Pine, Mules Ear, and cold fresh drinking water

A pleasant camp ground with tall lodge pole pines, and hillsides covered in mules ear flowers. Drinking water for the camp site is pumped to an underground tank up the hill and gravity fed back to the camp sites. Taps available throughout the campground to get fresh water but not for RVs to hook up. The campground is in close proximity to the main canyon road so expect occasional motorbike/atv noise throughout the day. There is also a small spring/marsh bordering between the camp ground and main road. It’s not deep enough for kids to play in, but does help keep the area green. Plenty of areas to drive and hike up Slug Creek road. Although streams show up on a gps, these are seasonal streams at best so don’t expect to go fishing. Even over at Slug Creek there are sections with more water but limited flow so the water is stagnant in the late June time frame. Plenty of firewood opportunities or you can purchase from the campground host. Keep an eye out for dry materials. The evening dew point and thick mulch coverage can result in damp kindling and fallen wood. We found success in splitting our wood early in the day allowing it to dry off a bit before an evening fire. There has been some changes to the campground since the satellite map was last taken. We found most campsites indicate 100 percent shaded on the website but found some sites have almost no shade although trees are in the vicinity they run the wrong direction for good shade. We also found some or the parking areas have been changed a bit. Use caution with large rvs/trailers if your worried about getting a scratch on your vehicle. The loops to turn around at the end of the camp sites appeared challenging for some longer vehicles towing 35’+ trailers staying on the road and out of the trees. Postings indicate to be on the look out for bears. We did not encounter any wildlife other than an occasional bird or squirrel on our adventures.

Idaho treasure allowed to go to waste

This once was a beautiful reservoir and campground area. Reservoir was a nice long stretch perfect for water skiing, jet ski and trolling. The reservoir was upgraded with nicer boat docks in late 90s to early 00s and unfortunately the irrigation district has closed down access due to concerns for invasive species. As clarification from the listing, there has been no confirmation of invasive species present just a protection method to prevent degradation of the irrigation resource. Unfortunately closure has resulted in resources allowed to go to waste. The boat dock has been drug across the boat ramp and lack of maintenance has allowed willows to begin degrading the ramp and access. Campground and fences have been allowed to become in disrepair. In May 2020 the campground had not been mowed and had at least one camp site occupied by what appeared to be a permanent resident/junk collector, and vehicle access has been secured to prevent vehicles from getting down near the water limiting the ability for occupants or local fishermen to access the banks for fishing without a hike. Water access would no longer be ADA accessible.

Close quarters but friendly faces

This is an older campground, and space near reservoirs is a hot commodity. The RV park host was very friendly and accommodating. Very clean campground with a nice boat dock and plenty of spaces to get down near the reservoir and fish.

Warning - Some of the spaces felt like extremely close quarters especially with slide outs. The picture below shows one of the older full utility locations. Some units may not have much room to slide out without contacting the utility boxes. Some units offer great shade and an awning next to a shared fire pit, shared picnic table. Some units have a really nice shared grass area between trailers. Also several people here are seasonal campers with monthly rates. This can make finding a space a little more challenging. Call ahead and make sure to get reservations so you can get a spot.

Lot size seems inconsistent between spaces as some feel very cramped and some of the high number units without utilities had larger spaces between them, almost appearing as an extra space between two units people were using for pet/kid play areas.

Dogs are to be kept on leashes, but people should consider short leashes/tie lines as it is easy for pets to cross into adjacent units depending upon where they are staked. Make sure to plan ahead for power adapters. Only one 30amp service so if your planning to run AC, plan to be the first in or coordinate with your neighbor.