for boating might be more familiar with the roads and trails nearer the boat ramps. If he used the park for horseback riding he might be more familiar with the horse trails, etc.
If you have remains in a car and are entering a state park that closed at dusk, you wouldn't want to be driving around aimlessly because you might attract more attention to yourself. You would most likely drive to a familiar area, drop off your package a little ways off from a trail and go back to your vehicle and leave.
Thanks for the info about the park. That is what bothers me. I wonder if this person knew about this huge state park or if he just took off driving out into the country until he found a secluded spot far away from home. If he did go into the park, I would think he got in and out like a bat out of hell because it's risky even if it's night. He could have chose a woody spot off a dirt road near the park, but not in it. I hope that they extend their search if she isn't found in the park to include some other areas around here.