Takhlakh Lake Campground

The scenery and location is absolutely beautiful! The forest road to get there is awful, take it slow! Fishing was wonderful, we all
easily caught our limit! We will be going back next year!

The only reason why I'm giving this a four-star review is because in the evenings the mosquitoes were pretty thick. Overall this campground was pretty quiet for the most part. Even on a busy weekend it was still laid back. The lake offers you the opportunity to launch your kayak or raft but no gas powered motors. This place also has vault toilets and garbage. The camp host was very polite and also had firewood for sale. Takhlakh Lake has a trail that goes around the entire lake that you can do in about a half hour's time. There's also a separate trail hikers can go on that leads up to a giant pile of lava rocks that you can see the forest and mountains from miles around. Another little nit pick, the road going up to Tahklakh Lake on the Oregon side. The road for the last 7-10 mi has a bunch of pot holes you can easily bottom out in if you drive too fast through there. Definitely not a road for cars that are close to the ground. Other than that and the bugs, I'd recommend Tahklakh Lake for a good 2-3 night stay.

The only reason why I'm giving this a four-star review is because in the evenings the mosquitoes were pretty thick. Overall this campground was pretty quiet for the most part. Even on a busy weekend it was still laid back. The lake offers you the opportunity to launch your kayak or raft but no gas powered motors. This place also has vault toilets and garbage. The camp host was very polite and also had firewood for sale. Takhlakh Lake has a trail that goes around the entire lake that you can do in about a half hour's time. There's also a separate trail hikers can go on that leads up to a giant pile of lava rocks that you can see the forest and mountains from miles around. Another little nit pick, the road going up to Tahklakh Lake on the Oregon side. The road for the last 7-10 mi has a bunch of pot holes you can easily bottom out in if you drive too fast through there. Definitely not a road for cars that are close to the ground. Other than that and the bugs, I'd recommend Tahklakh Lake for a good 2-3 night stay.

Very nice campground with amazing views of Mt. Adams. The campground is also closed to some other hikes (but the road past the campground is pretty bad) which was convenient.

Very nice campground with amazing views of Mt. Adams. The campground is also closed to some other hikes (but the road past the campground is pretty bad) which was convenient.

Spectacular view from the lake. Only bummer are all the mosquitos.

Spectacular view from the lake. Only bummer are all the mosquitos.

Camped at #23 was a nice mostly shady spot. Lot's of room from the next camping site

Camped at #23 was a nice mostly shady spot. Lot's of room from the next camping site

One look over the lake at Mount Adams and it's obvious why this is a popular campground, it's beautiful here. Having said that if you're looking for a quiet, serene experience camping here, think again. Too many people making too much noise. I likened it to a small town, in the woods. After being woken up multiple times, the last time around 2am with someone nearby chopping wood and with no chance of a nap during the daytime, I left after one evening having gotten very little sleep. This was my second attempt to camp here, the first time was more enjoyable despite heavy rain and thunderstorms, at least it wasn't crowded. As a tent camper this will likely be my last trip to this campground especially during its peak season.