Kachess

Great camp ground, host was very nice and attentive. Bathrooms and grounds were clean and well tended. It was a bit chilly over night as it is still fairly early in the season but there were still people kayaking and enjoying the lake.

The wait getting in was horrendous...!!!! I had my pass, but there was no special line to let in passholders with campsites already paid for. The computer system at the gate was weak and very,very slow, which compounded the wait. I estimate the line of vehicles to be a minimum of 3/4 of a mile long. No bathrooms along the road. Great campsite, beautiful lake.

Had a great time as always

Spacious, private sites surrounded by trees and a hiking trail throughout the campground with access to the lake. Long drop toilets were clean. No showers, but ok for a weekend. Great hike (medium level), up and down along the south side of the lake with great views.

This has been overall a good campsite over the years. Camping early to mid summer is best for water level. Campsites are adequate with drinking water close by. Pay attention to other reviews as some campsites are in better locations. Some are close to swampy areas (bugs). Some near the lake are good location, but then you get a lot of traffic around and through your campsite from people to don't respect others' space. There is a trail that runs right through the back of camp sites, so people will walk right along and through your site. This year we camped late (Labor Day Weekend) to hike Rampart Lakes, which this is a good base camp for. The lake is reduced to pretty much a pond that you have to walk about a half mile to get to - don't camp this time of year for the lake. The first night we had loud campers move in next door late at night and kept us up until 2am. The next day we went on our hike and came back to our camp site for the second night and it started raining, and the loud campers now had 3 cars (sites are max 2) and about 10 people partying at the site. They didn't have a receipt on their post, so they did not pay. Rather than fight it we packed up and left. People sneak in after hours and overload camp sites (there was another loud packed one a couple doors down) and there didn't seem to be any camp host rolling through the entire time. Unfortunately we just don't have enough funding to keep parks nice and staffed. Oregon has the best state parks/camping. They are well funded, keep their sites clean, and they have dedicated hosts throughout campground that are helpful (Silver Falls is my favorite). I probably wouldn't camp at Kachess just to camp or fish, but when water level is high enough it's ok for boating, and it does make a great camp for Rachel Lake, Rampart Lakes, and Alta Mtn. If you want any semblance of privacy, there are lots of cabins nearby for rent.

Beautiful place to camp, walk up camping needs some organizing. Get there early!

This is a beautiful campground. We stayed a few nights at the end of August so it was very quiet and most of the sites were vacant. The only drawback is that the bathroom was quite a walk away.

Our family had a great time on an over night trip to this campground. The campground is well maintained and has flush toilets which was very nice for our kids. The camp sight was flat and had several options for our tent. There were also very few insects, not a single bite on anyone. The lake leaves a bit to be desired in august because it is at a very low level and the banks are all muddy.

This campground has always been one of our favorite places to camp each year. The campground is a typical car camping campground so I would give it 3 stars. The lake, however, was the big draw for us as it was warm enough to swim in, in the mountains, and on the hot side of the mountains. In other words perfect for families to have a great sunny, warm lake day. This year the experience has completely changed. This is mainly due to the fact that they are now draining the lake in the summer for neighboring areas. The water level was 80 feet lower than normal so the beach is not even close to the water anymore. The exposed bottom of the lake was extremely muddy and not pleasant to cross over to get to the water. Unfortunately, we will probably not return to this campground. What used to be one of our favorites is not nice anymore due to the lake or lack of lake as I should say.

We loved this campground. Very nice, clean, spacious campsites, quiet. The only drawback is how low the lake has been. Hopefully it will go back up.