Ohaver Lake

Hosts were great

Such a beautiful campground! We had space 19. Number 18 never showed up for their reservation. So I think that made our spot a lot better. We were right on the lake and had a beautiful view of the snow capped mountain! There were a lot of people on the lake during the day and many dogs off leash. Our site was pretty close to the toilet but not too close. Overall I would definitely be coming back!!

The area is lovely, the fish were biting, the host was friendly, we met nice people ... we had a wonderful time!

The site, camp spot, and other guest were awesome. One of the prettiest places we have ever camped. It was very crowded, of course being 2020. The biggest (only) real problem was the bathrooms. They simply weren't being emptied and/or cleaned often enough for the amount of traffic the campground had. Our spot was not far enough up wind... and we had a camper with water storage and our own toilet & tanks thankfully. My wife probably would have made us leave if she had to use the public facility. The location itself and view is nearly perfect. The road in was a little rough and dry, washboard, made it difficult for a 30' camper. The camp host was blunt, but nice enough as he was working hard.

We typically love going to O'haver, but our experience this past year was awful. The camp hosts gave away our site and our friend's site. When we pulled up someone was in our spot, and they told us they "paid the camp host cash." When we went to the host, they were very rude; especially the female spouse. Instead of being kind and supportive because we drove two hours to get to our site, she was very defensive, and when I reminded her that she should focus on being nice to her customers, she stated, "well we should have nice customers." We ended up parking in the parking lot overnight until we could work something out in the morning. Ended up that the local Park Ranger came and apologized and refunded us some of our money. They found us a different site we could move to later in the day. While our dogs were on leashes, the camp host watched us like hawks and told us to have our dogs on leashes....and we did. They just couldn't see the leashes from where they were so they assumed we were breaking the rules. And when we walked around the campground, there were four dogs off leash, and they never approached those families. The dogs were off leash pretty much the entire weekend. It was clear to us the camp hosts were giving away sites to their friends or locals if you didn't arrive by 2 pm, and pocketing the money. We've never had an issue at any of the federal campsites like this before. Life happens and sometimes you arrive a few hours late, but never to our site being given away. The female host needs some courses and education on customer service and conflict resolution. And three people in our group were disabled vets. We have disabled vet license plates. And yet she continued to be very rude. We love O'haver, but if the hosts from last year are there again, we will never go back. What a shame. Such a beautiful, peaceful location.

Great campground, one of my favorites. The only reason this is 4 stars vs 5 stars is we stayed in one of the group sites, and it did not have an area specific for a tent pad, so our friends had to setup their tent between the picnic tables

O'haver is a family favorite and we try to camp here at least once a year. The quality of the campsites and the close proximity to the lake make it a great destination.

We really enjoyed the close proximity to the lake and the camp hosts were friendly and helpful. Some of the campsites have “dining areas” too close to each other so there’s less privacy and more risk of being too close to people you don’t know (not a good plan during COVID) Luckily we had our own camper to use and so we didn’t need to use the picnic tables much. We were in site 9 and felt directly on top of the site next to us (I believe #7)
The views were incredible and paddle boarding here was so peaceful for my kiddos and me. I would say that the bathrooms could be kept cleaner (like swept out daily as the floor was covered in dead flies our entire time there)
All in all it was a very good experience and we will definitely be back!

Loved the campground and the lake. The host (name not known) was less than friendly and on the border of harassing us. He asked where we intended to dump our porta potty and I said in the toilet. He was very concerned about that as others had left a mess. He made us feel uncomfortable.

He came back the next day and accused us of making a mess in the bathroom. I said we hadn't been to the toilet and would not use it because of covid. Since some campgrounds now use the new concessioner (not Recreation Resource Management) campground management has suffered.

The location was beautiful. You take a 10-minute ride on a bouncy dirt road to get there, but the site was tucked away in a slice of heaven. There were lots of fishermen. The campsites were very well maintained and clean. TP was stocked up when running low and people were great about leaving no trace. We appreciated being able to have a fire in the firepit and roast marshmallows (most other national parks don't allow fires anymore) and the tent pads were nice and flat.

On Day 2 we drove 90 minutes south to check out The Great Sand Dunes National Park and had a blast. You can rent sand sleds and boards off-site and bring them for the kids. What fun and not a very far drive from the site. That night we drove into Salida, which is super close (20 min) for Pizza. What a cute town!

We look forward to staying there again. My 3 teenagers and dog loved it.