Thunder Ridge

3rd year in a row here. Camp host this time around was very friendly and pretty laid back. Hike down to the lake had a few tree obstacles from freshly fallen trees but still a beautiful hike down to lake. Restrooms were kept cleaner and more maintained then most restaurants.

Nice clean campground. We had site 13 and a wonderful view of the lake, although the site next to us seemed a little close. Trail down to the lake was within a couple feet. Trail down to the lake, about 10 min down, then 20 min to get back up. Quite an incline. There were a bunch of downed trees that required lifting kids over to get past. Lake was very nice, clean, and quiet. Camp host came around a lot. Some people like this, but we thought it was more than needed. Wife said bathrooms were the cleanest she had seen at campgrounds.

The camp host at Thunder Ridge was excellent! She was friendly, willing to help, present and available but let you have your space. You can tell she was in charge and the captain of that place. It’s nice to have a trusted go to person who holds people to the rules. A+ for her!!

Campground and restrooms clean. Camp hosts were very friendly. Enjoyed the overall visit.

Great campsites- fairly private, quiet, lots of trees and well maintained. Bathrooms needed some cleaning by the end of the weekend. A 10 minute hike down to the water, fine, but strenuous when adding water sports equip.

Very nice camping experience! Bathrooms were kept very clean the whole time. The views were amazing!!

Despite being woken up by a bear in the middle of the night, we had a good experience in this campground, especially considering we survived it. The place is beautiful! The toilets amazed me for how clean they were considering they were not flushing toilets. There was a sign saying the restrooms were cleaned 3 times a day and I believe it. It smelled good and it was very clean! We stayed on campsite #11, which has a beautiful view for the lake. It got super chilly during the night, which was expected for a campground at the top of a mountain. The huge downside was the bear experience. There were signs everywhere saying there were bears around. Thank God we read all the information and were able to do the things that made the bear go away. If you do not want to take the risk of having a bear experience, I would suggest you not to come to this campground.
Pros:
- beautiful place
- sites have plenty of space, ring fire, and picnic table
- clean restrooms
Cons:
- bears might visit your tent at night
- no showers or flushing toilets
- host was not on duty during our stay

All in all, it is a great place. Beautiful and clean, it is a nice campground! If it were not for the bear experience, we would have enjoyed it even more.

We stayed at #10 mid-late summer. Beautiful view of wildflowers and Aspen in the valley below. There's a trail a few sites down, take that straight all the way to the lake: crystal clear water. You can also take the trail around the lake to the large rocks on the other side, but be aware that the loop trail is 13 miles, it looks shorter than it is.

Awesome

We have a 1995 camper and Thunder Ridge was our first choice of camping site. It’s only 2.5 hours away from Denver, which seems reasonable if you don’t have time for longer trips and still want to a get away from the big city. The camping sites are clean, organized and very friendly. You can hike, walk around the reservoir or just take the time to relax.
Definitely recommend it! We are coming back soon!