Pine Springs Campground

I attempted to go to another campground, but there were no spaces available. I noticed a sign for this campground as I was driving back & took a chance on it. The road to it was a little rocky, but I have an old Nissan sedan which it handled it just fine. This campground is first come first serve, but also free. A man at one of the campsites told me you are supposed to have a Forest pass, which I do. There is no water or bear boxes, but there are vault bathrooms & a fire ring w/ grill. There was a Boy Scout Troop there & one of their Scout Masters brought sanitizer & bleach to clean the bathrooms, which was kept by the door.

There is no host, which, my luck, meant the group of guys in the adjacent campsite stayed up very late drinking alcohol and talking loudly. I had to sleep in my car. But I would absolutely go back to this place. It was (mostly) quiet and very clean & peaceful.

To get to this place there is a lot of rocks and uneven roads. It is preferred if you take a truck or 4x4 but I have seen Sedan cars make it more than halfway deep. I provided some photos of the roads as well. But other than that this place is secluded with many shady areas. There is different campgrounds to choose from. Starting Friday- Sunday it actually gets pretty busy you will come across people driving around or using their mountain bikes as well. This is a good place to hike around, hunt and scout. Also there are many dispersed campgrounds you can make along the roads Incase this one is packed. Be aware that animals will stop by during the night so always be prepared for anything. Don’t leave out anything that will attract the wildlife. This campground is in the middle of no where so wildlife will always be around. Stay safe.

Fee: Natural Forest Adventure pass the fee for a day pass is $5, and the fee for an annual pass $30.

It’s is always good to have it, better to be safe than sorry. All campgrounds require it.