Ranch Campground

We arrived at Horsetheif Gulch Campground just after noon on a Saturday (May 2021) and quickly grabbed the first open site we found; we were pulling a 22ft travel trailer. A walk around later confirmed we made the right decision, as the place was full. The section we camped in had no hook-ups. The lower, first section has electric hook-ups. There is water available, but not to hook up to. There is a dump station across the road from the campground. We noticed a couple camp-spots opened up later in the day (check out time is a suggestion, not strictly enforced on the weekend we were visiting.) We loved our space #18. The trees helped us feel like we were secluded, even though there were campers on both sides of us. Tents, trailer & RV can occupy any spot; space #18 had a nice cleared area in the back for a tent that we used for our chairs. Since this was our first visit, I am not sure if we just got lucky or if the campground is always so wonderfully quiet. There are several wash rooms with water- flushing toilets and sinks. They were cooled, clean and free of bugs. There is a water bottle filling stain at the lower wash room building. There was wind and a Red Flag warning till 7pm. Several tents were leveled by the wind. After 7pm, the wind died down and we were able to light a fire; each camp space has a fire ring. Be sure to know the fire conditions before you go, as there is limited, if any cell/ data. They had a WiFi sign, that you could connect to, we did not try it. We walked over to Eagle Valley Reservoir (see Eagle Valley Reservoir for separate review) a couple of times.

Beautiful group camping area, very close to water and hiking. Plenty to explore here if you don't want to fish with the family. Short distance aways is a Meadows area and lots of farm open farm land. The dirt road to the North takes you all the way through the narrow mountain roads and to the 93 highway. Long drive, but worth the scenery.

Wonderful place to camp! Beautiful lake to fish in. Who could ask for more? 😁

Has power now.. community showers and flushable toilets! They even added a sevuce to pay for wifi! Great when you have to work on vacation!

We stayed over the Memorial Day weekend. The campground was full when we arrived, which was surprising since we arrived Thursday morning before the weekend. We were lucky that a spot opened up about an hour after we arrived. The spot was large enough for 2 smaller campers and had power both 30 and 50 amp service. There was water available at some of the spots so getting water was a simple walk to fill water jugs for cooking and washing dishes. The bathrooms were very clean and the shower rooms were large with rain shower heads. It was great to clean up the kids after long days of playing at the lake fishing and climbing the mountains behind our camping spot. The bathrooms and shower rooms were cleaned every morning by park employees. The lake was good for fishing and the kids had a great time and it was a very short walk from any of the camping spots. Our overall impression was amazing for a hidden gem of a campground. It was very clean, well kept and a great experience for our family to enjoy the outdoors with a modern touch. One thing that would make for a much less stressful experience would be the ability to reserve camp spots. It was stressful after a long drive to not know if we would have a spot for the weekend. We will be adding this campground to our yearly family camping trips.