Nice Wooded Area

This was my second time going Burke Lake and it was just as enjoyable as the first. Some of the sites can look pretty close together, especially if you have more than one tent, but you do have your own space without feeling too cramped. There is no electricity at this site.

My site was close to the bathrooms on the backside (where there is a potable water spout). The bathrooms were pretty clean and were stocked with plenty of toilet paper. If you want a spot closer to the bathroom front side, try looking out around B14 or B15. My mom uses a walker and she is able to walk from our site on the back to the bathrooms as long as she goes slow and looks out for roots. So, the bathrooms are in walking distance if you can only make a short walk to get to the bathrooms. Regarding a handicap accessible stall, none seemed to be handicap*, but I didn't open all of them to check. *If I am incorrect just let me know and I will edit the review*

The actual sites and campground is nice. There is a field and a small trail you can walk to get to the actual lake circuit. The camp store at the sites was closed already on 10/30, which surprised us because we went the same weekend last year and the store was still open. If you are camping here at the end of October I recommend making sure you have brought enough wood just in case the store is closed and you cannot quickly buy more.

The fire ring does not have a grill included, but there is a separate charcoal grill as seen in my picture with the tent. If you have a big enough grill grate however, you can put it over the fire or balance it on the ring (which we were able to do).

A fun little note: I don't know much about foraging, but if you go at the right time of year (which I guess was kind of now) you can find some fun nuts and mushrooms to look at and find. *DO NOT EAT ANYTHING WITHOUT BEING 100% SURE WHAT IT IS* Please note I said look at and find NOT eat!!!

Peaceful

We picked up the camping registration outside the office at the entrance, no need to speak with anyone. Then we just drove down to our campsite in the family camping loop. We could hear and smell horses when we got to our campsite, but it didn't last forever. 

The site was mostly clean, had a few pieces of small trash scattered around when we arrived. The sites were decently spaced out from one another, it didn't feel like we were right on top of the people across and next to us. Our site was close to the restroom, it had a little path leading to the restroom, and it looked like there was little trail paths all around leading to the restrooms from the different parts of the loop. The path leading to the restroom from our site was gravel and easy to walk on. The restrooms were clean, but the floor was wet almost the entire time we were there (likely due to the showers).

If you need to buy wood it is $5 for 8 pieces and you call a number given to you in your registration packet. The ranger will then drive by and drop off the wood at your campsite. The inner ring of this loop has electricity, and the electric box was just on the far side of the picnic table in the corner.

Well Maintained

The campsite was well maintained and spacious enough for two tents if you need them. I got a site in the electric loop (Cedar) and the outlet was right on the other side of our tent (directly across the lot from the picnic table). 

This loop does have some elevation, which I didn't know when initially booking the site, so you will have to walk up or down the loop road to get to the bathroom. The bathroom was clean and stocked, no issues there.

The loop I was in seemed to be full, but once night hit, other than a few kids, it was pretty quiet. There is a camp host, their site is right next to the bathroom, but we never spoke to them. They drove by and waved and that was the limit of our interaction. 

Other notes: You don't have to pay the park entrance fee if you reserved a campsite. When you get to the park you pull into the parking lot on the right side, and you check-in there, as well as purchase firewood. Bundles were $5.50 or 3 for $15. You get a tag for your car, which has a code to put in the gate inside the park to get to your campsite.