Botts Campground

As far as the condition and ease of use for the campsites I'd give it a 5/5. There are vault restrooms, multiple water faucets, and each campsite has a fire pit and a stand for propane stoves. The reason it's 4/5 is that finding out info for the camps was difficult. The number listed under Botts Campground sent us to Anderson Cove, and 4 different suggested numbers later we still couldn't contact the actual host at the campsite. Luckily the campsites were reserved for the weekend and were open for us to use the day we drove up. There is a gas station 10 min. Away from the campsite and we were able to use the ATM there for the campsite payment, which a host from Magpie collected from us. To save time I'd bring maybe $30-35 cash to pay for the site ($24 a night for single sites) and firewood ($5 a bundle at South Park, a site further down the road). I'm still not sure how to actually reserve these campsites but I would love to go again. The pic attached is from site #7.

We literally go 4 or 5 times a month during the summer.

Was good. The camp sites were more open than other areas with less brush. It gets darker earlier and light later. That means the sun does not rise until after 9-10ish. There are good spots to play in the river. The camp host was nice, it was a man (some reviews didn't like another camp host). We did see rattlesnakes, so keep an eye out. The bonus is that unlike other campgrounds in the area it's easy to see the ground since there aren't so many bushes in some of the sites, though you probably want to keep an eye on kids and pets while there. The best thing is that most sites are next to the rivers and the fish traps/dams are better than other campgrounds. The river is slower and it's good for the kids. Insects disappeared as it got really cold into the night. Our 20 degree bags did okay, would have been more comfortable with warmer bags. Another good thing is that there was plenty of flat tent space.

Overpriced, cramped, and the camp hosts are like prison guards, where they treat people more like they're a hassle than a guest. The campsites are located just feet away from a very busy highway where cars are flying by the at all hours of the night. They charge $16 per night with 1 vehicle. Any additional vehicles are $8 per night with a maximum of 8 individuals. The sites are not well maintained and are extremely overgrown. In many of the sites in this group, the gates are shut at dark and no one is allowed to come or go. Compare that to camp sites in Idaho where you pay $5 per night with 1 vehicle and $5 for each vehicle. They're clean, maintained, a little off the beaten paths, and the hosts are very friendly. You actually feel like you're camping and enjoying the outdoors instead of being in a daycare.

We’ve stayed here before and we loved it. We pride ourselves in being no trace campers and we leave sites better than we found them. A individual that claimed to be the host was very disrespectful there’s no need to go into details but she was screaming and threatening us. She lacks professionalism and she should be removed from the care of this site. looking at other comments it looks like others have been graced by her presence. It’s not very likely we’ll ever come back let alone stay during the open season.