Deerlodge/Piney

Heidi Horak

Ever heard of The Night of the Grizzlies? I wouldn't be surprised if this campground develops a bear problem. We arrived to find the hard bear-resistant food storage boxes plum full of festering hot garbage. Garbage truck day seemed to be Thursday so you'll be lucky if there is enough bin space Tuesday/Wednesday. Campsites left food, alcohol and trash out over night. But the ground squirrels and hares love that. Vehicles move barriers to be able to drive where they want. Two of the sites' occupants included a large number of children that were left unattended to play. (Great). The kids were probably 1.5 to 13 years old. Several times the toddlers were down by the water by themselves without life jackets. I nearly had a panic attack. One of the older kids told us they'd been there for 5 weeks. At the time I took the comment with a grain of salt, but it became clear that might be true as our stay continued. This campground is basically a sun-baked free for all. The Forest Service and local law enforcement seem pretty incompetent to enforce posted rules and protect patrons and wildlife.

Justin Eyre

Shame the trees had to all be cut down, pesky beetles. Still, at this elevation and right on the water, heat wasn't really a problem. Well water and bathrooms handy, close to the water, just be advised if you want to try taking a swim, the bottom near the main part of the campground is pure muck, easy to sacrifice a flip flop or worse if you're not careful. Might be better over near the boat ramp, didn't try it.

Steven Larsen

Reservations on all spots and mostly empty. Would be great little spot without the reservations. Reservations for camping spots is stupid.

Giovanni Governale

Great Campground. Not a ton of shade, but with our own shade tents, we didn't feel we needed more. Lots of space between spots so we didn't feel right on top of our neighbors. The host was awesome! We had a small storm burst come through that scared our two little ones. So while we were battening down the tents and making sure things didn't fly away....thanks to some help from neighbors... she brought our little kids to her trailer and entertained them through the 15 minute storm. There is a beach access. Its a little walk. And the boat launch is the next outlet down the road. The water was a bit cold. But that's to be expected in the northern mountains.

Landon Robins

Great place , the hosts were so very awesome. The water is perfect. The boat launch is not very far away and you can bring your boat right to the camp, and if you don't want to leave it in the water there is room for it at your camp site.