We drove down past the campgrounds to the Day Use area. A few shady spots and some nice large picnic tables - luckily they are not chained down so you can move them to the shade. I personally don't mind if lake water is two different colors and was not wearing white so I had a lovely time wading out into the water. It was a beautiful shade of blue with gorgeous forested shores full of pines. It was surprisingly warm for early June, and I would definitely love to snag one of the lakefront campsites for a return visit! Nice, chill lake for kayaking and SUPing, though boats are allowed as well. read more

Scotts Flat Lake - Campgrounds Near Me - Nevada City, California

It's absolutely gorgeous...but the last two times I took my boat out there on the lake, someone from offshore shot their gun either at me or near me because it came so close I heard bullets wizzing past my head. The two visits were 6 months apart so there is someone out there consistently who is either using people in the middle of the lake for target practice or they're purposefully shooting near people on the lake to scare them away. If the cops could catch the person doing that it'd be 5 stars. Both times the shots were fired from the campground area by the dam or at the dam from what sounded like a shotgun read more

Given the size of Scotts Flat Lake I can't say I've explored all or even most of it. Over the course of two days however, I came here twice, to two different parts of the lake and swam, paddle boarded, and sunned while some others sailed small boats. On both days I found the water wonderfully clean and refreshing but the experience of getting to the lake (cumbersome, hilly, and a bit of a chore), getting in and out of the water (your feet and legs might sink in the mud and you may wish you wore water shoes), and sitting on the shore (rocky and sloped) less than optimal. Once you're in or on the water all is good. There might be more optimal points of entry and spots with sandy, welcoming shores, but that wasn't my experience. My points of entry were those available to homeowners in a nearby community and even they were challenged with getting their watercraft into and out of the lake. I do enjoy sun and big bodies of water but the sum of my experiences at Scotts Flat Lake didn't leave me with a great desire of returning to its shores. read more

New management SUCKS!!! The fact that it's TWENTY DOLLARS for day use access now is INSANE behavior!!! If you're going to charge that much, atleast use the money you're raking in to maintain the place. And get actual toilet paper instead of whatever yall using that you call toilet paper. Insane behavior read more

Site had no flat spots and on the smaller side. Site is about as far away from water as you can get. Lake is nice but get there early for a spot on the water. There is bear activity, but all I had to do is walk at them and they walked away. read more

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This review is for the Cascade Shores entrance... we were staying at an Air Bnb nearby and could see the lake from the balcony. We headed down to check it out with a few drinks and fishing poles. There is a private parking lot with an attendant (who lives in a trailer) that you have to pay (cash only). It was $2 walk in and the sign in my review photo gives additional information. Bathrooms also pictured but I cannot comment on the cleanliness because we didn't use it. There are signs posted everywhere "no drinking." It's not clear to me who owns this lake or any details related to the operation. When I return I'll be sure to ask more questions. read more

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It's been a tradition to camp here each summer with my family. What more could you want? There's nature everywhere, a beautiful lake to enjoy and the feeling of freedom from your day to day life. I think reasonable prices with amenities like running water, bathrooms and hot showers to boot. Love this place! read more

Don't camp here! Im a lifer at this campground since I was 6 months old . My parents first took me camping here before I could even walk. My siblings and my parents were camping 10 years prior to that. Back since the early and late 1960's. A very long time! Scott's Flatt Lake used to be a beautiful place. I camped there for multiple decades I have a lot of great memories there. I have had a lot of bad experiences to the point. I never want to return or camp here again. So set back relax because. I have a lot to say about this place. First off the management used to be good and from what I could remember. Scott's Flatt Lake used to be privately owned. Which made it a very nice place to camp because if you looked or appeared to be a shady character or showed any signs of bad behavior or look the role. Or making Scott's Flatt Lake into a full party zone. You were turned away. Scott's Flatt Lake reservoir eventually ended up being sold to Nevada Irrigation district. I remember the year when it was sold and from that point on. I could see this once beautiful place turn into a huge rats nest. Full of druggies to heavy drinkers. Beer bottles and beer cans every where. Campers showing no respect for the camp ground. Leaving thir trash every where, by the trash cans to beautiful sandy beach lake front. TRASHED!! Large loud massive family groups by the lake. Absolutely no tranquility on the lake. Loud people out on their boats blasting their rap trash music from one end of the lake to the next. All DAY LONG! Large family crowds on all the camp sites next to the lake. So if your looking to get away for some peace and quiet. You won't find it here. It's a huge party ZONE! And when they leave. They abandon and leave a ton of trash behind. Beer bottles, beer cans , trash, dirty diapers. You name it! And it smells like a homeless camp. It's disgusting. The management is horrible!! The worst! The people at the gates are very rude and dont care about your comfort or happiness being there. They do the bare minimum when it comes to taking care of this place. If you need any help in most cases you're out of luck! The bathrooms are disgusting! At gate one there used to be beautiful shades of pine trees. There were so many trees you couldn't even see the lake. Well most of the trees are gone now at gate one. They tore them all out and didn't even replace them with new trees. It's all bare. So much so. You can see the lake now from gate one and It looks horrible!! Just barren land with hardly any beautiful trees left. The workers there are very dunce and dont really care too much about anything. The last time I was there I got in at about 12am and set up camp. Me and my family would always arrive early in the morning just to watch the sun come up. It was a beautiful site to see. When Scott's Flatt was nice. Oh and if you're trying to make a reservation. You won't get anyone. Just a message that sounds like this. Hello happy campers and welcome to Scott's Flatt Lake. The message system is so poor. Good luck speaking hardly to anyone. It's why most of the time too. You have to just show up and grab a spot before morning and hopefully you might get the spot. You can hardly get a hold of anyone. Management and sell the camp spot out from under you. I picked a camp site and was going to go down and pay for the site in the morning and there were campers a few sites away from me. Young group of people. Music blasting, booze flowing. Yelling obnoxiously running in and out of their tents. Shining their flash lights everywhere! Laughing. Other campers were telling them to shut up and they would just laugh back at them Other campers starting yelling. The security was no where to be found. Where is security to get these people to shut up!! This went on until about 3am. They finally went to sleep about 3:30 -4:00.am. and then I got up at about 7 am with only 2 to 3 hours of sleep to walk up to pay for another night. After the worst nights sleep in the world. I walked down to gate two. I was going to make the most of it. The noisy group of people left. I went to pay for one more night at the camp site I was in and maybe go up to White Cloud after that.The lady at the guard shack, quickly said. The campsite is not vacant. You need to move! I said ok do you have another site I can move to? She said yes its not a very good site and its on slope. She said you have 5 minutes to let me know or it will be gone. I said ok. I returned in 3 minutes. The site I have to say was a horrible camp site! I said ok I'll take it. She said oh Im sorry rubbing it in my face. We just sold the site. I just GOT THE CALL!!! Like she was happy I didn't get it. I wish I could say more because there is so much horrible things to say about this place. Stay away from this place on 4th of July week.The worst! If you're looking for some where quiet to camp. This is a party zone with druggies,drunkards that have no respect. read more

We really hoped for a better experience, but all things considered it had it's +/- like any campground. Definitely some good memories. Value - 3 * the coin operated showers are abysmal and a joke for the cost of camping at Scott's Flat. You can't control the temperature, so expect scalding showers. Rooms - 4 * tent sites were great, spacious but large parties 20+ people were able to book individual sites instead of group sites and it made for very noisy neighbors. Location - 4 * the lake was nice but definitely suited more for watercrafts than swimming. Very murky towards shore. But gorgeous, like bath water. Had a great time, bring a pop up! Cleanliness - 4 * routinely saw staff cleaning the bathrooms and trash/recycling. Service - 3 * store never open it seems, or maybe only on the weekends? It was only open once during our 6 night stay. Sleep Quality - 2 no enforcement of quiet time. Staff said they would check back several times throughout the night to check enforcement but they only drove by one night, at 10pm during our entire stay there. They never checked back again and guests are rowdy and loud until past midnight. A camper next to us reported a bear running through their site. We did know ahead of time to expect bears, but given it is such a frequent occurrence you would expect the campground to have bear boxes at the sites. read more

Scotts Flat Lake - Campgrounds Near Me - Nevada City, California

Beautiful lake. Nice trail by lake. During the spring and summer it is busy. Very nice and well maintained.

We went to Scott's Lake campground for the first time on Thursday for a 3 night mini vacation. The first night was fine. The campground and facilities were clean and well maintained. Friday a very large group came in, maybe 30 people, which is fine. Everybody wants to have a good time. BUT, they partied, danced in the street, LOUD music, singing into microphones, LOTS of noise until 1:30, 2:00 a.m.! Impossible to sleep through. NID trucks go through regularly to empty trash (which is nice) and I spoke to the driver and asked if there were quiet hours. He said yes, I told him about the previous night and he said he would tell security. Well, absolutely NOTHING changed. Saturday night repeat!!!. Very inconsiderate of the large group, but no excuse for the campground not to enforce the quiet hours. We will never go back, which is sad, because it is beautiful there. But the beauty is not worth it if that kind of behavior is tolerated. read more

The lake is big enough for water skiing and a nice day trip for us. It's $20.00 for day parking. The boat launch is easy to use. Haven't tried camping, not sure if it's allowed. read more

I wish I could give zero stars. We've been coming here for years and used to love it, but management has gone down hill. There was a camp ground playing music and yelling until after 1 AM. They told us that their policy is that they can play music all night if they want to if it's "low." They also let them run extension cords through our sites to "charge" their stuff in their site across the road. Funnily enough when my mom tripped on the cord it turned off their music and lights so what was it charging? The workers rolled through multiple times after their one and only warning at 10 PM and didn't do anything. This isn't and shouldn't be a party campground. We are very disappointed. read more

Been coming here since summer of 2009, and I still absolutely love it. It's just a gorgeous and relaxing camp ground. We come here 2-3 times per summer, and it's always a pleasant experience. I do have to say that it would be great if the site would have bear lockers/canisters...just this past weekend we were woken up to the sounds of a bear opening up our bins, one even had duct tape around it, and that still didn't keep it from opening it. The bear did come back for a second time, but luckily my brother scared it, and did not return. Regardless, I shall come back, but I'll have to educate myself on how to handle these types of scenarios, and make sure the rest of the clan is too. read more

Scotts Flat Lake - Beautiful Scotts Flat Lake. - Campgrounds Near Me - Nevada City, California

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Honestly this review is solely based on how pretty this place is. We didn't spend the night or anything. We just came for the day to boat and bbq. Unfortunately you can't do both so we had to chose only one. So the boat it was. But like I said this review is only based on how nice and relaxing this place was. It was not over crowded. It was beautiful. The drive up is pretty steep especially with a boat trailer but other then that this place is really peaceful and pretty. read more

Scotts Flat Lake - Campgrounds Near Me - Nevada City, California

Drove to visit the lake as it was recommended by friends. Water is murky...you could literally see two different colors in the lake where the water closer to the shore is all muddy; try going into the water with something white and you will know what I am talking about. The only upside is that it's not packed and there's quite a bit of room to get some water action. I believe there are way better options out there. Will most likely not visit again. read more

This was our first time here. We had a blast. Everything at the campgrounds was spacious and easy accessible. The showers were hot and they picked up the trash often to prevent any near encounters. They also had a small store on top of the hill and had any essential items if you forgot it at home. All in all we had a good experience and will return. Btw the lake was beautiful. read more

Scotts Flat Lake - Campgrounds Near Me - Nevada City, California

Do not waste your time camping here. Rude staff, inconsistent information on their website. There are plenty of other campsites near by that are much more family friendly. Bathrooms are not kept clean. Again, if you're looking for a place to camp with your family, this is not the place. read more

My husband and I both came here as kids and were excited to come back and check it out with our kids. We were in Gate 1 - Spot 72 and it was basically on a hill. There was no flat spot for our tent(it was a tent only spot) so we all slept at an incline. By morning time all three of my kids were smashed together at the bottom and my husband and I were halfway off our air mattress. Because of the fact that we were on a hill, my 1 and 2 year old were constantly falling and hurting themselves from trying to play around the campsite. On top of that, like everyone else has said, it's LOUD late late late into the night. Definitely not a place for family camping. We had a reservation for 2 nights and decided to come home after the first night. We will not be returning. read more

This place is so beautiful! I have no complaints and hope to spend more time here. We set up camp right at the water and we docked our boat to the tree. There was 8 of us. I saw some comments about it being loud at night and we didn't have that problem and the camp grounds were packed. Restrooms were clean read more

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We just got back from our 1st camping trip here and loved it. It's such a beautiful lake and we had a camp site right at the lake. The camp sites are kind of close to each other but it was ok. We went during the week so it wasn't crowded or noisy. We're planning another trip next summer. read more

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We spent 4 glorious days here with our church--Family Retreat. This is our FIRST full stay, having spent one day here in 2015 (Day Visit.) We were in Site 51, it was completely perfect. We came with a large group, and each site was perfectly tended to/clean. The bathrooms were well maintained, and the Camp Host was quite friendly and helpful. The lake itself was gorgeous. Other visitors joined our group for kayaking and corn hole, every last person/visitor was thoughtful and friendly. We look forward to returning in July each year with our group. FIVE stars, and, THANK YOU!!! My ONLY suggestion? Bear Proof Waste containers. read more

Scotts Flat Lake - Site 51---AWESOME! - Campgrounds Near Me - Nevada City, California

Quiet and Beautiful Lake's in a woodsy paradise ... The Large Upper Lake is a relaxing spot. It has a fun little campground located right on the warm-watered lake. If going to Upper-Scott's, I prefer going at it from the Cascade Shores side. This lake can get pretty busy with boats, but overall it is set in such a brilliantly-beautiful Forested back-drop - it is hard not to enjoy. For the campers there is a small general store. I however prefer the Cooler-Water of Lower Scott's Flat Lake. This lake does not allow motorized boats, so the water stays smooth as glass. This is the ideal lake to Paddle Board on - you can pretty much have the Lake to yourself to just cruise around and explore. This Lake is also known for some good fishing. read more

Scotts Flat Lake - Upper Scott's Flat Lake - Campgrounds Near Me - Nevada City, California

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Gate 2 campsite 208 ~ I'm going to give 3 stars due to the lack of knowledge staff had regarding the surrounding area and direction locating the dam access as well as the fact that they dont really enforce their rules with the noise curfew. Our neighbors... and by that i mean 6 campsites away played their music at an intolerable level until 4 a.m. walking through other campers sites and threatening other campers. When Fishing from the Marina, we only caught bluegills about 2-3 inches. We also tried fishing from the dam through the 1st gate access.. NO LUCK. The Lake is very busy with boaters on saturdays. There are bear sightings but no food lockers and all they use are regular trash cans that dont lock up. It's a shame because it is a beautiful area and the site itself was quick access to the lake,spacous and clean. I suggest if you have any questions to ask the eguy in the store. He is the only one able to supply me with information. For better fishing head to Cascade Shores boat launch read more

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My BF and a group of friends came here last year for a 2 night camping excursion.. The drive up here was a little terrifying.. Haha, but we made it in one piece.. We had 3 campsites, as our group was pretty big. The downside, our site was on a slope. There wasn't a single spot that we could set our tent down and not be diagonal.. Sleep was pretty crappy.. but oh well. The place gets PITCH BLACK after dark.. Um, kinda terrifying.. And the campsites are really close to each other.. both good and bad.. Good thing, was the shower and restrooms.. YAYE. Although we had to scrounge up enough quarters to get a decent shower but wasn't bad.. For the lake.. Eh.. It was hard to relax because its gravel and rocks everywhere.. But eventually we rented some kayaks and made our way around, which was really really fun.. There were a lot of people out and enjoying the scenary and it was a gorgeous day. I would definitely go back here... its just so damn far! (4 freakin hours!) read more

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This has become one of my favorite places to camp. I love that you can get camp sites that are right next to the water that include sand beaches steps away from your camp site. The store hours are not consistent to the hours posted but if you need ice or supplies there is another store about 5 minutes away. read more

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We spent 5 nights here in early October and loved every second of it! We stayed during the week so the campsites were mostly empty. We had a spot which allowed us to see the lake with no obstructions which was nice. The staff was very helpful and made rounds every few hours. They make sure to keep the trash cans empty to keeps bears from coming into camps. The campsites were quiet and well maintained. The water was crystal clear which was very refreshing. read more

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We've visited twice from the Bay Area both during high season. We had a decent visit the first try but had an excellent time this last visit. Our first visit was marred by the fact that the drought had fairly emptied the lake and left us with a muddy, rocky shoreline. That visit, too, the campers were loud late into the evening (but only on the Saturday night). It was a fun trip and we did some hiking around the lake and enjoyed ourselves despite these issues. This last visit, however, was some of the best family camping we've had (and we camp quite a bit). The lake was full and gorgeous, the campsites were quiet and respectful and the campground staff was friendly and attentive. We had a nice leisurely visit and did quite a bit of swimming. It was in the 90's but because of the ample shade in the campsites and the cool lake it didn't bother us much. We stayed into Monday and the already quiet campgrounds got eerily quiet on the Sunday night. Not a peep- we felt like we were alone. Protips: We booked two campsites and occupied one (this gave us a little more insulation from the other campsites Visit Nevada City on your way out. We shopped around and had a nice lunch. Cute town and a great ending for a perfect camping trip. read more

Scotts Flat Lake - view from our campsite - Campgrounds Near Me - Nevada City, California

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Had a great impromptu visit here with my husband and 2.5 year old son. He loved it! We loved our short one- night stay and I would come back. Simple playground but I'm always amazed how simple it is to please kids with even simplistic play features. Win. Small general store and very nice employees. Will say that walking around the other campsite spots I noticed some seriously extremes in people's/group trash. Pretty appalling actually with all the #pointlessplastic in basic drink packaging, bulk food items and just disgusting trash habits sad to see in such nature however... this is our norm in a world of buy n large it was nice to see how fast the staff moved the trash out... just made me very very aware of how once something is done being used (single use plastics etc) how little ppl care about their garbage. I envision more awareness of these habits so everyone can do their part and make our lives not that separate from the trash we make.... and not so disconnected in just hoping your trash will get picked up and put somewhere.... and I think this can be achieved once people start associating these "mini campsite trips" as a success based on how little you leave behind. But I love to hope for the best, and think a few signs can help steer the majority of luxury campers (with huge campers) and their ginormous amounts of trash. Also I know it's a boaters lake but kinda gross seeing motor oil in the lake while wading in it, definitely glad my kid didn't want to go swimming in it. Sorry to hate on boaters but they're loud and smelly and a damper on the water. read more

Enjoyed Scott's Flat...never been before. Was shocked @ the only 50% capacity of the lake due to our current drought...but was pleasantly surprised with the upper lake difference. At 10% colder it was apparent it is normally over looked by campers but so wonderful when discovered. Like a different world with trails emphasized similar to hobbit living & witnessing God at his finest with peace, tranquillity, and adventure...or really just feeling one with nature after experiencing...quite mentally uplifting & appreciative to witness such beauty in nature! Life is so good when you get a chance to enjoy our beautiful earth...loved my impromptu trip & my 4 sons who shared my joy! Thank you! read more

Scotts Flat Lake - Fun trail exploration - Campgrounds Near Me - Nevada City, California

My wife and I along with 7 other people camped here a few weeks ago. Between the 7 of us we had 3 side by side camp spots. The three spots we had were perfect for us because there were no sites on either side of the sites we had. We were also right across from the bathrooms which helps a lot. The negative to our sites is that we were not far from the group site. And the weekend we went the group site was very loud well into the night. Also, it doesn't seem as if the camp hosts care that camp grounds are very loud into the late night, and even morning. The group site was playing loud music well past midnight. This review is not for the lake because we never went. We just relaxed in our site the whole weekend. read more

What a nightmare! We camp a lot. We love it. We hadn't been to Scott's Flat in 20 years so we were excited to go back to our childhood stomping ground. Got there a little early. Our camp sight at Gate 1 was perfect. Big spot. Nice big family to our left. No spots located in front of us. A bunch of 20-something year olds to our right. No one behind us. We BBQ'd 7ish. Played a couple games, listened to music, had a couple cocktails and then called it a night, 10ish. 10:00 is quiet time. Mind you, we are aware it is camping...so we figured by midnight things would be quiet. Nope. Not even close. Around midnight the family from hell arrived with six kids that obviously slept all the way from their hometown and were wound up. Did the parents tell them once to be quiet. NO! It's pitch dark. Most people are sleeping. They were directly behind us SCREAMING and YELLING, the BABY is CRYING and the DOG is BARKING! Did we hear anyone say, hey guys come here, be quiet? HELL NO!! The nightmare went on until 3am. We talked to the lady at the front gate and said unfortunately they are unable to enforce the 10pm curfew. Why the hell have it then? I said, we're not prudes. We like to have fun too. Midnight is acceptable. But 3am!! Around 1pm the next day our nightmare peoples friends arrived at the campsites next to them. Two trucks and a van...20 more people, three dogs including pit bulls. The music was blaring, thumping. We said HELL NO! We packed up and left a day early. With no enforcement of rules, we were afraid for our safety, our dog and our sanity! read more

Not a place for family camping or people who want to simply enjoy nature. Yeah it was okay. The days were nice. I doubt we will stay at Scott's Flat ever again. Probably do Rollins from now on. Out of 5 nights, we got 2 nights of sleep. There is no night time security and this place has turned into the party place. Dumbass yuppies don't have 4wd and can't go party out in the real woods so they gotta ruin families camping trips. Our first day a guy got 86'd and another site next to ours was put on warning. Then we were at a wedding and went right to sleep for night 2, night 3 a huge group took up 3 spots across from us for a 3 day party. First night they drank themselves to sleep early but after that it was all night of bad singing and loud commotion. Finally they left and we would have had a nice sleep last night, our final night, BUT some homeless douche party of people in 4 cars showed up at like midnight next to us and they had to make sure the entire campground was awake. We yelled at them, but they continued. It would be nice if there was a camp host # you could call or something, but there isn't. read more

Scotts Flat Lake - Campgrounds Near Me - Nevada City, California

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We have camped here a few years ago and loved it. We just camped here this past week during the weekdays and had the best time. I have been having alot of health issues and my husband knew I needed the outdoors for therapy. It sure helped alot. Just the smell and beautiful scenery helped. We encountered a bear on 2 occasions but brought along a horn which had them right on their way. Did not feel threatened. The staff were very busy the whole time we were there so I know they have their hands full. I fell in love with this spot and will definitely be returning this year and for years to come. The swimming was awesome as well. It does take a while to get through to get reservations or a call back but we'll worth it. read more

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Don't bring your kids here. We made the trip when camping near Nevada City. It was Tuesday early afternoon. Apparently the punk-ass college age kids (together with time-worn looking locals I assume) decided to use the day area as well, as they were there swearing "because they are cool" I guess, around my kids, for no apparent reason. It was also dirty.. garbage, smashed ketchup packets, an unknown disgusting substance smeared on a nearby tree. The lake itself seems a bit nasty, too. Muddy shore, algae. On the water seemed beautiful though. Could be great for boating. Drove through campground on way to day use area.. small, close, nothing special Definitely not prime place for alpine lake experience, at least not for us. We turned around and left. Takes at least 30 mins to get there from Nevada City so that was annoying. There's a reason why everyone is talking here about it going to the dogs (read: ignorant college age kids) and the emphasis on no refunds. We thought it might be different on a Tuesday but no luck. read more

If you're a 20-something guy looking for a raucous weekend of drinking, getting drunk, drinking even more and imitating a coyote at 3:00AM, this place is for you! However, if you're like me and looking for a nice place to take the family for a weekend camping trip, I warn you, stay far, far away. We've been coming to Scott's Flat reservoir for 5 years now. Almost every Mother's Day, we make our first-of-the-season camping trip here. And each year it's gotten progressively worse in terms of no quiet time enforcement, heavy drinking and a ridiculous level of noise throughout the night. This trip was our final trip we make here and here's why: - No camp host available at night. Seriously, no-one is on-site. I was told a security guard makes regular rounds through the campsites but I did not see anyone after 10:00PM - even when I went and stood by the entrance kiosk for a half-hour at 4:00AM Sunday morning. Plenty of excuses here from later conversations with management. Still, no-one on-site? Scary. - No after-hours contact information posted anywhere. Again, seriously, if you have a problem at night, you are pretty much on your own. I can't help but think there's a huge public safety issue here. You can always call the sheriff which brings me to... - From what I'm told, the sheriff won't do anything to campers here since they don't serve as a "hotel" for drunks at the campground. From what I've learned from talking with the kiosk guy the final day of our stay and talking with the Nevada Irrigation District, who owns the land and manages the campground, they have for all intent ceded control to the guests at night which, at the moment, consist mainly of 20-something guys looking for a raucous weekend of drinking, getting drunk, drinking even more and imitating a coyote at 3:00AM. It's too bad since it's a beautiful area. read more

Awful place - horribly run. We booked a weekend through their website but there is a glitch that causes dates that are fully-booked to be switched with open dates once you've actually paid. In other words, we paid for one weekend, but got booked for another. When we complained to the managing company and asked for a refund, they refused saying that it goes against their policy. Ridiculous read more

Hubby and I do a lot of camping in our RV and we definitely know good from bad. We stayed up here for 2 nights so that we were close to our Grandson's wedding. Very overpriced for a spot with No water or power hookups. We moved from a premium spot to a regular spot because next to us was a group of 25 campers. We were not reimbursed the difference. They charge an extra fee per dog. We have 2 small dogs. Not that they have any control but the lake(reservoir) was extremely low, not attractive at all. Very crowded and noisy for the end of the season. A group of campers were drinking and carrying on to all hours of the night. We would have slept better in a Walmart/Kmart parking lot and would have been easier on the pocketbook. read more

Scotts Flat Lake - Scotts Flat Lake (reservoir) very low - Campgrounds Near Me - Nevada City, California

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Worst camping experience I've ever had, made worse by the camp staff and the Nevada Irrigation District staff. As far as I can tell, this is a party campground run by people who only care about revenue. The rules aren't enforced, especially the quiet hours (which other reviews have mentioned). The staff were rude, dismissive and completely non-helpful. We cut our trip short and left a day early, it was so bad. Of course, despite our trip being cut short because of their failure to enforce their own rules, they IMMEDIATELY said "NO REFUNDS". Note: if you don't deliver the services you promised, it's pretty much illegal for you not to offer refunds. Huge ref flag that they are SO adamant about not refunding anyone.....must get a lot of requests. I'd never go back here again. read more

If you like crowds, industrial tourism, and murky water, then Scotts Flat is for you. This might be the worst place to kayak in all of Nevada county. The lake is full of speedboat, buzzing like mosquitos, and blaring crap music that competes with the crap music coming from the close and filthy campground. Scotts Flat is the worst!!! read more