We have camped here every Summer the last three years for one night as a layover as we work our way home down south from NoCal. Unfortunately, we have had some bad experiences here. As you can see it could be quite the oasis off the 5 fwy. Three years ago "day trippers" were parked in our reserved camping spot for about 40 minutes bef... more

Surprised to discover that even without a reservation we were charged the $8 reservation fee. The attendant said during "peak" season this is their policy. Dogs are an additional $5/dog (limit 2) but they did not charge us for ours. All the sites are u-shaped pull throughs and the outer ring sites border the lake and most have unobs... more

This is a well run county park with full hook up and beautiful waterfront views. There is lots of space between sites and they are all pull along sites for easy in and out. Even the non waterfront spots have water views because the sites are staggered. Full hook ups and each site has its own trash bin. Nice. We have always been he... more

Large sites, well maintained grounds, helpful staff. At least in the winter off-season. Great snow bird stop over but would not wish to be there during warmer boating season.

As with most tax base supported parks Infrastructure o fBVARA is showing it's age and lack of funding

Stayed one night, arrived late in day. Beautiful site lakeside, pull thru. If not for the oil smell this would be a 5. Didn’t use facilities. Nice Staff.

The first impression of the campground was very good, lots of space and plenty of greenery. However, the restrooms ruined our total experience! We dreaded each time we had to go to the restroom. toilets seats were missing as well as locks but that wasn't the worst of it. Flies and insects everywhere and that even after it was "cleaned"... more

They add an additional $8 fee to EVERY campsite, no matter if you actually reserve it or just pull in on an empty Monday on the off-season. They call it a reservation fee, but I'm not really sure how it can be when I never reserved anything. The place is a ways outside of town on a road riddled with grand canyon like potholes, dusty... more

We stayed Friday through Tuesday over Presidents day weekend. It was quiet when we arrived early afternoon, but filled up rapidly. It was a bit noisy with kids running around and lots of groups in their campsites and around campfires. By Sunday afternoon though it quieted down a lot and by Monday evening it was dead quiet. This will ne... more

We were really pleasantly surprised with this campground. If you get one of the waterfront sites, that's where it's at. We were here during the winter months, so I can't comment on how busy or noisy it is during the summer months. Based on the number of sites and the sheer size of the overflow parking lots, though, I can imagine during... more

Drove in and asked to see the park first (looked kinds rough upon arrival). They sent us to our site and we looked around. Very dirty and garbage laying around. Rate was gonna be 50$, so I called a couple parks in downtown Bakersfield with better reviews and got one for 48$ with Good Sam (Bakersfield River Run RV Park). Chose to le... more