I'm local and have been visiting Grover for two decades and things have really gone downhill since…read moreCovid. The reservation system sucks. Why can't we make reservations the same day? This makes no sense. I used to visit Grover weekly, so they made around $500/year from my visits. Since Covid, I've been three times, so they've made about $30 from my visits in the last five years. Making it harder to visit is extremely stupid and has turned off many locals who used to visit regularly. I'm in favor of keeping the reservation system, but the 48 hour cutoff is idiotic. The other major issue is the inconsistent opening hours and arbitrary closings. This has been true since before Covid. However, these days the phones NEVER work, so there's no way to know if they are actually open. Even if you have a reservation, I wouldn't trust them to be open. I've made that mistake more than once and wasted an hour and half in the car. Since they can't be bothered to fix their phones (this has been going on for YEARS) or get a cheap cell phone for the pool area, it's impossible to know if they are truly open. Buyer beware. Opening hours also suck from a soaking standpoint. Grover used to be open until 8pm, then it was 7pm, and now it's 5pm. Grover used to be a great place to stop for a soak after skiing, but now that's no longer possible because of the 5pm closing. Soaking in the summer is even worse. Who wants to soak in a hot spring mid-day in July? No one. In the summer you want an evening soak, when the sun has dipped behind the mountains, but nope! They're closed at 5. Stupid. Opening hours on Yelp are incorrect as well. I've submitted a correction. Per the State Park website, Grover is now only open Friday-Sunday. Of course no one who works for the park bothers to update this information. This place is so poorly run., On a positive note, the staff is always very nice and it's a beautiful spot.

We were looking for a place to camp on New Year's Eve and happened upon this location. The main…read morecampground is closed for winter, but the day use area was available. Ranger was very nice and helpful. Area has enclosed restroom facilities available near campsites. We found a great spot near the water and ended up being the only campers there. The hot springs facility was closed until the weekend, but looked great. We had a peaceful start to the new year and can't wait to go back to this location to hike and fish in the summer.

I stayed at the campgrounds Memorial Day 2019 weekend. The campground is cozy and quiet…read more The camp hosts were very nice and knowledgeable about the area. I was hoping there would be a campground map but the park ranger hasn't had time to make one. The campgrounds is small and quiet. It is near the lake. They have hot FREE shower which was great and the washroom was also heated. I stayed at campsite 21, the only downside was not having two trees to hang up my hammock. Since this campground is lacking photos I took a bunch to share with future campers.

Very pretty. Nice ,clean, well taken care of sites. Hosts are very friendly. Bathrooms are super…read moreclean with flush toilets and showers. We will be back!

Small camp ground day use for the same price of camping just find a spot and self pay.read more

I recently went camping with some friends and we decided on this campground since it was a first…read morecome first serve. The other campgrounds in the area were all filled up. After we arrived and found out spot we were pretty excited to get our tent set up so we could relax and explore our surroundings a little. The campsites are pretty nice and not to close to the other sites. We also had our fire pit in addition to a grill which was so nice to roast our veggie hot dogs and marshmallows. Each site also has a bear box that you need to keep your food in so the bears do not try to steal your dinner. They have 2 restrooms with flushing toilets but without a sink or mirror. ( who needs a mirror when they are camping anyway) The night did get a little cool so make sure you have a warm sleeping bag. It was nice and quiet all night till the wee hours of the morning when you can hear the nearby cows mooing. I thought that was such a nice sound and a good outdoor feeling. There is a nice river to fish or play in which is surrounded by so much greenery and very pretty wild flowers. Not a whole lot to do around there other than that. I guess you could find some hikes somewhere nearby if you really wanted. So if your just looking for a nice place to camp and relax you will love it here. If your not into staying all night they do have a day use area as well and you can hang out down by the river but you will not get the fire pit. Try to carpool if you can because it is 6 dollars a night for each additional car and not a lot of room for more than that. oh, and one last thing, most cell phones do not have service so be prepared.

I've been camping all throughout California, and this place hits hard. This is hands down the…read morecleanest most well kept campground I've ever been to. The sunsets hit. Pulling trout out of the stream across the road hit. Eating those trout for breakfast hit. It's a 20-30 min drive to South Lake Tahoe if you need to restock your cooler or tackle box. It's a short drive to potholes swimming hole. The whole experience was great, and we will come back.

This is a great campground which we came across by accident.. We were lucky to be able to find one…read morefirst come first serve spot and spent the night there. Our flat spot was perfect for our Patriot Camper. The only knock I would give this place is actually more due to the fact that stupid Covid is increasing the number of people camping... The campground was packed. When we tried to come back two weeks later it was full. So that's not really any fault of the campground host or the facility. There's a beautiful creek on the other side of the road. As well as a very beautiful Hope Valley, which is very much worth hiking in.

What a disappointing experience! I miss the old Sorensens. We were the only people in restaurant…read moreand we were neglected. We just wanted appetizers and cocktails. The trout dip was mediocre. I ordered a basic tequila soda and we were charged two dollars extra for their basic tequila on the menu and never before have I been charged for soda water 2.00 extra plus two limes. The resort at Caples Lake was full so we thought we would go to our old haunt. what a disappoint.

I can no longer recommend this resort as it has been taken over by a new owner and charges almost…read more$90/night to have your own RV here.

Nice spot. Very windy at night. Cool creek that you can cool…read moreoff in running thru. Best lemon bars in the world 10 min up the road. Only thing I disliked was the road noise from highway, and parking was slim in the campground. This whole area is nice though, many spots along the river.

My family went for our first ever camping trip the weekend before the Fourth of July. We had to do…read morea "first come, first serve" as our work schedules are unpredictable so reservations aren't always easy. We ended up at Crystal Springs and it was well maintained, the hosts were extremely friendly and accommodating, and the site was perfect for us. There are picnic tables, fire rings with attached grates for BBQing, and bear boxes for food storage. Some sites are better for trailers than others (these are marked). The bathrooms were vault toilets that I thought were quite clean. Cost of the site is $18 a day, $6 for extra vehicle. We also purchased three bundles of wood for $18 (one is $7). There's a rushing river nearby which we walked along but it's not water the kids can play in - it moves pretty fast where we were. But the kids had a lot of fun climbing rocks, playing in the dirt, and playing with glow necklaces in the dark. A great spot with quick in and out of you need it. The hosts, Amy and Eric, were really great.

September 19 through September 21, 2023. Came up for a…read morecouple day fishing trip with good friend. Campsites are both reserve and first come first serve. We showed up as first come first serve and we're lucky to get a beautiful spot right on the lake. They have nice deep fire rings, picnic tables and bear lockers. We didn't see any sign of bears. The sites are $27 a night and you can buy wood for six dollars a bundle or two bundles for $10. There is a 14 day limit on first come first serve sites. This time around, the road to Upper Blue Lake was open, so we headed up there to check it out. There are a couple campgrounds up there that have nice sites and include bathroom facilities. We ran into a couple of backpackers who convinced us to take the "short" hike to Granite Lake to do some fishing. We grabbed our fishing poles and gear and headed out thinking that short would be a quarter mile or so. The hike actually turned out to be 2 1/2 miles with about a 700 foot elevation gain. If we had known the distance, we probably would not have done the hike, but once there, we got a couple of very nice rainbow trout. We did not have any cell phone coverage in our camp, but at the 9100 foot elevation of Granite Lake we did have some pretty good cell coverage.

Indian Creek campground is is a relaxing placed to camp. Huge pine trees, clean camps, great…read morerestrooms with flush toliets and showers. The other campers were very nice and the hosts are fantastic. Richard went way out of his way to ensure we were settled and knew where everything was. The Reservoir was great for kayaking and it was nice to sit in the shade and enjoy the water. Highly recommend.

If Bob were writing this Yelp review he'd be a fan, me, not so much. It's a long story but, when we…read morewere in Tahoe, he found out about this place at Tahoe Fly Fisherman in SLT....fly fisher guy said the fish were hittin' pretty good at Indian Creek. Well, it's in the middle of nowhere and is reminiscent of New Hogan or Camanche only with tumble weeds and lots of dust. Oh, I forgot the part about 20 mph winds with few trees in sight. Bob decided to fish here and the fly fisher guy told him, "Your wife can go to Markleeville and spend the day shopping"! Well, either he's just a liar or he knows absolutely nothing about women; but that's another review-ha! Anyway, if Bob had remembered to unload his poles before I dropped him off, I'm sure he would have caught his limit. Apparently guys were just pullin' em' in left and right. Since there was no cell service for miles he just talked to guys fishing, took a nap in the shelter of one of the few trees within miles, and drank a beer. I'll save my story for one of the Markleeville businesses I review later!