Orland Buttes

My wife and I stayed at site #26. It was reasonably flat, but the front right corner was low by 4 inches. Our site, plus #18, 25, 28, 30 seemed pretty level. The others - not so much if you have an RV. Our site was in the sun, which was great for us as we have solar panels. The good part was that if you wanted shade, it was in the area with the picnic table and the fire ring. So you get the best of both worlds. The site had a nice view of the lake. The campsite only had 5 or so other groups, so we pretty much had the place to ourselves. Predicting the wind was tricky. Some days it was windy in the morning and calm in the afternoon, and other days it was the opposite. The wind wasn't horrible, but going against the wind in a kayak could be a chore. The hike to the old bridge was about 2 mi round trip with only one hill. My wife HATES hills, and she managed it just fine. The bathrooms were clean, and there was drinking water available. We didn't use the showers. We didn't use the RV dump either as it didn't look level so it would leave stuff in the tank. We dumped at the Pilot right before I-5. We will definitely be back, but probably in the Fall as summer temperatures will be pretty high.

This is now a favorite campground. Loved everything about it. Views, trails, access, space between camping spots.

This is now a favorite campground. Loved everything about it. Views, trails, access, space between camping spots.

Beautiful location, peaceful and abundant wildlife. Orland Buttes campground was clean, bathrooms were clean functional and the hot shower was great! We have enjoyed Black Buttes lake in previous years, but none more than this year.

Beautiful location, peaceful and abundant wildlife. Orland Buttes campground was clean, bathrooms were clean functional and the hot shower was great! We have enjoyed Black Buttes lake in previous years, but none more than this year.

Everything was great EXCEPT: For the second or third straight year, the toilet in the men's restroom in the first loop to the left after the entrance was malfunctioning. PLEASE fix he thing!!!

Everything was great EXCEPT: For the second or third straight year, the toilet in the men's restroom in the first loop to the left after the entrance was malfunctioning. PLEASE fix he thing!!!

I was just stopping over for the night on a road trip and ended up here. Practically empty, only two large groups pretty well-separated from each other. Sound does carry a lot here, and there is practically no privacy between adjacent sites (or even those in the same loop), so be mindful of your dates if you are a light sleeper. Bugs not bad, but it was also pretty hot out (still around 90 when the sun set), and being next to a lake, I imagine they could be really bad. One hiking trail to the old bridge, which has great views for sunsets (keep left at the fork, going right goes down to the water I think).

If you have a dog, definitely not an area to let it off-leash. A lot of the adjacent land has big signs indicating that the land is monitored (basically an "intruders will be shot" warning), and there are coyotes nearby - I even saw one about 200 ft off after listening to them howling periodically at night and in the early morning. Probably after many of the herbivores whose scat is all over the place as well.

I was just stopping over for the night on a road trip and ended up here. Practically empty, only two large groups pretty well-separated from each other. Sound does carry a lot here, and there is practically no privacy between adjacent sites (or even those in the same loop), so be mindful of your dates if you are a light sleeper. Bugs not bad, but it was also pretty hot out (still around 90 when the sun set), and being next to a lake, I imagine they could be really bad. One hiking trail to the old bridge, which has great views for sunsets (keep left at the fork, going right goes down to the water I think).

If you have a dog, definitely not an area to let it off-leash. A lot of the adjacent land has big signs indicating that the land is monitored (basically an "intruders will be shot" warning), and there are coyotes nearby - I even saw one about 200 ft off after listening to them howling periodically at night and in the early morning. Probably after many of the herbivores whose scat is all over the place as well.

Beautiful sunset at a quiet camp and easy access to freeways.