Carlton

It's a glorious campground, right on the river. When we visited there was no camp host, no rangers, basically no oversight; which was a problem when we found our site occupied by campers who refused to leave. That super sucked.

A very fun place to take the family

We ended up camping at Union Valley. Union Valley Campground had 8 sites reserved for multiple night over the entire weekend and not one had someone camping at the site. This has happened to me now 3+ times where I originally wanted to reserve a site at Union Valley but “on line” booking had none available. Then we get there and all are reserved, but none have people camping. I was unable to cancel my spot at Carlton because of lack of cel service in the area, so I guess that makes me a part of the problem. Regardless, it’s a real shame to see all these spots unavailable to book then empty when you go check. Gotta be a better way, maybe 1/2 booking on line and the rest show up and camp? I do t know the answer but overall it makes for a frustrating experience. On another note, Union valley camp ground was clean, safe and beautiful !! Can’t wait to go back, if I can book a f-ing site!!

Storm prevented us from getting there.

Great campsite that is right next to the river! The facilities were clean and convenient to my site.

It was great, no complaints, can’t wait to go back!!

There was no camp host. The campsite next to us had maybe 12 - 15 people in it and they overcrowded into our site with no host to keep them in line. The fire ring had been pulled out of the ground. With extreme fire conditions we weren't going to use it... but it should have been repaired. Next site over used theirs. Outhouse ran out of toilet paper...glad we brought our own. There needs to be a campground host to enforce the rules.

Great, smaller campground. First time here and will be coming back.

Seemed like every campsite had a path down to the river which is great! We went Monday - Wednesday and al sites were filled but everyone was courteous. No loud music. Everyone was quiet into the evening. Also everyone had a piece of the river to themselves which might be due to us going on a weekday.

Lots of yellow jackets and mosquitos so be prepared.

Highly recommend this campground.

Campsites 14-16 (definitely those, but maybe others, not all) have beautiful river inlets/access. Campsite 6 does not and is small. But the campground overall is gorgeous because the river is beautiful! Bring water shoes because the river is shallow and rocky. Beautiful swimming holes a bit further up the river past the campsite. It is very close to the road, so we had to keep a close eye on the dogs—we brought long leashes and other campsites had pens, but luckily our dogs didn’t seem too interested in getting close to the road. No sinks in bathroom, just a pit toilet but well-stocked with TP. Overall a lovely experience; will definitely be back!

Perfect place in June and July