Chewalla Lake Rec Area | Established Campground

December 2nd, 2023 by inherentconnection30

Absolutely lovely campground! Cheap primitive sites at $7 and the camp host is very friendly (he will tell you lots of stories!). You can tell there’s being work done to create really beautiful spots. The lake is gorgeous and lots of walking trails around. Beautiful!

November 9th, 2023 by lemona1960

Second visit: more campsites have been completed. There was no power on the rv side as there had been a lightning strike. $7/$3.50 with senior pass. Host accomodating. Showers should have hot water he said but if not let him know. Pretty much had my pick of the whole place. Fire rings picnic tables. Tent pads. The spot where I parked was not level but the tent pad was.

October 27th, 2023 by thomas.clark

Gate locked. Closed for season? Or locked in after hours?

June 9th, 2023 by lemona1960

This place is great. No utilities site is $7. Can only pay for one night. I’m in the lake side. I drove through both sides. Lake side seems to have fewer bugs. Post at the site has a QR for checking in. A lot of work is being carried on to get this place back in shape. This campground appears to be very underutilized.

June 2nd, 2023 by catandjuniper

Very quiet campground. We were 1 of 2 campers and there was a campground host. We practically had the place to ourselves. The campground was damaged in a storm so there is still a lot of work to do to clear most camp sites, but we had no trouble finding a level site with water and power. The showers and bathrooms were still out of order due to storm damage , but why had nice porta pottiea available. Almost all the sites are a short walk to the lake that has a small beach and playground. The beach is perfect for launching a kayak or SUP. The host was pleasant and we checked in and paid via the Recreation.gov app. Great deal for $20.

September 17th, 2021 by TheAtlasEndurance

Empty campground at Chewalla Lake. It is a good ways off the road and is clearly not being used for camping. There are some sites that will work even though the road that leads to the camping area is closed. We set up in the parking lot to the boat ramp (rooftop tent). The lake is opened for day use (boating/fishing) but there was no one else in the campground with us during the night. The beach access of the lake is temporarily closed due to vandalism. Pit toilets on site but the doors were jammed shut. Overall, quiet and peaceful place to rest for the night.

August 7th, 2021 by kendracole96

I'm not even sure this is technically open. no host, self pay. tons of sites but isn't very maintained. good place to stop if needed. sign says day use and bathrooms are closed but there is no one here to enforce anything at this time.