I camped here last week with my mother and two of her friends. There are four sites designated as tent-only sites and number 14 was large enough for 3-4 tents, plus it was right on the creek and next to a small meadow-like area. I prefer backpacking and camping in less structured areas, but this site was perfect for our little group. It was close to the bathroom, but not close enough to smell it, and there were paved table and fire pit pads, in addition to paved walkways to each site and to the bathrooms, which were great for my mom.
All of the sites are well-shaded and close to the creek and some are far better suited for trailers and RVs. Some have no space for tents. The area surrounding this campground is breathtaking and you don’t have to go too far to see it. We rented a pontoon at the Twin Lakes Resort and spent a few hours on the lake—gorgeous!
Besides the beauty, I must mention how absolutely clean and well-maintained this campground is. The camp host, Terrie, is amazing, and so helpful and friendly. She works constantly to keep it clean. Fire pits are shoveled out, walkways and table pads are blown off, there was not even a speck of trash anywhere. Terrie also kept guests well-informed about protecting bears with proper food storage and even put people’s food in their bear boxes for them if they accidentally left anything out when they were exploring for the day. The bathroom was kept extremely clean and well stocked with toilet paper, attended to twice a day.
Additionally, the tables were freshly painted and clean. The fire pit was heavy cast iron and completely functional—Toiyabe NF is doing a great job (I spent some time recently on the western slope of the Sierra at a Sierra National Forest campground and it was disgusting. The camp host did very little and took no pride in the campground. The tables and fire pits were in poor shape, too)
There are plenty of places nearby to get supplies and eat out, and of courses, days’ worth of recreational activities. We also enjoyed the shower house just a one minute drive from the campground (bring 12 quarters for 7 minutes).