On July 3, 2012, we arrived at this federal campground for 3 nights. Be prepared to travel some long winding roads to get here from Redding. Once here, it was totally worth the drive. It is located in the Trinity National Forest on Trinity Lake. This is the thirt largest lake in California. Our campsite had a filtered view of the lake due to the thick stand of trees, and only about 200 feet to the water. All sites are paved and a lot of room between sites. No hookups, no satellite, no dump station, and you are shaded all day by the pine trees. Verizon cell phone gets three bars and I am using my wi-fi hot spot now. Our site was pretty steep, but we managed to get into it and get it pretty level with our jacks. We paid $7.50 per night with Aggie's senior pass and there is free firewood all over the place. We had some cut and stacked at our site when we arrived. This is a boaters paradise and most campers spend their days out on the lake with their boats. While they must drive 20 minutes away to launch their boat, they may tie their boats to shore here. The water is warm, in the 70's and daytime temps in the 90's, but comfortable under the trees and we did not need to use air conditing. The park is very quiet day and night. I rate this park F****. We will come back again with our boat.
We took a day trip to find a secluded area of the lake so Buddy could go for his swim. We pulled off the highway and ended up at an entrance to a cemetery. We met some young kids riding a four wheel jeep loaded in mud. I asked them if this dark full canopied road led to the lake. They said it sure does, but it is really tight. They led the way and tight it was; I have the scratches on the Tahoe to prove it. Once we navigated this rocky, rutted path for about 1/4 mile it opened up to the lake which is the last picture. Buddy got his swim in and we relaxed for a few hours overlooking this little cove which we had all to ourselves.
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