Spruces - Big Cottonwood

Had a great time at Spruces. Kids hiked and biked around the campground.
We even went fishing at Silver Lake and caught some trout. Had them for lunch, good times!!

Many trees in the campground

The chipmunks around the site were so aggressive, they climbed up my son’s back and got on the table while we were sitting there. I spent a lot of time trying to scare them away, barking like a dog and feeling like a fool😆. I assume previous campers had fed them and even petted them; they had no fear. In previous years at this exact site, we would see them scamper between the bushes but never get close and bother us. While we were sitting in chairs, they almost chewed into an unopened plastic bottle of peanuts before we even noticed. I love this site and come back year after year but dang!

Tons of shade. There are two areas where you could put tents. We fit our 10x10 Kodiak in one of those just barely. We were on top of roots, but we avoided them when we laid down our sleeping pads. The other spot could accommodate a smaller tent. Campsites really do feel so private even though they’re close because of all the vegetation. The hosts were very friendly. Also, the water was shut off when we went, so there were portable toilets, but they were very clean and well stocked.

The campsite had three bars of service and lots of beautiful trees. The site was clean well maintained. But, it's close the road which was noisy. We stayed in space 78 which was supposed to be okay for a trailer. It fit length wise but because of the trees we only had about 2 in to spare when our side out was open. It was incredibly tight. It would be nice to know on the sites width compatibility as well.

Not having running water was challenging. On top of that, our camp sites (57 and 59) weren’t as close as they looked on the map. O!3 neighboring camp site was so close with their tent trailer that we felt uncomfortable setting up a tent at that site. We ended up using 57 just to park in and put up both of our tents in 59, which wasn’t ideal for the group we were with and it made that site crowded.

This was a perfect setting for our family reunion that served as a celebration of life for our late mother. We had about 40 guests and a caterer and the size of the space was perfect.

Stayed for three nights in the campground. Checking in was organized and efficient. We saw moose multiple times in the area. It is close to Brighton if you want to go ride the chair lift and we also went walking up at Silver Lake, a short drive up the canyon from the campground.

The bathrooms were out of order and the porta-pottys were overflowing.

Spruces is a beautiful place to camp. There were problems with no water in bathrooms or to drink. And over the weekend, porta potties were nearly overflowing. The campground hosts were working hard but there were a lot of campers, so it was a challenge.