The campground is 5 miles from the crowded, noisy impacted mammoth campground. Ok, so it has no water except for the stream. Still, this campground is pleasantly nestled among aspens. Some sites have privacy issues but that's made up for by the quiet and views. We were there end of may and the sites were grassy and nice. By deep summer this could be different. Yes, there was a buffalo who occupied 2 sites