US national forest camping on Lake Santeetlah | Established Campground

June 7th, 2023 by deblingcharles1

Amazing experience. It was a completely free campsite. Very quite and friendly fellow campers around.

April 22nd, 2023 by CrazyB

This is one of my favorite places to camp! I came here two years ago and it was full of trash. I picked up everything then and filled garbage bags full of trash and took them to town to dump them. Now, it is still clean (at least the site I'm at), which is awesome! Such a beautiful place to stay for free!

May 4th, 2022 by csmaglis

There are 11 campsites along this road.
Sites 1-8 are right off the road in a pullout style. Perfect for tent campers and vans. You could probably get a larger rig, but you'll be close to the road. These sites have paths that take you to the tent pads, and have a picnic table and fire ring.
Sites 9-11 are down a short road. All these sites are larger and would be suitable for larger rigs, or multiple people. Each site also has picnic table and fire ring.
At the beginning of this road is the pit toilet. This week it was clean and had toilet paper.
This area is heavily used, some folks decided to use the site next to us as day-use, lit a fire and left it, along with their trash. So we extinguished and cleaned up the site. If you see trash around, don't let that deter you from this area, just clean it up and use it. We felt very safe and enjoyed our time by the lake. We spent 5 days total and met some nice folks which adds to the enjoyment.

April 11th, 2021 by shawnsusanbrown

large spots near the pit toilet along with several addition spots along the road, but most spots are taken.

December 14th, 2020 by jacobh01

Great campsites along the lake. Large parking spot with tent pad, fire pit, and table below. Pit toilets nearby

December 5th, 2020 by jacobh01

Several sites along the lake. Parked van at the top of a slope with nice tent pad and fire pit on the shore below. Occasional noise from highway, but overall very quiet. One or two bars of slow Verizon service.

November 6th, 2020 by barehill

There are 6 additional campsites if you continue past the 1st entrance (with pit toilet) on Pine Ridge Rd. These are well spaced apart, adjacent to the highway with a pull-off. All but one are for tents only requiring a short hike. Several are on the water. There is only the one pit toilet however. Just past the park is a lodge for turning around. Sites are spacious and improved.

November 5th, 2020 by barehill

As others have said this is a great park! Only 2 RV sites: 1 at lake level, large site but somewhat unlevel. 2nd site is straight in, very large and level. Elevated ~20' over the lake. Just one other tent set up below. Good T-Mobile signal!

November 1st, 2020 by instagram.com/ryan.j.drewes/

Spot P2 ... beautiful camping spot along lake. Enough room for a few vehicles. Have a very short walk down to picnic table, tent site and fire pit. Can also sleep in vehicle at site if you have conversion vehicle.

October 3rd, 2020 by debcrs

Super nice area. We lucked out on a Saturday and got the only vacant site on the road, and there are several. The two sites nearest the lake were both taken but as we have a TT and truck the empty site was perfect; spacious and private, with some gaps in the trees to see the lake. Didn’t check out the pit toilet. Super nice table and fire ring. Two bars of Verizon. Could hear road noise in the distance but dead quiet at night. We loved it and didn’t want to leave!

August 13th, 2020 by umlaut

Three spots off the road (behind pit toilets) that work for van/RV/car camping), and about 5 more along the road that are meant for tenting (table & pad a short walk away from parking spot). All sites look across lake! Get there early - all sites taken by 6pm on a Wednesday. No garbage can or water, so pack in/out. Definitely 1-2 people moved in, but they were nice enough. 1 bar Verizon

December 15th, 2019 by travelandpaddle

Great location right on the lake. As stated, there were pit toilets but no other amenities. Free.

November 24th, 2019 by lilycarey7

Great little spot, very quiet. Two spots here and another four or so spots down the road. Verizon service was good.

November 10th, 2019 by sethvernon

This site furthest down had terrific views of the lake and mountains. The site was appealing as it had ample room for three overland rigs.

Best fire pit I’ve used in a National Forest and we saw dear, heard fish splash and some otters greeted us in the cove Monday morning.

October 22nd, 2019 by thebestgraham

There are 3 large camping spots at this location, we stayed in one at the end of the road with amazing water views on 3 sides!! There’s a well maintained pit toilet but no other amenities