Acorn Campground

Nice and quiet over New Year's. This is definitely a better place to camp when the temperatures are lower because of the lack of shade. We stayed at site #23 with a 20' camper and a short walk down to the water. Unfortunately, the previous occupants left garbage in the fire pit and some trash (and a knife) around the campsite. Be advised there's no camp host in winter and no ranger to be seen. Sites weren't even marked with proof of reservation. Half the campground was closed down for the season and very few campers around. Water spigots worked though. For winter camping in a camper on short notice this was great, but this campground would not be worth it in the heavy traffic/high temp summer months. Campsites are pretty close together with most having zero privacy barrier.

The ADA campsite was vey nice, along with everything else. Clean facilities and we say the ranger checking on things several times.

We liked our campsite! Great view of the water and scenery.

Lots of wildlife in the park, including deer, turkeys, and geese.

Nice dump station. This place has gone downhill over the last year. Trash everywhere. Even though there are plenty of receptacles. What is wrong with people? Or better yet, why don't the camp hosts clean it up?

Just truly awful experience. There was somebody in our reserved spot, and we spoke to the camp volunteer who said the "spare" space they keep available happened to be full, so we were out of luck. We spoke to the ranger on duty who confirmed that the other people did not have a reservation and said that if they were still occupying our spot tomorrow, they would have them and their belongings removed so we could have our spot. So we drove several hours home. We then drove several hours back the next day, and they were STILL there, and no one would make them leave. So we drove several hours home again. I am incredibly angry and have complained several times and received no explanation or refund. Horrific experience. I am absolutely baffled that I have not received a refund.

Greats

Place and people were awesome. Fyi- Water spicket wasn't theaded for a hose . (30' 5'er)

Lack of rule enforcement... Little to no Ranger presence through the campsite, and after-hours generators running all night long. Loud cars, trucks, and motorcycles coming into campgrounds, speeding, Loud music, and Too many Homeless.

It's hard to feel safe, e after 10 pm. Campsites are used as a day-use area.

This lake used to be a fantastic place to stay ... but the After hour Rules not being enforced, and no patrols, make it feel like you are very vulnerable at 12, 3, and 5 a.m. ......., making for the uneasy, sleepless night ... need to be on full alert and feel the need for safety measures, because if you have to call 911 ... it's going to be 15 minutes before you will see an outside sheriff or any other law enforcement. Did I add chopping firewood between 10 pm and 8:00 AM?

Plus homeless stay longer than 14 days ... because the rangers do not come through the campsite and check who is legally at the campsite and check when they arrive and depart.

This is wrong. I pay good money and do my best to live up to the rules I agree to when signing up for my reservations. But IO PM is quite tired of putting up with all the unlawful disrespectfulness in the campsites, and the number of cars/people/ loud generators running hours on end long after 10 o'clock.

It's going to be just a matter of time until a serious situation is going to happen and someone will be involved with an unpleasant ending to their vacation.

And I have witnessed firearms being discharged in the campgrounds twice this year ... September and November.

This is not acceptable.

I love New Hogan and have been coming to the lake, on and off for 60 years. But now I am having to stress at night because of the after-hour activities by those who obviously do not belong in the campgrounds. and fear leaving my campground unattended because of the homeless traffic and shady characters running around the grounds during the day.

Make New Hogan SAFER, or next year Hogan will be a ZOO! SAD.

My main reason for a fair rating was because the Dump was full when we got there, and still full when we left. VERY inconvenient. There was also someone’s stuff, (tent, fishing poles, generator, etc) in our reserved spot. Not a person, just their stuff (for days). The ranger was kind enough to place us in a different site right away. This is a nice campground, I hope this is no indication of things to come.