This was my first true camping experience, and a camper friend said I am now spoiled since we stayed at the most gorgeous California campground. The views were breathtaking and the pictures can't come close to the real thing.

There was a decent area for tents, campgrounds are either for 4 or 8 people with 1-2 vehicle spaces for cars parked next to your camp. There is a bench, fire pit and bear box in all campsites. Making a reservation starts in January and some sites are harder to get as they are in demand because of their location and view. Staff stop by frequently (especially during the first 24 hrs) to make sure food is not left unattended when no one's around. They told us bears recognize the coolers and attempt to open them even when empty, so we put away the empty ones.

We had two separate bear sightings right on the camp in the 3 days we were there. It was a smaller wandering bear that went around the big garbage bins. People shouted and it went its way. It was also raining pretty hard for half a day so it was a good thing We had a shelter to put around the bench and our group stayed and ate together while we watched the rain from behind the screen.