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Family friendly campground just outside of world famous Lava Hot Springs.
What a nice place to stay. The whole place is grass, so you don't have to deal with the mud, which was nice, because it did rain a lot while we were there. We still had a wonderful time. My grandkids loved the seesaws. And the view is breathtaking. There's potable water at the front and electricity at the campsites.
This place was not great. There are no public restrooms (unless you count porta-potties…) and only one small water fill station near the entrance. There is absolutely no shade, you are just camping in a grass field. The spot that we stayed at (spot 16) was on a pretty good incline. It is $10 for every extra car, only one is free. The spots are poorly marked. The roads are just dirt and got very, very dusty when people were driving by. There is definitely nicer places to stay in Lava that are the same price. We won’t be coming back.
We had tons of fun here! It might have been the time of year, but we had a lot of space for my family to spread out and feel secluded. We saw a few deer on the way in and the next morning. We also caught 4x trout in their stocked pond! The owners were really nice and accommodating as well. Definitely recommend if you want to get away from it all. It was a very relaxing experience.
We just got back home from our stay here. We were the only ones there during the week. We have been going here for years. We used to absolutely love it. This was probably the last time we will stay here. They are starting to nickel and dime everyone. The only thing we noticed on the website was now charging $10 a night for extra cars. We get up there the owner makes a point to come tell us they are now charging $5 a night for each dog and $10 a night for tents. He was counting the tables to make sure they had not been moved. They were the only campground up there that was not full of people. It’s obvious why now. They don’t tell you all the extras they are charging for until you get there. I get raising the rates but it should all be advertised on the website of all the extra charges, so you are prepared instead of getting up there and having to pay more than expected. There are no trees for shade you don’t get water only electrical. I think they should have water and trees if going to charge extra for everything. Maybe be grateful for the ones staying there still. They have lost us we will be staying elsewhere next time.
There are other campgrounds that don’t charge for extra cars and dogs. Better playground for little ones and shaded or at least planted trees so there will be shade. Bottom line nickel and dime everyone maybe plant some trees and add water and just raise the rates.
