Calamity Campground

We were in the A loop, and there is ample parking for RVs but not a lot of room for tents. In the upper area there is a picnic table and fire pit, but the space left is barely enough for a tent and too close to the pit to have a fire. Also we had two tents so we pitched it in the parking area. Has pretty clean pit toilets, water spigot outside each bathroom, the water comes out brown but it's potable. It tastes pretty good it's just a little silty. The area is beautiful. The lake is serene and there are dirt bike and ATV trails all over. I suggest going all the way to bear Creek. If you are self sufficient with water and such you may consider using some of the ample boondocking areas for free. They have an RV dump at the entrance near the dam for $5.

Great campsite! Love taking our kayaks here in the summer! These are notes I took years ago about the campsites. They're not complete, but might still be useful to someone out there. For reference, most of these notes were written when we didn't have a camper and had only gone tent camping at the time so our point of view with these was from someone with a 10x16 size tent with the intent to get a camper. I edited one review after getting a camper and you'll see it. These notes were also taken late in the season while the latrines were full to the brim and ready for a cleaning. C1 - tiny, barely any space from fire pit to tent, afternoon full sun. Water right outside site and garbage super close. Tent barely fits, last resort for reservations! C2 and C3 tent sites are ten feet away, our tent won't fit C4 very open, our tent won't fit easily C5 more private, close to smelly latrine. C6 close and tent spot far from fire pit. Close to latrine. C7-9 too small for our tent, fire pit close to tent, open to walkers. C10 Private, room for our tent. Lots of shade. C11 has two tables, private area at top of loop. Tons of shade. Two tables. Dutch oven cooking hook. B13 great for an RV, only room for one small tent. Fire pit is terraced down and fairly private from the road. Two parking spots. B8 close to bathroom, campfire site down below, actually very private. Camper door opens to trees not the road. B-12 RV only, no tent sites. B7 room for one tent, but very close to the fire pit. fairly private. B5 room for two tents, several cars, camper or tents. Private fire pit area down stairs. Back tent area is open to B2 B4 no tents B2 room for 2-3 tents, two vehicles. Firepit is down stairs away from road. B3 super open, best for RV, tent area is slightly sloped. A1 super open, closest to water, room for a tent. A2-4 RV only, or tent in parking lot A5 super open, room for two medium tents A6 no tent A7—13 all RV only or tent in parking lot (13 best water view and most private) 12 is closest to water to fish A8 sitting area downstairs, has bear box, pretty private. Water spigot in parking area. Has a firepit grill. A9 sitting area up stairs, no bear box, we managed two vehicles and 20ft camper easily. Somewhat private up top. Tent area is up hill towards front of parking. Has a firepit grill. A14 room for one tent and two cars, water and latrine directly across road, can smell hint of latrine. Private though. Boat sounds clearly echo up to site. A15 room for one tent, close to fire pit, stairs up from parking so slightly private, but back of it is right above next camp site. Tent site close to fire pit. No latrine smell. A16-17 seem RV only, occupied. Garbage and latrines very close.

The Palisades area is so beautiful. This campground is a little bit difficult to get to now that the paved road has washed out, but is worth the effort because it is so pretty. Just drive cautiously on the dirt bypass road which can get a little steep in places.

Discovered this place looking for a spot to watch the solar eclipse of 2017 and have now come back for a second year. What brought us back, the beauty, the peaceful laid back atmosphere, and the most accommodating camp hosts I have had the pleasure of meeting. To be sure, Mike and Cheryl run a tight ship, but play nice and they will fast win your hearts. They helped the kids find Huckleberries and checked up on us to make sure we were enjoying our stay. We have a large class A RV, so 4 miles of graded road rattles a few things around, but otherwise no problem. It keeps the place a little out of way for most and that's just the way I like it. I hope they keep the road unpaved.

Beautiful location with nice RV & Camping sites but no electricity so plan on boondocking

Lake was clean and nice, but a few people and the area was very clean. Bathroom was also clean and water right next to it just that the trash bins aren’t available and you will need to carry your trash out once you’re done. We did see some big poop right next to our campsite though.