Camping/glamping hybrid
Heather B.has mixed feelings towards this listing.
(Dispersed site)
We got off to a rough start checking in- we waited (as instructed) in the heat for almost an hour for someone to check us in. But we had our pick of sites, so that was nice. The facility is a mix of wedding venue on one end and a few campsites on the other end with a bathroom/shower facility in the middle. While it seemed positively luxurious to have flush toilets and showers available while camping, it is about a 500 foot walk from the campsites, so don't wait till the last minute to head over there. While we were there the bathrooms seemed to be in near-constant use by the onsite camp host and/or his family. It was weird. There are large flood/stadium lights on the grounds, one right near the campsites, which stayed on till varying hours of the evening/night. Each of the three nights we were there, they were on past 10pm so our children, who were in bed by that hour, were not able to see the night sky and stars without light interference from them. The pond is not for swimming use, but it is very pretty, as are the grounds in general. The swimming hole was low and still due to a dry winter and spring, so it was swimmable but mucky. This hole would be fantastic during a wet year! The sites themselves were about as clean as federal campsites- bottle caps and broken glass, but we cleaned it up before we pitched camp so no injuries came of it. Some workers came and emptied the trash barrels halfway through the weekend, which was nice. The two sites above the swimming hole were level enough and big enough for two 10x10' tents. I don't recall if there were BBQ/fire pits, but there wasn't burning allowed during our stay so it didn't matter. There is no running water at the campsites, so plan on packing all that in. A run to town for water/ice/whatever is only 5 min away, though. Over the three nights we were there, we were alone one night, then only with two other groups the next nights. In that sense it was very private. Road noise was okay, despite being right next to Balch Rd. We did have music playing on nights 1 and 2, but it was over early enough that it was a non-issue. All things considered, we enjoyed our stay and if the swimming hole had a fighting chance in a wet winter/spring we would return.
Past trips
Peaceful Camp
in Peaceful Camp, CaliforniaCamping/glamping hybrid
We got off to a rough start checking in- we waited (as instructed) in the heat for almost an hour for someone to check us in. But we had our pick of sites, so that was nice. The facility is a mix of wedding venue on one end and a few campsites on the other end with a bathroom/shower facility in the middle. While it seemed positively luxurious to have flush toilets and showers available while camping, it is about a 500 foot walk from the campsites, so don't wait till the last minute to head over there. While we were there the bathrooms seemed to be in near-constant use by the onsite camp host and/or his family. It was weird. There are large flood/stadium lights on the grounds, one right near the campsites, which stayed on till varying hours of the evening/night. Each of the three nights we were there, they were on past 10pm so our children, who were in bed by that hour, were not able to see the night sky and stars without light interference from them. The pond is not for swimming use, but it is very pretty, as are the grounds in general. The swimming hole was low and still due to a dry winter and spring, so it was swimmable but mucky. This hole would be fantastic during a wet year! The sites themselves were about as clean as federal campsites- bottle caps and broken glass, but we cleaned it up before we pitched camp so no injuries came of it. Some workers came and emptied the trash barrels halfway through the weekend, which was nice. The two sites above the swimming hole were level enough and big enough for two 10x10' tents. I don't recall if there were BBQ/fire pits, but there wasn't burning allowed during our stay so it didn't matter. There is no running water at the campsites, so plan on packing all that in. A run to town for water/ice/whatever is only 5 min away, though. Over the three nights we were there, we were alone one night, then only with two other groups the next nights. In that sense it was very private. Road noise was okay, despite being right next to Balch Rd. We did have music playing on nights 1 and 2, but it was over early enough that it was a non-issue. All things considered, we enjoyed our stay and if the swimming hole had a fighting chance in a wet winter/spring we would return.
Peaceful Camp
in Peaceful Camp, California