We eagerly returned for a day trip only to find out that this area and much of the east side of McKenzie pass devastated by last summers horrible fires! 3 of the 11 campsites are destroyed, gone. Others are being repaired. It Will be years before area has recovered.
Our boys grew up camping here! Our family had camped here several times a year as long as I can remember. My boys and now my granddaughter love going to the the fish hatchery and seeing the baby fish and the HUGE fish. It is usually very quiet.and so relaxing. It is close to home so a quick wonderful getaway on short notice.
We spent a week having a blast camping here with our granddaughter. Only downside was water was way to cold to do any swimming or water play, which she wanted to do too! Great for fishing (she had a blast) having fun in our raft and exploring the area.
Trip 1 mid June - Couldn't get drive into the lake, to much snow! Parked and hiked in for an enjoyable day hike. Trip 2 mid July - Monday - campground was full, many campers said they planned on staying full 2 weeks. Didn't get to stay. Ended up camping at Harritt Lake. Trip 3 - 2nd week of August. Monday morning and again campground is full! Saw some of same people as we saw before. Talking with them, it seems they were on their 2nd 2week camping trip to the lake!
This campground would probably be a great late season/fall camping spot, however summer is very difficult to find a spot.. Campground is First come, first served.
We enjoyed our trip so much we have been back several times! This is now one of our favorite camping places.