We always love staying at Monte a few days and driving down to Bear Lake one of those days. Monte Cristo is a family tradition on my husband’s side so we try to go once a year at least. The only downside this time was our site had very little privacy from our neighbors. We had a few visits from a one of their kids walking through our camp.

There are 2 reservable sites at Courthouse Rock, the rest are first come, first served. We reserved one of the sites which had its own pavilion and picnic table. The reservable sites are equine sites, so it also came with its own enclosure for horses, but no one bothered us for not having horses. The first come, first served sites were open for...

Getting on base, I had to get my VHIC card verified at the Visitor's Center first. So we pulled the fifth wheel into the right lane, but with it being too big to fit in their parking lot, we parked it just before the entrance to the parking lot and turned on the flashers. (This was recommended by the visitor's center staff). Once on base, we...

We arrived at the campground and checked in at the gate. The staff were great and helped us find our site. We stopped to fill up with water as the campsites are dry. We turned into K loop (a tight turn for our 40' fifth wheel) and looking at the trees, we were worried we would hit. Instead of pulling through, we decided to back in so we could...

Nice campground on a large reservoir. Water was low when we were there at the end of the season. Group campsites can be reserved in advance, otherwise it is first come first serve. It was quiet with many sites available mid-September.