Takhlakh Lake Campground

I cant say enough about this absolutely incredible, breathtaking spot. Ive traveled all over the PNW exploring some of our most beautiful locations over the last 15mos and this place easily blew most of them out of the water and made it up to my top 3 🤯 first thing to mention .. it is NOT easy to get to. It's pretty far into the forest, about an hour. the last 30mins is pretty rough, all uphill, winding diry/rocky roads with big dips, potholes ect .. I have a Range Rover Sport on those silly fancy 22s so I took it very slow as i didn't wanna accidentally pop another tire like ive done previously 🤦‍♀️🤣 Please be careful and watch out for deer. i lost count how many i saw darting across the roads, drinking from the roadside puddles, stream and waterfalls .. next, I was fortunate to be there the weekend before the campground officially opened on 7/1. I basically had the place to myself and it was fabulous, not to mention free to stay and the bugs that I hear are normally really bad, weren't an issue at all yet. there are some fantastic campsites, i drove around to check em out, but the ones nearest the boatramp, where I stayed, had the best unobstructed views. there is a very loud, extremely verbal eagle nesting right above the boat ramp. not sure if it was an adult or young one or there was a young one up there, causing all the screeching, but it was cool nonetheless. fish are jumping like crazy at sunset.. a man i met had caught 28 early that day. the frogs at night are outrageous too 😆 sounded like thousands of them congregate at the bridge and put on quite a show throughout the night. I stayed up most the night to work on my night and astrophotography. it was a night ill never forget! the stars and constellations are mesmerizing. its like you can see every single star in our galaxy 🤩🤯 walk the trail around the lake to take in all the great views. bring a paddle board or small non motorized boat to get out and cut through the glass like surface. there are also a ton of great hiking spots and other lakes to explore nearby. the challenging Blue Lake trail is worth the effort. the reflective photographs of handsome Mt Adams are what Ive always dreamed of.. this place did not disappoint. i highly recommend checking it out.

It's a campground for sure (lots of screaming children) but the location is worth it. Loved the little trails around the lake and up to the meadow. Loved paddleboarding on the quiet lake. Saw lots of fish despite other reviews. Down a star for the camp host bc bathrooms were not maintained the entire time we were there. Trash piling up in the bins and no tp. Our campsite (47) was nice and had the perfect access trail to the lake, but that means other campers found that access too and wanted to keep walking through our site. Never experienced that while camping, walking through other people's sites is just bad etiquette. Mosquitoes weren't bad despite other reviews, it was the biting flies that were annoying. Brought plenty of bug spray and our citronella candles worked well. Road up to takhlakh is rough, rest of 2329 up to Packwood is rough as well

Great view of Mt Adams. Great lake for paddle boarding, canoeing, swimming, etc. Went back in September of 2022 for a late season SUP board adventure. Had a great time, and the views are amazing.

This phenomenal campground is usually accessible for camping in late June through late September, early October. The lake is full of trout. Reservations highly recommended. Walkup sites will fill by Thursday most weekends. Great lake for kayaking and canoeing, or just relaxing on a floaty. Restrooms are composting toilets, but are always kept quite clean. Excellent views of Mt Adams from the lake. Great place for Milky Way photography.

Breathtaking view of Mt Adams and the campground is fantastic. The road is great from Randall for a bit but the last 6 miles is gravel. Some RVs can make it but I’m not sure I would take my nice new and longer 5th wheel there. Perfect for tent campers.