Joes Valley Reservoir

First time here and it was great! Very clean. I liked how much space we had. It was a little ways from the reservoir so it’s necessary to have a vehicle to drive down to the water. No cell service whatsoever, but it was nice to disconnect for a few days.

First time here and it was great! Very clean. I liked how much space we had. It was a little ways from the reservoir so it’s necessary to have a vehicle to drive down to the water. No cell service whatsoever, but it was nice to disconnect for a few days.

Campsite was clean and level. Launching kayaks was a little difficult from the closed boat launching facility near the campsite due to the gate being closed and narrow passageway around it as well as the other guests who had taken over the ramp making it difficult to reach the water's edge. The new boat launching ramp is on the other side of the lake and not terribley convenient to campers. The lake is great for kayaking and wakes were few and far between from one or two ski boats. We did bail out a day early as the flying insects were biting and we are both highly allergic to whatever it is they leave behind that makes itchy sores. At the suggestiion of the campground host, we drove up to Grassy Lake, but instead of "nobody up there" we found a thousand sheep/sheep dung and a large group of young boys (Scouts?) camped there. The road was fairly good most of the way, but narrowed to paint scratching limbs as we reached the little artificial lake (dammed for ag use I assume). This was not worth the drive "good fishing" or not. Overall, it's a very pretty area, but not as nice as Fishlake which is closer to home for us.

Campsite was clean and level. Launching kayaks was a little difficult from the closed boat launching facility near the campsite due to the gate being closed and narrow passageway around it as well as the other guests who had taken over the ramp making it difficult to reach the water's edge. The new boat launching ramp is on the other side of the lake and not terribley convenient to campers. The lake is great for kayaking and wakes were few and far between from one or two ski boats. We did bail out a day early as the flying insects were biting and we are both highly allergic to whatever it is they leave behind that makes itchy sores. At the suggestiion of the campground host, we drove up to Grassy Lake, but instead of "nobody up there" we found a thousand sheep/sheep dung and a large group of young boys (Scouts?) camped there. The road was fairly good most of the way, but narrowed to paint scratching limbs as we reached the little artificial lake (dammed for ag use I assume). This was not worth the drive "good fishing" or not. Overall, it's a very pretty area, but not as nice as Fishlake which is closer to home for us.

very clean bathrooms although they were a little far from our site. Enjoyed the built-in canopy on our table which did kind of make up for the long-ish walk to the bathrooms.

very clean bathrooms although they were a little far from our site. Enjoyed the built-in canopy on our table which did kind of make up for the long-ish walk to the bathrooms.

Excellent primitive sites. The area was clean and the spots are spread out so you can enjoy some peace and quiet

Excellent primitive sites. The area was clean and the spots are spread out so you can enjoy some peace and quiet

No cell reception. This campsite has a small portion of shade, two parking spots (room for about 4 cars though) and two camp tables. Lots of mosquitoes, bring bug spray.

Good spacing on our campsites- well maintained