Loud and rude

The park rangers were super rude on the beach. There were children screaming and running around everywhere. Definitely too crowded and loud way past quiet hours.

Great for Yosemite visit

This place was a great stay while visiting Yosemite. No reservations in advance, an hour outside the park, and only $10 a night. There are two pit toilets that are well kept and something like 10-15 sites. Definitely come early to snag a spot, and even earlier if you want a good one. There are more campsites further down the road if the first campground is full, but we didn’t check them out. The first campground is no RVs and I assume the other ones are the same. All walk-in tent sites, but the furthest you’ll need to walk is probably 30 feet. The sites are very close together so get ready to be nice to your neighbors. There is a river right next to the campground which is very pretty and very cold. As of us being here, it’s roaring and unsafe to do anything in, but apparently when it calms down (I think later in summer/fall) it’s good for tubing and other river sports. The campground hosts were very nice and introduced themselves right away. There were also plenty of felled & chopped up trees around to use for firewood, as well as bear containers at each site and a picnic table. ANTS WILL GET IN THERE. We had ants all over our dishes in the morning, but not our stuff in tubs, so make sure your things are ant proof. All food goes into the containers, don’t leave anything smelly in your car incase a bear tries to break in. Also, the squirrels are a little too friendly, clearly they rely on the humans in the area for food, so try not to drop food on the ground & don’t feed them. They’ll walk right up to you already. And watch out for food laying around/ keeping the bear containers open/ leaving coolers and things open because they will get in there and try to eat your stuff.

Hot showers + lake view

This place was nice, it’s one of the few campsites around the lake and this is for sure the more secluded one. There are only a handful of sites and only one other group was there when we stayed. Tents only, or maybe some smaller camper vans, but anything big is going to have a hard time getting in and out. It’s a very very small loop. The bathrooms were fine, a little scary looking, but they worked. There are showers, too, which really made this place for us. The water pressure is insane, kinda painful, but they get nice and hot and you don’t have to pay for them. The lake is gorgeous, great place to canoe or kayak or boat, there’s a small dock probably 100 feet or so down from the campsite. You can swim, too but it’s kind of nasty water. $20 a night, you have to reserve online, we had one bar but the service is sketchy so try to reserve before driving in. All the sites are essentially the same thing. The park ranger came around and checked us in, he was helpful, but you’ll definitely need a reservation. He said there are rattlesnakes, so stay out of the tall grass. There’s a water spicket with potable water right in the middle of all the campsites. Honestly, a very solid place. Right off the road, so it can get a little noisy but nothing crazy. Seems like a good place to stay if you’re trying to find something reasonably priced around Yosemite/Sequoia np and with a bonus of showers.

Nice hosts, ok camp sites

What really made this site better than just okay were the camp hosts. They made a point to come around and introduce themselves to us, help us out with whatever we needed, and were really just nice people. Clearly they love this place and that little interaction definitely made the whole experience sweeter. The place itself was fine, the lake was gorgeous as well as the surrounding views. It was $12, not $10 to spend the night, or really do anything else, but it was easy to pay. You need a card though, there’s a little box for it. There are two bathrooms and sites everywhere, some spickets too in places. The bathrooms were fine, pretty clean with toilet paper. The site is right next to a busy road so it’s not super quiet. You need a permit to have a fire or a stove, but it’s easy to get online. Solid place to crash, not sure if it’s worth $12. But it works and the people are kind!!

Can’t complain

This place was nice and peaceful, lots of spots well spaced. No bathrooms or anything, just dispersed BLM land. Easy to find, easy to get down, RVs and tents alike. A lot of varieties of sites, all designated and with fire pits. Solid place, that’s all.

You will need 4WD!!!!!

Didn’t stay here, but the road leading up to the site is insanely rocky. 4WD MINIMUM. Tried to get up it with a Subaru forester and we had to bail halfway through. Anything lifted will be better, too. Didn’t see anything about this road until we made it there so only go if you’ve got the car for it, or if you want to walk!!!

All good things

$15 a night, which is a better deal than most NPs will offer and right in the middle of the park! This spot was awesome, lots of wildlife to see (lizards, jackrabbits, etc). There’s plenty of spots that offer great shade, because of the rocks. The rocks are great to boulder, scramble, or climb on. Bring your climbing gear if you’re interested! A baby jackrabbit came right up to me at one point, which was adorable but not great. I guess people feed the critters all the time, so be wary. Don’t feed the animals!! The bathrooms are clean & have trash cans and even lights. There are plenty around, and dumpsters too. They don’t smell either. Picnic tables at every site and fire pit with a grate. Really just a wonderful time here. Mostly for tent camping, but we saw some RVs here and there. Ps. Don’t burn the vegetation lying around, a park ranger told us it’s horrible for burning and creates lots of smoke, and check under your cars for turtles!!! It says that everywhere but incase you miss it

Sweet spot, but overpriced:/

We were really disappointed with this campground:( all the prior reviews we had read told us this area was free, but it turns out in 2023 all the BLM campsites in the area have switched to requiring reservations & fees. So it ended up being $28 for a night on BLM land. The site was so cool, too. Totally would have gotten 5 stars if it was free, or even just cheaper. It looks like a lot of the fencing, toilets, and picnic tables might be newer, I think they might’ve put a lot of new signage and other things in with the new fee use upgrade. But it felt like to drive the 30 minute road into the site and to have only some pit toilets did not warrant 28 dollars. Especially as travelers who are always looking for free BLM land to stay on. Again, the area was amazing, really well kept and gorgeous views, but the disappointment and frustration of having to reserve and buy a site knocked off some stars for us. Once arriving to the site as well, our service wasn’t great so it was difficult to reserve a site and everything, so do that all before you drive down the road, it’s long. Bumpy too, so AWD at a minimum. Anything lifted would be great, too. Sucks because you can’t really figure out which sites you want until you get there. Oh well. Really cool spot if you’re willing to spend the money. $28 minimum.

Perfect

This site is awesome. Private campsites, around 5-6, probably could find a few more if you searched. Right next to the river, beautiful and peaceful little area. There is a pit toilet that is well kept, plenty of toilet paper and very clean for a pit toilet. There’s a boat ramp, not that we have a boat, but it would be a great spot to go canoeing or rafting. The sites are all walk-in, you don’t have to walk very far probably the farthest is like 30 feet. Most sites have picnic tables as well. We spotted an RV using a site along the road, so RVs can park on the road it seems, but not in the normal parking spots. This place was fantastic and gets 5 stars because it’s free!!!

Nice facilities & cute place

Just like the title says, the bathrooms and showers were very nice and even though the sites were close, there were privacy fences put up. Only problem was the place said it was open and when we tried to go in the office it was closed. Just stayed there for one night and it was around $30, a little pricey but we didn’t have any where else to crash. It was a solid place. Probably better for glamping purposes.

Awesome site, good price & great location!

This site was $20 a night which is such a steal for the location. Definitely plan on getting there early and reserving a site ASAP, they fill up super quick. The sites were a little close together, but you can hike out of them straight into the park. Easy to reserve your site, the bathrooms were super clean and there was even a separate room just for washing dishes which was so so so nice. No views of the park, just in the woods. But it was a great place to stay for visiting Bryce Canyon! Highly recommend, just get there early!!! Tents, RVS, the whole works. PS. The animals in the area are super friendly and clearly get fed ALL the time (they’ll walk right up to you) so just remember to keep your distance and don’t feed them!!!!!

Good views and nice site

$20 a night. A little close to the road and the bathrooms weren’t super clean, and no soap for washing hands. But great views of some sandstone structures. It was $8 for a bag of firewood and it was a huge bag so that was nice. The campground hosts were kind and helpful as well. The sites were close together but they worked. We didn’t really stay here long but it was a solid campsite. Showers cost extra and need change. When we stayed, the change thing was out of order so bring your own change just incase.

Same review as last time but fox!!

Crashed here again, and stand by everything we said last time but this time we spotted a silver fox on the camp site! It was definitely scared of us but clearly came up to this site and areas nearby often to scavenge for food so a good reminder to practice LNT principles and leave everything better than you found it!!

CLOSED🙅🙅🙅

Figured out this place is closed in the winter, only open June 15-Nov 15. Thats why people can’t find it

Great spot close to the parks

15 dollars a day, you could probably get away with not paying the fee, no one validates it. Very cool campsite, very sandy and windy. Tons of spots to choose from, so many you don’t have to worry about them filling up. The cooler spots are further along the roads, you can find some cool ones along big rock formations that offer shade, but less toilets back there and the road gets super bumpy, AWD at least and anything lifted will do better. Lots of porta potties, and one pit toilet we found. All very clean with hand sanitizer and GOOD, fluffy toilet paper. Ground is hard to drive stakes into, so bring some para cord if tenting. Watch out for cactuses and the area is busy so can get loud at night. People like to party. Cool spot.

Beautiful area, but expensive:/

Very nice and well maintained facilities, beautiful scenery and peaceful camping. ADA accessible, and all different sites offered. The reservation process is relatively difficult online, walk-in sites are truly walk in. You have to park and carry your stuff in around 25-50 yards. There are wheelbarrows sitting there that we think are for moving stuff, so that was a nice touch. Toilets are closed in the colder seasons, except for the larger shower houses. Most tent sites are gravel covered. The map is a little vague, the roads pictures on the map are the driving roads. It was 28/night for the walk-in tent sites, which is a little outside of our budget but we decided to swing it because we wanted to shower. Turned out that the showers cost extra, so bring cash. That was a little frustrating to find out, since we felt we had already paid for the facilities.

Coolest spot!

Great location for visiting the National Monument. Picnic tables and fire pits everywhere, all are tent sites. Parking is available, but you can’t drive directly up to the site, it’s only a few yards away though. Stayed two nights. There’s a bathroom, it’s an average pit toilet so it’s not the best thing ever. Great place to explore, recommend hiking out to the Miracle Rock & going further up along the ridge line. Did some bouldering too, so bring your climbing shoes if that interests you.

Solid area to crash

The coordinates will take you directly to the first spot, you have to pass the pay-for campground on this road to get there. There are quite a few pull offs on the road, but there’s also a lot of private property so watch for signs. We only found two pull-offs with campfire rings. There are some toilets, picnic spots that say no camping, and water sources along the road also. The spot further down the road is a little more private but everything is along the Highway and cars are usually passing. It’s not too bad at night but the sites aren’t super private.

Couldn’t find it?

Not sure if we just couldn’t find the actual location, but we followed everyone else’s instructions and tried to pass all the ‘no camping zone’ sites but it just led us to a dead end. There were two ways to go from there but they were both gated and locked. We just pulled off on one of the many little parking areas off the road and car camped. It looked like if we had showed up in the day time we could’ve hiked down into the area and found a spot to set up. There were many signs that said ‘no camping within 1/4 mile of the road’ so your options are to either park and sleep in your car or hike in and try your luck. Maybe the gates are open at other times and we were just unlucky. Who knows, but not a super reliable camping area. Seems like a gamble.

Nice area!

Very solid location, there are several spots along the Highway. There are multiple camp sites within each pull off, but they are close together so not a whole lot of privacy. Right next to a river which is pretty and convenient. There are toilets right there but they close in the colder seasons so be aware they might not be open. There are trails to hike down but we didn’t really explore too much. Looks like more campsites further down. You have to leave your car up by the road though.