Opinions on Tenkara use in the park?

[Kytroutbum]

Santa has asked for help, so I placed an introductory Tenkara set on my list. Looking at a 11 ft. 5:5 action or a 12 ft. 6:4 action. Has anyone tried it in the park- above Elkmont or Abrahms my usual haunts? If so, How does your amount of useage over the summer compare to traditional flyfishing? Just looking for some feedback, w/o getting into a tenkara board. Randall