Idlewild Campground

Some highlights:

- plenty of trees, nice and shady

- some sites are close to the river/creek; you can walk right from your site through some trees and bushes and get to the water

Some lowlights:

- right on the bike path (could be a pro or a con though)

- right off the highway

- next to the highway on the other side is a fairly busy train track. Most of the trains that went by didn't blow their horns, but a few did, even as it was getting later in the evening.

Other points/advice:

- one pro about the bike path (for me personally) was that you are within walking distance to Winter Park. Once you get out of the woods though, it is all sun...

- if you buy firewood from the camp host, you have to load/stack your own wood. It is not already bundled. The host has you load a bin and whatever you can fit is considered a bundle. **PRO TIP** load the wood vertically ;)

- mosquitos were fairly bad, but they have also had a lot more rain than usual so take that as you will :)

Campsite #18 was perfect for my group of 8 people. Each campsite has a picnic table and a fire ring. This campsite was away from almost all the other sites with the most privacy. Site #18 is on the south side of the campground located along the Fraser River which has a nice sound to it. The site also sits on the Fraser River trail that is paved and runs into town. Site #18 is conveniently located about 100 ft from the outhouse. This is a paid campground. 

Campsite map: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3838641.pdf

$22 a night with many campsites. We got there around 3 pm and there were a few campsites left with varying layouts and proximity to the amenities. We had no problems and didn't need 4x4 to get there.