Very narrow interior roads with no shoulder and quick drop off of 1'plus except at entrance to each campsite. No cellular service and heavy tree cover which meant, no satellite TV and no satellite internet access with on board systems. Deer every where at night and during the day. Nice park to get away from it all, which we try not to do, but did this time to meet up with several friends. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a very beautiful park. Trees, Trails and Trout is the slogan here and they have them all. The mountains are nice and the river inviting. It is a big higher than most State Parks when you consider it doesn't have sewer hookups and no 50 amps, however it is appealing. Go here during the week and it's fairly quiet. It fills up quickly on the weekend and it's mostly first come, first serve. For big rigs the A loop and some in the B loop (which are reservable, but one will have to call 14 days in advance) will do just fine. The C loop and most of F loop will require a shoe horn and some axle grease to get in the sites and negotiate the roads with anything larger than 30 feet. Will definitely go here again and recommend it to any and all. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Very beautiful park but is run down, crowded, and disorganized. Park officials seem to be helpful and answer questions but the information they give out is often wrong. Poor signage and lack of accurate information made first time visit very aggravating. Only one area is reserveable resulting in people hawking over you when you start to leave hoping to get your spot. If you find a spot and put a pop up tent on it then it is yours up to 14 days. This results in people putting up tents, paying for the space, and then it is not used for up to two weeks! It is extremely frustrating driving by all those premium spots with nobody in them! Camp hosts all seemed to be irritated for some reason and some of the host areas looked more like a scene from Sanford and Sons than a state park. Fantastic trails/scenery will bring me back to this park. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Very nice state park but do not like that they do not take reservations. Get there early but if booked then wait and someone might be leaving. Checkout is 5:00 pm. 12 miles of hiking trails and cold water swimming. Canoeing, paddle boats, miniature golf,....a lot to do and keep busy. Sites by the river are nice. Going back very soon. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
I was disappointed that we could not reserve a spot at this park. There are activities for all ages, providing you have a vehicle to drive to them. Folks seem to like these parks as they are usually full, even with no sewer connections. We probably won't go back because the few full hookup sites cannot be reserved. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Camped here during spring break. We stayed in the only location that takes reservations, and had to resesrve 6 months in advance. For this lake to be so beautiful we were extremely disappointed in the filthy bathrooms and extremely unpleasant camp hosts. Camp hosts acted as though they were being inconvenienced when asked questions, such as where to find the nearest store or firewood. River front spots are so poorly designed that there is no way to enjoy the beautiful view you've been given access to. In the open camping area, the sites are so close together you may be lucky to find a place to park your tow vehicle. Will never go back! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
The RV sites are very close together, but this is a pretty park, with great places to hike. They have a decent camp store and a restaurant. It was a little disappointing about the sites and if we had slideouts, it really would have been difficult. I probably wouldn't camp there again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
What an incredible area! We camped 7 nights and can't wait to return. The park's facilities are great, there is so much to do, a railroad, horseback riding, trout fishing, you name it. We highly recommend the "F" loop. The odd numbered sites face the river and gives you a beautiful view of nature. We camped in F3 which is a huge site. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is our favorite campground! We have camped at Beaver's Bend for five years now, and will be returning next month. We camp right on the Mountain Fork River in area "A". In the fall, there is nothing more beautiful than the changing colors of the trees. The Camp Host is always there to help and encourage and the folks that camp here are wonderful. We look forward to making new friends and meeting up with old friends each time we visit. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Beaver's Bend consists of camping below the dam and camping on the lake (formerly Hochatown S.P.).
There are approx. 180 sites below the dam. This is where we stayed. So many trees, little sunlight get through -- could be good or bad. Few rv sites are paved and level, most are old, broken asphalt and uneven. Trout fishing is touted as best around, but the spillway gates were open the entire time and river was too high and too fast to fish. Great fishing on the lake. There was only one dump station in the lower area and it was about 1/2 mile away. Some sites are reservable. Very few sites have full hookups, but never saw them. If you are looking for "out in the woods away from anywhere," this is it. We camped here in a camper.