The forest is awesome during the month of July. There were loads of Huckleberries everywhere!

It is a part of the National Forest so you can camp wherever you can find a spot if the regular spots organized by the rangers are already taken.

Plenty of wildlife and spectacular views. We got a non pay for spot on the South side of the NF-6040 before the NF-040 split.

It was great! Nobody around us, not a far trek from the car, and we were able to bump our portable music as loud as we wanted.

Make sure to LEAVE NO TRACE!!! The only reason I give this a 4 star instead of 5 was because we were next to a swampy area that had tons of mosquitos.

Also, we got a flat in our Subaru coming up the NF-6040, changed the tire, and then I was dumb and went down the NF-040 path back home on the spare.

Haha, great times on the lakes though. A bit shallow, but fun.