Little Maud Campground
Leia E.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed May. 24, 2021

Lake side to fire side

I wish I had taken more photos but I had so much to take in and enjoy. 7 of us stayed in a site and had plenty of room for 2 large tents, 2 small tents. 3 pop ups of varying sizes, plus several hammocks. Everything I well maintained. Several sites did not have very much tree coverage so bring your own shade if you cannot reserve a spot on the north side near the creek where trees are more plentiful. The website promised flushing toilets on the campground so we were slightly disappointed that port-a-potties had been erected in front of their restroom doors. Only half of the non‐potable water spigots worked but they weren't too far a walk. Also when I purchased the reservation in January for May, the site said that you could park 2 vehicles at your site and any extra vehicles would be 6$ per car, per night. The host came by and only let us have one car on site for free with purchase of the reservation and then charged us 7$ per vehicle, per night. Not sure if they updated that on recreation.gov. those being the only slight complaints, the place is just wonderful. The walk to the lake shore is easy and worth it for fishing and paddle boarding. Or you can drive over with your gear in 2 minutes and pay 8$ to park on that side. The proximity to the town of Basalt, CO was super convenient as we needed more ice and fish bait. The drive along the Frying Pan River is so spectacular that I told my partner I wanted to move there. The evening time was especially beautiful with the sun setting on the mountains and the lake and the stars shining so bright we stared at them more than our own fire. Absolutely will be returning!

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  • Review photo of Little Maud Campground by Leia E., May 24, 2021
  • Review photo of Little Maud Campground by Leia E., May 24, 2021