Pend Oreille County Park

A friend and I popped in for a night so due to being nearby Horseshoe Lake where we planned to kayak the following day. The site was super easy to find and accessible being right off hwy 2, and no one camping but us, so very surprised by how open and available the sites were. Enjoyed the spacious sites and clean bathrooms and hiked some trails before nightfall. As the title suggests, all was well until a minivan pulled up to our site and a very aggressive introduction to the camp site host was made. He walked up to us and rather than saying HI and being cordial started with “everything you guys are doing right now is not allowed!” We were stumped and quiet for a moment as he proceeded to tell us we have to pay to camp ( we did but realized after further discussion, we dropped in wrong payment/ donation box). He then told us no fires and almost told us we couldn’t use our propane fire but admitted he really didn’t know the rules. Finally, we were smoking (marijuana is legal here) and told we could not smoke several times. I tried to lighten the mood with conversation only to find out he’s not from this area and knew nothing of Horseshoe Lake or the surrounding area. Overall, feel it was the rudest intro by a host I’ve ever experienced and the only reason I did not give a better review. He did drive by on two more occasions and we felt it was going to be an all night affair of his visits, but thankfully he stopped coming by after closing the gates and we were able to enjoy our night. Great spot to camp between the many lakes in the area.