West Lake Campground

We love this place! From some of the spots you can see traffic during the day, but at night it's really quiet and it's balanced out by being able to walk to the little store for anything that might have been forgotten. This lake allows both fishing and non-powered things like paddleboards and kayaks, but no swimming.

Camp host was great to work with me for a first come first served site before check-in. Manhattan Road was fine for pulling 26’ travel trailer although the transmission worked hard to pull as the first 2 miles is steep.

I thought by leaving on a Thursday night, right as school is starting that I would have a chance to get a first come first serve spot. If you are going to bother with this spot make sure you get a reservation. But even then I would be hesitant after my experience. When I arrived at the campground, it wasn't obvious that the campground was full. There were 2 empty spots and I parked in one. I got out to go pay for the spot. I walked with my dog to the entrance where the campground manager was camping. I asked him how I could pay for the spot. He asked what spot, and I replied and he said “That spot is reserved, there are no more first come first serve spots. You need to vacate the property.” So I say “Thanks” and turned around. I am walking back to the car. I am clearly leaving. I am on t

Amazing small campground! The campground hosts are super friendly and knowledgeable about the area. The bathrooms and sites are clean. There's a hand sanitizer outside of the bathrooms near the center in addition to a water spout (likely others as well). The sites are all decently spaced, which we greatly appreciated. You can hear some road noise, if that's an issue for you. West lake is just under a mile around and from our site it's about 1/4 mile walk via trail to Dowdy or 1/4 mile to the little grocery store the opposite direction. You can't swim, but you can paddle board or kayak. And the fishing is good if you're into that. There were fish jumping out of the water pretty continuously while we were there. We'll be back!

An amazing quiet campground!! Tom and Sandy were kind and helpful! The vault bathrooms were very clean. The scenery of the lake, mountains, and wildlife was a delight to wake up and fall asleep too. I couldn't believe my eyes, but I saw a Bald Eagle 10 ft away from me. What an amazing experience!! Thank you ❤