Sweetwater Lake Campground

Sweetwater was fun, I am giving it a 3 star because most of the campgrounds are for campers/RVs the ones that are meant for tents are very small. We wanted to rent a boat for fishing out on the lake but no one was at the office and it was always closed. If we wanted to rent a boat we had to sign a liability form but that wasn’t the issue, the issue was that there is an option to Venmo and sign the liability form online but there was no service. I think they could a lot better about making sure there are big enough campgrounds and easier to rent out the boats. Maybe have someone there at the office would be nice. But all in all my family and I had fun.

Terrible place. We were hoping to camp and kayak. The first come first serve sites are disgusting. Right on the road, very small, and not at all appealing. There is no access to the lake other than a small mud trail they safe brush. The entire lake is thick with scrub oak. On the nice side everything is posted private no trespassing. Don’t eaTe your time getting there either. It’s s good eats off the highway and not a nice place to camp.

Mosquito city come prepared. Couple campgrounds, mainly for tents but if you're lucky you can get there in time for a couple spots that fit a smaller camper. Great lake access, peaceful, fun kayaking and fishing for rainbow trout in the west end. No cell service so come with a back up plan if the sites are full. Great time and get away.

This place is by far 5 stars in rustic out of the way terms. Been going there a lot over the years. However, last year and end of the season was the worst time Ive ever had there. But the staff is and anyways has been GREAT. Since their advertising and going into 5280 magazine, ignorant, rude and inconsiderate people FLOCKED to this hidden gem. Two small boat docks made for loading and unloading your boat now has 20 people and tag you're it kids running all around them, that it's impossible to get out of your boat. No courtesy and would NOT move in fear of losing their fishing spot. On the BOAT dock. People walking through your campsite was ridiculous. Cans, trash and plastic bags were everywhere. Never seen that there before. The seasoned / regular crowds NEVER treated that place like that. I hope it changes or this will be my last year there. Yeah, it was THAT bad.

The setting was nice and my family enjoyed their stay for a night. We camped with four tents in the area behind the RV park. It is a long walking distance to the lake however. AT&T gets a decent signal, Sprint has no service. I very highly suggest that you purchase your permits from Rusty at the golf course and avoid the two RV park staff at all cost, they are very irrational and demeaning people. Neither I, nor my family saw the signs saying there was a fee to camp and those two drive to our spot and things got quickly out of hand. It all started as two strangers walking up to us saying we had to pay, I asked where the sign was and the man's voice get very loud and direct over a simple question and I said ok, I want to go see this sign real fast and I'll be right back (I'm thinking this could be a scam, so I simply want to verify what they were telling me) and the very first thing out of the man's mouth was "no that's OK, we'll just call the sheriff" and immediatly things got heated with his wife telling me to "keep my mouth shut" and tried proving herself by showing me recipes of other campers (which anybody can make fake reciepts). All I wanted to do was verify what they were telling me and it led to them yelling at me, my family, and threatening us with the law. These are not good people. Avoid these two and go strait to the lease holder, his name is Rusty. His number can be found in the website.