Orland Buttes

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

Beautiful location overlooking the lake. Nice showers and large campsites. Lots of birds while we were there.

Beautiful location overlooking the lake. Nice showers and large campsites. Lots of birds while we were there.

Volunteer Staff - extremely helpful and nice.
Paid Staff - Was non existent
Campsites - great shape.
Restroom Facilities - Not so good. I cleaned the toilet and the sink myself. Urinals we're covered with appeared to be dried sewage coming up from the drain. Restroom also smelled like a sewage backup occured and was reopened the the public without repairs.

Overall - park needs maintenance staff. I don't believe volunteers should have to handle major restroom problems. The campsites we're great, boat launch was in good shape, and we felt like we owned the park.

Volunteer Staff - extremely helpful and nice.
Paid Staff - Was non existent
Campsites - great shape.
Restroom Facilities - Not so good. I cleaned the toilet and the sink myself. Urinals we're covered with appeared to be dried sewage coming up from the drain. Restroom also smelled like a sewage backup occured and was reopened the the public without repairs.

Overall - park needs maintenance staff. I don't believe volunteers should have to handle major restroom problems. The campsites we're great, boat launch was in good shape, and we felt like we owned the park.

Very clean campground with beautiful views of the lake. The camp host is super friendly and was also helpful in giving some recommendations on places to visit and eat in that general area.

Very clean campground with beautiful views of the lake. The camp host is super friendly and was also helpful in giving some recommendations on places to visit and eat in that general area.

This campsite was overall a nice experience but a bit off-putting as well. Bear the camp host was nice and helpful. When we arrived it was nearly deserted and because of this it felt somewhat creepy. As the night progressed this eeriness intensified. There are not a lot of bugs out in the daylight so that was nice but once the darkness sets in it’s an all out frenzy. It seemed mainly the nonbiting kind of flying bugs. If you wear a headlamp, be prepared to be constantly hit in the face by them. There was also a fire ant hill on our site and I noticed the “water-bug” kind of roaches crawling around here and there. A white cat was roaming the night. There were rat traps by the lake-side fence.
The area is great for night-sky viewing and photography. You can see the milky way here. That said, the nights are brightly lit by the far-off city lights.
I would advise to bring a camping portable potty if you are tent camping. The bathrooms are kept well-stocked with soap and toilet paper but they don’t seem like they’re cleaned. They have showers in the restrooms too. There are water spigots throughout the campground.
Campsites must be reserved online through REC.gov. Easy to do once there since phone reception was great, I have ATT. Campsite #26 was flat but some campsites are sloped.
The campsite road starts/end at a cemetery, really sealing in those creepy vibes. We were glad when we saw others arrive.
To surmise, I am glad this place was available to allow us to rest midway from our home and destination but I’m not sure this is a great place for a long stay unless you have an RV.
If you are pre-reserving, campsites 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 35 are flat for sure.

This campsite was overall a nice experience but a bit off-putting as well. Bear the camp host was nice and helpful. When we arrived it was nearly deserted and because of this it felt somewhat creepy. As the night progressed this eeriness intensified. There are not a lot of bugs out in the daylight so that was nice but once the darkness sets in it’s an all out frenzy. It seemed mainly the nonbiting kind of flying bugs. If you wear a headlamp, be prepared to be constantly hit in the face by them. There was also a fire ant hill on our site and I noticed the “water-bug” kind of roaches crawling around here and there. A white cat was roaming the night. There were rat traps by the lake-side fence.
The area is great for night-sky viewing and photography. You can see the milky way here. That said, the nights are brightly lit by the far-off city lights.
I would advise to bring a camping portable potty if you are tent camping. The bathrooms are kept well-stocked with soap and toilet paper but they don’t seem like they’re cleaned. They have showers in the restrooms too. There are water spigots throughout the campground.
Campsites must be reserved online through REC.gov. Easy to do once there since phone reception was great, I have ATT. Campsite #26 was flat but some campsites are sloped.
The campsite road starts/end at a cemetery, really sealing in those creepy vibes. We were glad when we saw others arrive.
To surmise, I am glad this place was available to allow us to rest midway from our home and destination but I’m not sure this is a great place for a long stay unless you have an RV.
If you are pre-reserving, campsites 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 35 are flat for sure.

i'll really call this a 3.5-4 star campground. it was nearly full friday and saturday nights. fairly quiet, the groups around us were having the same as us. The lake was full with water but no sites are water accessible. the bathrooms are run down but they do have running water and showers (at least the bathroom around sites 16-22) good views!