This is my favorite place in the world. My wife and I visited many years ago at the nadir of the beetle-kill tragedy, and the campground was a very sad-looking place. Today after a decade of Nancy’s steady nurturing care of the many hundreds of new saplings and the “business” of running the campground, it’s beautiful. There are still a lot of dead trees around the outer perimeter, but there’s so much fresh new life taking hold in the campground that it projects a powerful image of renewal.

I’ve never been anywhere with such wonderful trails so close to the campground. You can get on your bike in your campsite and be on an outstanding and expansive trail system within 100 feet. We haven’t ever seen bears here, but we’ve seem many mule deer and moose, including one yearling bull who came so close he had to duck under our clothesline.

We spent the last week of June and the first week of July here this year, and brought 2 hummingbird feeders. Our campsite became crowded with hummingbirds within 2 days - it was fantastic to watch them dogfighting and courting each other.

We will really miss Nancy’s presence and her special touch that have made this campground as special as it has become. I am sure the hummingbirds will be disappointed next summer when they return.

PLEASE BRING A FEEDER IF YOU VISIT!