This review was from a couple of years ago but worth me re-posting to warn others who may be searching for a nice place to stay or fish.
I am posting this due to the fact that I wish to warn other travelers - particularly new people who are NOT from the area - about what to expect from this area and this place. First off, I am new to the state and was recommended to come here to fish. I drove over an hour from the other side of Spokane only to find a dry, ugly town right off the freeway and train tracks...totally abandoned and somewhat scary. It was seriously like something out of the movie Deliverance. Since I had driven all that way, I decided to check out the docks for fishing at Sprague Lake "Resort." What a joke - resort. Really??? I attempted to park in a reasonable spot (nothing is marked well) and was immediately accosted by an elderly lady who I assume runs the place or otherwise works at the "office" place. She demanded that I register, pay, etc, etc, etc. Didn't even give me four seconds to explain that I was sorry - would gladly move my car, pay, and actually had some questions for her regarding any additional regulations I should be aware of. She stormed off back into the "office" while I was in mid-sentence after cutting me off. I re-parked and went physically out to check out what the end of the dock looked like. Lots and lots of seaweed, no shade, ugly "view." I decided I should at least be polite and return back up to the office and let the lady know. She was already on her way back down. She became irate that I wasn't going to stay and fish. I returned to my car and not more than two minutes later, she was at my car window, demanding that I leave because I was taking up a spot from other paying customers. Ironically I was attempting to google (from my phone) where the nearest bathrooms were that were NOT in this scary town but had grabbed my $5 that I would have used to pay to fish and was going to ask if I could instead pay the $5 and use the bathroom. Didn't even get that far with the lady who proceeded to yell at me through my car window and WOULD NOT PHYSICALLY MOVE FROM MY CAR while demanding I leave. I had to very sternly ask her to back up out of the way so that I could pull out of my spot several times before she actually moved. Needless to say, I will never be returning, will recommend people avoid this place like the plague and will be writing as many reviews detailing my experience as possible in the effort to save other people from something like this happening to them. Thanks a bunch for ruining my day, lady.
*Also, check out the 2 reviews that were NOT recommended about this place. Def a YELP fail because their experiences were EXACTLY like mine and during the same time frame. Maybe the hag is gone, which would certainly be an improvement. Most belligerent elderly woman I have ever had the displeasure of meeting. Aaaaaand I've worked in a locked geri-psych facility so that should tell you something. read more