Hirz Bay

I think the location is great. I loved the fairly flat parking and it’s a big site! (037). I stayed on a Monday for the one night. As I drove the one way road to my spot I noticed all the trash was overflowing and people are lazy and obviously didn’t care but I also knew that no one was going to pick it. Well, the bears came about 2am. Of course. Maybe you guys are understaffed. Probably. I’m sorry. I just wanted you to know.

Great place to visit! The campsites are large, spread out nicely and very well kept. The bathrooms could use a bit more attention, quiet hours are not enforced so if you're sensitive to noise try going during the week when there are less people. Beach access is just okay but probably only because the lake was FULL when we were there.

Bear proof trash cans were full and not being emptied so people had to set their bags of garbage outside the cans. This of course attracted bears to rummage through them every day and night. Also there was no toilet paper in the whole park and the bathroom had lights but they did not work.

Site #46 which is a double has good privacy and water/bathrooms nearby. Some shade. Great views and very quiet. People were respectful and friendly. It was quiet and no loud music or problems and the curfew at 1000 pm was observed. We stayed from June 26th to July 1st. We had a boat that we put in and took out every day and the ramp was good. Plenty of parking at the upper parking lot. $16/day for ramp access. We saw numerous vehicles with violation tickets for not paying. Lake was at 97% full. There is a small beach that you can put up a shade structure. Unfortunately, there were some irresponsible jet skiis nearby the beach running around the 5 mph no wake buoy. We also saw a knucklehead boater dragging a person on an inflatable. Sigh, people.....
Also unfortunately, some non-campers left their trash and empty butane cannisters outside of the bear trash bins. If you bring it in, you should pack it out if the bins are full. I did call the private company that handles the bathrooms and trash, and they came out on Wednesday and took care of everything. I picked up four 55-gallon trash bags and put everything on top of the bathroom near our site. It was the first bathroom as you came into the campground loop with the bulletin boards. We all need to be good stewards of our natural resources.

Toilet paper not replaced in bathrooms all weekend, Bear box doors didn't close, trash cans full, loud party campers nearby, people cutting wood with 2 chainsaws at almost 10 pm. Site has great location though.

Toilet paper not replaced in bathrooms all weekend, Bear box doors didn't close, trash cans full, loud party campers nearby, people cutting wood with 2 chainsaws at almost 10 pm. Site has great location though.

Site #21 should have never been offered up to rent. The pitures showed two picnic tables and trees. Not the case. It looked like it was moved, not in the same place the map showed. It looked like a bulldozer came through there. No trees, burn pit, giant hole where a large stump came out, no place to sit around the fire pit as the fire pit was at the end of the cement slab near the bear box. No good place to put four tents... There were 8 of us. The area to the left of bear box and above the bear box were the only place to put a tent. Absolutely zero privacy. Large sticks everywhere. Bathrooms near us, the men's room was backed up and sewage all over in there when we got there Friday at 3 pm... Nobody looked at it until Sunday afternoon. He was heard cursing very loudly. Bathroom situation was no better at any of them. TP ran out. Thankfully I brought my own as I have learned. WE have been coming to Hirz Bay for over 40 years. This is the worst I have seen it. We still had fun though, as we always do. Also the site next to us was not marked, the driveway said 23 but there was no post that had a number. So, this couple decided to stay there; since there is no privacy my daughter's tent door was directly eye level with where they decided to put their tent and they had a fire going all night. If you aren't renting a spot out, then block it off or offer it to adjacent sites for parking. We wanted to use it for parking but did not want to do the wrong thing. We told that couple to check with camp hosts but I don't think they did. Also camp hosts left on Sunday

Site #21 should have never been offered up to rent. The pitures showed two picnic tables and trees. Not the case. It looked like it was moved, not in the same place the map showed. It looked like a bulldozer came through there. No trees, burn pit, giant hole where a large stump came out, no place to sit around the fire pit as the fire pit was at the end of the cement slab near the bear box. No good place to put four tents... There were 8 of us. The area to the left of bear box and above the bear box were the only place to put a tent. Absolutely zero privacy. Large sticks everywhere. Bathrooms near us, the men's room was backed up and sewage all over in there when we got there Friday at 3 pm... Nobody looked at it until Sunday afternoon. He was heard cursing very loudly. Bathroom situation was no better at any of them. TP ran out. Thankfully I brought my own as I have learned. WE have been coming to Hirz Bay for over 40 years. This is the worst I have seen it. We still had fun though, as we always do. Also the site next to us was not marked, the driveway said 23 but there was no post that had a number. So, this couple decided to stay there; since there is no privacy my daughter's tent door was directly eye level with where they decided to put their tent and they had a fire going all night. If you aren't renting a spot out, then block it off or offer it to adjacent sites for parking. We wanted to use it for parking but did not want to do the wrong thing. We told that couple to check with camp hosts but I don't think they did. Also camp hosts left on Sunday

Super private campsites. Beautiful views and water is so close

Super private campsites. Beautiful views and water is so close