May, 2021 - I'd stay again only if I can get certain sites.

Campsites are hard to review because it depends on the time of year and what your cup of tea is. Firstly the basics - pit toilets as marked on Google maps, ONE spigot for the whole campsite, no cell service (TMobile & ATT), decent river access for fishing or wading, large sites, no camp host, not much shade, bumpy ground from weeds, picnic table, fire pit, very dusty roads, and windy at dusk/night.

PRO: calm before sun up and after sun down, certain sites have good river access.

CON: DUST, WIND, HEAT.

We’re OK with roughing it, but I wished I knew a little bit more about the sites so we'd be better prepared. But mainly, the amount of dust and wind at dusk made it less than enjoyable. The kids took cover and the grown ups were battening down the hatches while cooking dinner (dust covered burgers). One of our canopy poles broke because of the wind. Day time was hot (90's - 100's in most of Central Cal), and there was no shade. No camp host, so we were worried that the EDM dance carnival across the river wouldn't settle down, but they wound down by bedtime. I understand this place is great for bouldering, and the crowd was mainly younger and diverse. There’s only 1 spigot for the entire site, so we should have brought our larger storage tank so that we wouldn’t have to make multiple car trips to get water for washing. There weren’t too many bugs, although I did get a couple of mosquito bites. Raccoons raided the few pieces of food that we accidentally left out at night.

The best part was the beautiful calm moments at dawn and dusk, and the shallow area of Owens River that the kids could play at while the grownups fished (right at the entrance of Chalk Bluff Rd).

FYI we tent camp several times a year, including dry and dispersed camping.