Rose Canyon

There is a piece of rebar sticking up from the parking block at site 46. It tore a hole in my water tank. They cancelled my reservation 3 times on another site because of a fallen tree. They have removed the tree but did not reinstate my reservations

Great location with a few options for setting up your tent. It’s away from other spots and has privacy. There is treated spring water too, so you can always get extra water as needed.

Within an hour, before I could finish setting-up, two different "Hosts" made sure to stop-by. Without greeting me or introducing themselves, they both were letting me know my gear didn't look right to them. The first rolled in right after I attached my Kelty Sideroads sun shelter to my van. He first questioned if I was the person who made the reservation. After I assured him I was, he pointed out that my Kelty "looked like" a tent and that tents weren't allowed. I read the rules when I made the reservation and I did not bring my tent. He agreed with me that the Kelty is not a tent and was ok to have up for shade, then sped away and shouted back at me that it still "looked too much like" a tent. About 30-40 minutes later, the second host drove up and "greeted" me by stating that she wasn't going to make me move. (What??) She then went on to say that they preferred to save these spots for "real RV's" and then explained how my setup was not that. Specifically that I had to have a contained toilet and be able to cook inside. I do and I can, though I hardly ever cook and prefer to cook outside when I camp. No matter, my gear is not what they want to see in their RV spots. I'm way too old to put up with petty gear-shaming while trying to relax, so I fed and walked my little dog, packed up my (luckily!) modest gear, and came home. I've made sure my other reservations in Rose Canyon this summer are NOT near the RV sites. I'm hoping to meet friendlier hosts next time!

We had an altercation with a neighboring camper who was aggressive, unstudied, and was carrying a gun. There were few other camper there and decided to leave because we feared this woman would do something to hurt us. The camp host was not located anywhere near us and we couldn’t find them on our way out. There was also no cell signal so we couldn’t call 911 to alert the authorities.

There was another host at the camp grounds that we spoke to in our way out. He offered nothing to help us. Just listened, told us he was off duty, told us to call 911 (acknowledged that there was no signal to do so), and try to find the hosts for our site.

When we were safely back home, I tried to update the reservation to cancel and possible report the incident, but didn’t find a way to do so. We didn’t stay any nights and we’re not able to get a refund. We camp often and have never experienced anything like this. We didn’t feel safe because of this other camper. We will not be traveling to this camp grounds again.

I would appreciate receiving a refund for this reservation so please reach out to discuss.

Thank you,
Lisa Wallman

It was our third time up at the lake and it was great. Some of the campgrounds, especially those closer to the lake are walking distance from it, whereas those
Below 60s are not (depending on your tolerance and whether or not you have kids).
The place is very private and you are a good 25-30 yards apart from the next campsite (sometimes more). The campsites are equipped with everything
You’ll need (table, bearproof storage, fire pit, grill, toilets, and running water). There are no showers.
Temperatures over night may vary depending on which site you’re occupying (they are quite a difference in elevation between them that will also effect the amount of sunlight you’ll get in the morning). Earthly June temperatures were still in the 40s over night, whereas towards the end of the month much warmer.
At last, in case you forget your firewood, you’ll be able to purchase some from people working the grounds (we’ve met Jody and Jack who were both fantastic.)

One thing to improve would be to keep toilets more clean and crack down on people leaving trash around the lake area.
The place is a real gem and should be kept that way.

Very helpful staff and an amazing site

All was great.

We had fabulous time, location was perfect, the only thing was that we didn’t take enough water for cleaning utensils. But now we know for next time. Planning another camping trip real soon.

This is one of the best campsites I’ve ever stayed in. It is up a ways from the road, so you have to haul your stuff into the woods a bit, but it’s 100% worth it to be secluded from the other campsites. There’s a great mix of sun and shade. Great flat space for a tent (room for 2, actually). Good hammock trees.

The site #62 was fabulous! The restrooms were atrocious! I thought maybe it was just our sites outhouse, but every one we visited, hoping it would be better we’re not. It would be a 5 star review if the restrooms were decent.