Lewis

We had a great experience camping at Lewis Campground! Our main site, #31, was fantastic — spacious, flat, and conveniently located right across from the restrooms. The area is very secluded, which is perfect for those looking to disconnect (note: there is no cell service, so plan accordingly).
We also reserved site #32, but it wasn’t ideal. It had limited flat space for tents and the driveway was much smaller, so be cautious when selecting your site.
One important thing to note: after Foresthill, it’s about an hour and a half of winding roads to reach the campground — not for the faint of heart, but definitely worth it once you arrive. Be prepared and bring everything you need!

We had a great experience camping at Lewis Campground! Our main site, #31, was fantastic — spacious, flat, and conveniently located right across from the restrooms. The area is very secluded, which is perfect for those looking to disconnect (note: there is no cell service, so plan accordingly).
We also reserved site #32, but it wasn’t ideal. It had limited flat space for tents and the driveway was much smaller, so be cautious when selecting your site.
One important thing to note: after Foresthill, it’s about an hour and a half of winding roads to reach the campground — not for the faint of heart, but definitely worth it once you arrive. Be prepared and bring everything you need!

Lovely and great campsite! The only thing you should know is that the lake can be quite dried up in certain seasons, so plan to walk awhile or drive to where the water is. But beautiful and very nice and often not very busy :)

Lovely and great campsite! The only thing you should know is that the lake can be quite dried up in certain seasons, so plan to walk awhile or drive to where the water is. But beautiful and very nice and often not very busy :)

We had a pleasant camping experience. Our campsite was close to the bathroom, trash bin, and water spigot, #11. With kids in tow that was important. Of course we could get sporadic gusts of wind that reminded us we were “close” to the bathrooms :) The bathrooms did run out of toilet paper. Thankfully we brought our own to use. Campsite's were spacious but not all the tent areas were flat. Our sleeping bags were sliding off the cots all night because of the angle. The campsite was a bit of a drive to the water area, and you could unload your beach gear at the boat launch area but then had to park the car up the hill and walk back down. The Lewis campground side of the reservoir was all rocks, no sand. Not a fun area for the kids to play in. And you couldn’t let the kids play on the flat boat launch area for safety reasons of course. The park rangers told our kids they had to be 30 yards from the boat launch area. But having to walk 30 yards over rocks and boulders is not easy. If you wanted a sandy beach I guess you had to drive around to the French Meadows campground area. It was also very windy so we couldn’t put up an umbrella. Not sure if it was just that day or if it’s windy all the time. Besides the rocky beach, and the wind, Lewis at French Meadows was a nice place to camp for the weekend.

We had a pleasant camping experience. Our campsite was close to the bathroom, trash bin, and water spigot, #11. With kids in tow that was important. Of course we could get sporadic gusts of wind that reminded us we were “close” to the bathrooms :) The bathrooms did run out of toilet paper. Thankfully we brought our own to use. Campsite's were spacious but not all the tent areas were flat. Our sleeping bags were sliding off the cots all night because of the angle. The campsite was a bit of a drive to the water area, and you could unload your beach gear at the boat launch area but then had to park the car up the hill and walk back down. The Lewis campground side of the reservoir was all rocks, no sand. Not a fun area for the kids to play in. And you couldn’t let the kids play on the flat boat launch area for safety reasons of course. The park rangers told our kids they had to be 30 yards from the boat launch area. But having to walk 30 yards over rocks and boulders is not easy. If you wanted a sandy beach I guess you had to drive around to the French Meadows campground area. It was also very windy so we couldn’t put up an umbrella. Not sure if it was just that day or if it’s windy all the time. Besides the rocky beach, and the wind, Lewis at French Meadows was a nice place to camp for the weekend.

What a beautiful camping area. I was afraid it was going to be bad on my way there. There was a huge fire that took everything out driving up. This campsite luckily survived. There are bathrooms with running water, but when I was there they had water issues. The alternative bathrooms were great and clean though. The staff came regularly to clean and stock the bathrooms. They took the trash every morning.
The lake is beautiful, but you should drive to the boat launch down the road for more water. There is parking there. All in all I loved this place. I will definitely come back.

What a beautiful camping area. I was afraid it was going to be bad on my way there. There was a huge fire that took everything out driving up. This campsite luckily survived. There are bathrooms with running water, but when I was there they had water issues. The alternative bathrooms were great and clean though. The staff came regularly to clean and stock the bathrooms. They took the trash every morning.
The lake is beautiful, but you should drive to the boat launch down the road for more water. There is parking there. All in all I loved this place. I will definitely come back.

Great spot close to the water. Facilities were well maintained. Bring bug spray in the Summer for mosquitoes.

Great spot close to the water. Facilities were well maintained. Bring bug spray in the Summer for mosquitoes.