My friend and I chose this park because of the backpacking/hiking and the proximity to waterfalls of the North Shore. Our site (#3) was right next to the beautiful Manitou River. There was lots of space for multiple tents, but we only had one. There was mention of a bear pole for hanging food but we didn't see anything of the sort. There was plenty of deadfall in the area for firewood. The Manitou River Cascades are maybe a half mile north of the site. There wasn't a lot of great star-gazing because of the tree cover. Despite the camp entrance being unstaffed and a little confusing on the location of the actual entrance, we had an excellent time and I'd definitely recommend it to others!