Trial Lake Campground

A beautiful campground with amazing views. This is one of our favorite places to visit. Great for kayaking and paddle boards. Fishing is usually fantastic. The only downside is no potable water so plan ahead.

Trial Lake is one of my favorite campgrounds. Elevation is 9500 feet, so be prepared for cold nights and quick change in weather. Once when we camped, it rained, hailed, was crazy windy, and sunny, all in the same weekend. This year because of the snow and flooding, we were there mid-July and the campground had just opened. We've stayed in site #7 (right on the water) and #1 (a double site.) Site #1 is at the bottom of a big hill which really limited where we could put our tents. There are 2 10x10 tent pads, but one of our tents is 14x14, so we had to put it in the grass and sleep on an incline. The location of the site is literally right across the road from the lake. We would just walk across with our chairs and kayaks and enjoyed the day, but it also meant that other people were parking at our site or literally walking thru the middle of the site to get to the water (nothing to do with the campground, just people's bad manners.) The water was beautiful. The site itself had a ton of bugs and small worm like bugs were falling out of the trees over the picnic tables. I like the lake, but I wouldn't stay at site #1 again.

This was an awesome campground and we really enjoyed our stay! It was fairly easy to get to and we woke up to a beautiful view of the lake right below our campsite. It is near a lot of other trails and lakes as well.

Pulled the trigger on this campground and was definitely not disappointed! Beautiful lake, beautiful campsite, beautiful weather. Not to mention having spots for parking, tent platforms, and a very clean and helpful camp host were also great additions! Highly recommended!

A busy lake/campground. This is a beautiful lake that is heavily for fishing and kayaking. No motorized boats. If you want to be close to the lake and hiking trails this is a great spot. But you will need to make a reservation or show up early as it's often full. This lake draws outsiders that fish so the area is always full of people. So if quiet secluded camping is your goal look elsewhere. Some of the camp sites are far from bathrooms and only have one toilet. So men and women are often waiting their turn for the one toilet (no sinks). If you have large RVs note that there are tight spots due to small roads, trees, and cars trying to double park in their camp site. Also make sure to check the website for drinking water conditions. For the last few years it seems there has been an issue with the water and you are required to bring your own water in.