Corral Springs Campground

I make my living as a photographer/videographer and work out of my truck camper frequently. Recently, I was traveling to California for a shoot and I stopped at this little campground when I was ready to take a break and sleep. It was around 70 degrees at 4pm and it was quite pleasant. Other reviews mention a horrible mosquito problem but in the middle of October this was not a problem. It was around 70 degrees at 4pm and it was quite pleasant, but perhaps it was the frigid 21 degree night temperature that kept the mosquitos in check?

This campground is surrounded by young pine trees and is quiet and isolated. When I arrived I was the only camper and every camp site was stocked with loads of firewood. I've never been to a campground where so much cut firewood was laid out for every site. Maybe the local hunters set this up for the upcoming season? I had a lovely and warm fire thanks to these thoughtful folks!

A train track runs about 1.5 miles away and the trains run frequently. It was a distant rumble and you had to really pay attention to hear. In mid-october the forest is incredibly quiet so the distant train was certainly detectable.

I fell into a deep slumber around 9:30PM and enjoyed an lovely sleep until I woke up around 5:30AM. At this hour it was quite dark and I made a hot tea and worked for a bit. At day break I took a walk around the campground and boy was I surprised to see a tent camper had arrived sometime in the night. I must have been unconscious to the world when he arrived!

I believe this campsite is well known locally but with the invasion of Campendium users the site has an influx of outside users. We have disrupted the local idea of this place! However the locals clearly love the place and clean up the trash, lay out firewood and keep it habitable. Lets respect the tradition. I replaced the firewood I used from my camper stash and cleaned up what little trash I could find. Lets keep it magical!

Arrive after dark and was the only one. It was a nice, quiet place to spend the night and would be a good place to stay for a bit if you are self-contained. It's like boondocking with a pit toilet nearby. It's a pack in out campground (no garbage service).

Sites are mostly level and have a picnic table and a fire ring. Being early in the season, there was a bit of garbage in one of the fire rings. Sites are shady/mostly shady.

Had to drive back out to Chemult to get cell coverage with AT&T. Sprint was mostly non-existent even in Chemult, but if you're with Sprint, you already know that! ;-)