Mesa Campground — Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area

Silverwood Lake Campground offers a range of site experiences depending on where you stay. Some campsites are fairly close together and don’t offer much privacy, while others are more tucked away and feel noticeably more secluded. That said, the sites with better privacy can come with a tradeoff: there may not be enough room to comfortably pitch a tent right next to the car, which could be inconvenient if you like keeping your setup compact and organized. Overall, the campground seems best for campers who are flexible about site layout and are willing to choose between privacy and convenience. If having space to park and set up camp side by side is important, some of the more open sites may work better, even if they are less private.

This is a really nice campground with some great trails. Bathrooms were clean and well stocked. Nice hot showers but bring quarters and don't use the handicap one if you like a full on body spray. The ranger and county officer that we ran into were very friendly and answered all of our questions. Nice fire pits, level pads, and clean campground made this girls, holiday, camping adventure one of the best yet! If you get time, drive into Crestline for a coffee and danish. It's a wonderful mountain town.

Just had the best weekend even with the 3 bears that decided to come by. Group of 30 . Definitely a good time. Be careful with the bears! 😮‍💨🥰🏕️

Was a last minute camp spot due to bad planning on my part but the campground during holiday is a nightmare. The lake and views are nice. Spots are crammed and you often see people walking through your site. Many campers don’t adhere to the quiet hours. I would much rather have a pit toilet than any of the bathrooms at the campsite. Would recommend only during the off season.

Family of 5 with little ones. We stayed there for 2 nights. It was on ok campground. The downfall was that you had to drive to the lake from the campsite. It isn’t walking distance so if you had an RV you were pretty much stuck at the campsite. Campsites we’re nothing amazing either, uneven site and wasn’t able to use awning because of the high winds. Overall an okay trip.

Our experience was super chill since it was mid-week in February. However, I walked the campgrounds and realized the place might be a nightmare during busy periods. It’s a cool spot, but the sites are really crammed together.

Our site was sick because it overlooks the little valley without any interference. It’s not entirely level once you leave the pavement but not a deal breaker either.

it is my favorite place we go 3 or 4 times a year

The last two times I went to Silverwood I was REALLY disappointed. Loud people and parties until 2am couldn't sleep. Large groups with loud speakers! Rented a boat, wow the man was rude. Will NOT be going back.

Have a great time every time. Hike fish and swim

Little quaint to the huge lake that u encounter fun enjoyed every minute. Made some friends.

Mesa Campsite at Silverwood Lake was clean beautifully kept and we had a wonderful time!

My Church choir stayed here for a retreat. We had a blast with view of the lake, just walking distance from our camp. Lots of trees and paved roads for bikes. Facilities were great too. Will surely visit this place again.

Easy site for a quick family camping trip. Great access for young children to play in the reservoir.

Really nice, large campsites. Full hookups, no Wi-Fi at the RV campsite, The cell service was good and my hot spot provided 4G internet. The only negative is the fact the lake is not visible from any of the RV sites.

Came here during covid because we thought this might be a good way to social distance. Boy were we wrong! These campsite are so close together it feels like you are sharing. Almost every site was booked as well so that didn’t help anything. We only ended up staying 1 night of the 3 booked because we couldn’t handle the crowds. They did end up refunding us for the 2 nights which was very nice. I thinking even under normal circumstances l, I wouldn’t come back. This place might be great for families or the novice camper that wants a few modern conveniences(There are pretty clean bathrooms and pay showers) but it definitely doesn’t feel like you are out camping in the woods. The whole area just felt like one big RV park.

Each campsite here is pretty private and has a lot of shade. Close to the lake but we had to walk down a bit to go swimming. Some sites are smaller than others but it was only the two of us so everything worked out well. Park rangers here were very helpful, fun to talk to, and offered other suggestions for the coming camping weekends if I didn’t want to stay here again. Sites were 45 dollars or 10 for parking and 35 for the site. One vehicle included in the stay.

I’ve stayed here twice, the first time all the sites were booked the second time it was pretty empty. Both times, neighboring campers were blasting music. Not just a little loud, but so loud I felt the bass two loops away. Park rangers don’t patrol the sites as far as I can tell but if your intent is to party with some friends while camping this is the place for you. There isn’t easy access to the lake, I think you have to either drive down or take a really long walk. Most sites have a lot of shade, all sites have a picnic table and fire pit. If I ever want to have a party camping trip, I’d likely go here. But if you’re camping for peace and quiet, this may not be what you want.

Expensive trashy sites, fire pits were too full of ashes to use, garbage literally everywhere, bathrooms were gross despite park personnel going in and out of them all day. Staff seemed to be pretty indifferent when I called to report that a kid was shooting a BB gun across my campsite. I had to drive away from my site for safety. We will never stay there again. (To be fair the superintendent of Silverwood did apologize, made a lot of excuses, but did refund our money despite having a no-refund policy)

Bring money. Everything cost extra

Bring own gear, tent sites are primative you have to walk to toilet and showers but not far campsites are big enough for more than one family and friends

Lake fishing swimming hiking campfires

Group activities

Nice campground with flush toilets. ATV with ice cream and firewood comes around right before dark. Campsites are a bit crowded for my liking. Access to the Silverwood Lake recreation area is a great benefit. Small market is on site at the recreation area and the beaches are not smooth sand, but are fine to walk on.

Great camping spot! Close to the lake and you can rent fishing boats and jet ski's and have party's by the water.

We reserved 2 sites next to each other for 1 night. It was a very quick trip. We had very nice camping spots with adequate hookups. Nice and shaded. It appears they are building a new facility of some sort but, it was not yet finished when we were there. Still a little too cold to get into the water, but others were swimming at the beach area and in spite of the wind, it was a good trip. The lanes are rather small and the campsites we were in did not accommodate a vehicle and a trailer which means your parking in the lane and this makes for some congestion. Especially, if your neighbors have 2 vehicles and a boat they want to park by their rig.