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S S

December 02, 2022

It is much more isolated than other campgrounds in the area and not along the side of the road. They also have an ATV road at the back of the campsite and a trail. Not sure if you are supposed to walk on the ATV trail but it has really pretty views of the mountains. The toilets were fine, for a campground they were pretty good! It got COLD at night, my car said it was 37 degrees! the stars were INCREDIBLE and I highly recommend going on a night with a new moon!

Sal Sayeed

February 08, 2022

Nice campground, the host she was awesome , clean bathrooms definitely will return

Mariah W

August 01, 2021

So things the website does not tell you. 1. The entire campground is full of red ants. They are EVERYWHERE! 2. The lake isn't an actual lake...its a water reserve, you can not swim in it! You can fish and go boating but no body contact with the water is allowed. The lady at the boat counter told my husband they make sure to leave that info out so people still come. There is a swimming hole by the camp but they charge you to use it and it fills up fast. 3. The camp host does not enforce quiet hours time rules (10-6) While we were there a large group blasted music until about 3am when another camper had to tell them to turn it down. Luckily I had a good camping group and we made the best of it we could. The beach is close so that's cool but definitely do not plan on going back. In response to the reply I got from the campground (it's not allowing me to reply) It might not be part of your camping facility but it is what attracts people to it...and the one advertised next to it. We traveled 3.5 hours to this site so it was a big disappointment to know its not an actual lake. I'm posting this so people do not make the same mistake. We would not have chosen this site if it was not by the lake. It was paradise campgrounds.

Sean Donovan

July 27, 2021

Worst camping experience of my life. Rude campers talking loudly all night, dogs barking at all hours. No attempt to even be remotely considerate of others, but I guess that's California for you. For $38 a night, I absolutely do not recommend staying here.

Anthony Ortega

July 08, 2021

Great place to camp and relax and enjoy some family time

Richard Sportsman

May 24, 2021

Nice location in mid-May. A little weird that the camp host switched camp sites on us.

Jackie Herrera

August 09, 2016

Great secluded spot, not many trees on sites but excellent camp hosts. There are many horse, hiking, and ATV trails nearby.

rayan17

August 01, 2016

Great camping. Great hiking trails. Very courteous staff and host. Enjoyable scenery all around. Only reason for 4 stars is the bathrooms were a bit gross. 1 of them being locked, meaning almost always having to wait. If you go here, make sure to note there are no showers. We brought a Ozark trail two room shower tent with a portable shower and portable toilet so wasn't as inconvenient for us. Also, lots of ants all over. But hey, that's camping :)

Raul Gonzalez

June 22, 2014

Fire ripped through last year. So it's dry and in some areas burnt. But it's a great place to checkout with trailheads for horses and dirt bikes. Also great place to stay with horses because it has corals. The host name is Bob and he was very helpful and nice. Restrooms need work

Madicyn Herbst

March 26, 2014

Good: The mountain landscape, flush toilets (not too grimy), drinking water, hiking trails BAD: Experience with camp host Bob! He pointed us twice in the wrong direction to set up our tent- the first time he came around AFTER we set up and said that area's reserved (ok we should have known, it had a grill and it's own parking spot). The second time, I asked him where was NOT reserved, and he pointed downhill to a patch of grass without amenities, so we walked down there and set up, he passed by and it seemed fine. The next morning, I went to ask him if we could use a grill to boil water and he said we were lucky not to have gotten a fee overnight- WHAT? He told us the area we camped in was for day use only, and if the ranger had seen, we'd have gotten a ticket... So he chose not to tell us that until the next day? So I asked him where did he want us to go, and he SHRUGGED. I explained that we had gotten two day passes, and he said oh okay, that's fine then... Except that 15 minutes later he came by and yelled "You people are illegally camping, I won't tell you again!"- so I have no idea what his problem was, and why he couldn't be clear with us as to where to go/what he wanted from us. He was so abrupt and talking with him was so frustrating we left immediately rather than struggle to get any kind of help! Ensure you have a reservation so you don't have to deal with Bob!