Site 1 - Camp Toasty - RV Electric
RV/tent site · Sleeps 6 · Vehicles under 38 ftWelcome to Camp Toasty our ridgetop campground overlooking the North Fork of the Cadron. The campsites are scattered across 50 acres of woodlands with a few sites lying near the center of Camp Toasty offering electrical hookups. Atop the ridge you will find trails, a fishing pond, 9-hole frisbee golf course, bat houses and benches, horseshoes, Biscuit and Buttercup our Kune Kune pigs, bat houses and benches for guests (summer, at sunset), and places to explore. Access to the creek below and Pinnacle Springs Recreational Park is offered by overlooks, short trails and a road. And like Pinnacle Springs Recreational Park on the creek below this is DIY camping -- if you can't "do it yourself" then perhaps there are better places to be. Even if in doubt: please consider camping elsewhere.
Camp Toasty is definitely where you want to be if you want any of the following:
1) electrical hookups (add $5/night)
2) level sites suitable for a couple of RVs and pull-through campers
3) accommodations more suitable for larger groups -- lots of room
Camp Toasty offers open field and woodland camping with picnic tables, benches, landscaping and a large bluff-side deck that overlooks the Cadron. Porta-potties can be found downwind and upwind there is a water faucet and fishing pond that guests are invited to enjoy. For those on a tight budget spending a night or two or more at Camp Toasty still offers you the full experience of the entire 100 acre park: swimming, fishing, climbing, hiking, and exploration complete the picture. Everything that can be found at Pinnacle Springs Recreational Park except stream-side camping.
Some people have asked about camping in total solitude so we now have designated sites sited far, far away from anyone, Whether camping solo or camping with friends and family we offer so many choices one can select a site that perfectly fits your needs. And if you like to swing -- we have trees! Hammocks and slacklines are the best no trace tree thing ever! Guests are encouraged to explore any of the trails that criss-cross the property especially if you like waterfalls, scenic views, cascading streams, and goat bluffs. The trails to Tanner Pool and Lil' and Big B Falls are especially popular after a heavy rain, Bluff Trail offers a nice perch for viewing the river below, and the 1+ mile "circuit trail" is a great way to start one's day. There is even a 10-acre foraging playground -- oxalis, nettle, ginger, mint, poke, etc., a 1/2 acre fishing pond -- suitable for "storing" any fish you catch in the creek but you may not wish to clean and eat -- and a nine hole frisbee golf course on the slave-built terraces where cotton fields once lay (first tee near bench by front gate). I could go on and on -- this is a pretty awesome place with hundreds of acres at your disposal -- rough and rugged yet close to home. Durng season (March through May) we also offer kayak and canoe rental, guide and shuttling service, and have four separate campgrounds on the banks of Cadron Creek to support multi-day paddling adventures.
RESPONSE TIME - We have day jobs! The campground is our passion and hobby but we do not have a full time staff nor are we always available to meet and greet our guests especially after hours and on week days. If full time staffing and coddling is required -- this is not the place! Similarly -- our response time right now is averaging just less then two hours and we have no expectations that it will improve anytime soon -- so again if immediate responses to questions and inquiries are required -- this is not the place!
WELCOMING PARTY: Once you have made a reservation through HipCamp -- you are good to go. Feel free to ask questions and make inquiries for additional information. We still practice "social distancing" and may not even visit your campsite once you are on location. That isn't to say we aren't here to assist to you but in the absence of such need our goal is to simply "stay away". An information table and bulletin board at the front gate often hold the answers.
CAMPFIRES: Campfires are prohibited unless you brought in your own wood or purchased a "vet pack" of wood from the store. The use of downfall, dead trees and fallen limbs is unacceptable. Burning up our property -- even dead limbs and leaves -- destroys habitat for lizards, salamanders and bugs and will get you permanently banned from our properties. That said -- we have ample firewood to serve all our campers and the fee is reasonable. We try to deliver firewood to your campsite long before the sun sets but you are always invited to pick up your firewood at the front gate. Everyone else -- keep your hands off.
WATER: The spigot creekside at the campground is currently NOT in use -- however, two other two water spigots exist for guests to use: 1) one behind the store and shop at the gate and 2) the other behind the bunk house -- the building off to the left as you enter the campground. These are free for you to use 24/7.
TRAILS: All trails are open. We encourage the use of repellents and a nightly "tick check" whenever out exploring in the summer months. We also have patches of poison ivy and stinging nettle; however, our goal is to eliminate the risk of stinging insects, pests and invasive, noxious plants where they border trails, roads and campsites for the safety and comfort of our guests.
WILDLIFE: There is only thing more important to us than you and that is our wildlife that we live with year round. At this time we have nesting turkeys in the woods and nesting geese and ducks on the water. Deer and beaver are also abundant. The family of beavers below Playground Shoals are particularly friendly -- be slow and nice and they'll swim right alongside your boat and even splash you with their tail. So DO NOT DISTURB THE WILDLIFE!! The only exception: if you were to find a poisonous snake on the property -- please inform us so that we can relocate it to a place where fewer people gather.
LASTLY -- NO saws, axes or shovels. We like our place just the way it is! If you are caught harming flora or fauna or damaging the land in any way you will be asked to leave. On that you have our guarantee. But MOST IMPORTANTLY: Unwind, kick back and enjoy nature's marvelous works and wonders.
We look forward to your visit. John and Lisa