What a pleasant surprise we had last weekend when we discovered this wide open campground operated by the National Forest Service. Located right off the 79 in Warner Springs, there are several wineries along the way if you're into doing some wine tasting before settling into camp life.

There are no reservations at this location, it's $15/night and the camp host is not seen very often. Most sites have decent space between them, some are more private than others. We chose site 49 which had a bunch of creepy trees that created nice shade. After checking out the whole place, I would say site 57 is pretty ideal in size, privacy and has a great view of the mountain ridge.

There are plenty of basic bathrooms and vault toilets, but no showers. There are spigots to wash your hands and rinse dishes. There are also dumpsters so trash is not a huge issue. Biggest issue for me was the bugs...lots and lots of flies even with citronella candles pumping and a fire.

Would definitely camp here again, met some awesome folks and had a really memorable experience....we may have actually had a little too much fun.