New Spicer Meadows

I’ll start with the positives: amazing scenery and a beautiful campground. Unfortunately, that is where the positives end. The negatives far outweigh them. 1. Extremely unfriendly hosts and a ridiculous firewood setup. We went to buy firewood and the hosts were sitting right next to a huge stack of it, yet they sent us to Site #18 to buy it from a different person. Firewood is cash only, and apparently he may leave around 8 PM. Even after buying $50 worth, he couldn’t make change for a $100 bill. The firewood itself was fairly priced and good quality, but the whole experience was unnecessarily difficult and unwelcoming. 2. Almost no privacy. This campground is separated from the main family campground, so you would expect the privacy. Instead, people were constantly walking into our campground and wandering around. There is also parking above the campground, and people regularly park there and walk through the campground to access the lake. Extremely annoying and completely defeats the purpose of having a separate campground. 3. The yellowjackets are absolutely insane. This was by far the biggest problem. I have never seen anything like it at a campground. There were enormous numbers of yellowjackets everywhere. You could barely cook, and eating outside was practically impossible. There were also 20 to 30 wasp traps placed around the campground. I can’t prove they are causing the problem, but they certainly seem to be attracting even more yellowjackets. The number here was completely abnormal compared with other campgrounds I’ve visited in the area. Overall, beautiful scenery, but a terrible camping experience. Unfriendly hosts, people constantly passing through, almost no privacy, an unbearable yellowjacket problem, and on top of everything, seriously overpriced. Never again. There are plenty of better campgrounds.

We have been there a few times this year .we like it but some spots have no shade at all .I like to fish there .it is one of the bigger campgrounds so the chances are good to get a spot

Clean restrooms and beautiful campground.

I visit Spicer yearly. It is great to be able to reserve in advance. I hope more of the spaces, especially in the first loop ~ spaces 1 to 24 I think, become reserveable. I drive all the way from Idaho to meet family there and it is very nerve racking to not know for sure that I have a spot to camp. Thanks for asking~

First time here. Loved the campsites and the lake for Sup and kayaking. Did not like the biting FLIES and lots of bees. I suffered terribly for over a week with swelling, itching and possible infection from bites. Almost went to urgent care but treated at home finally and cleared up. Mosquitos etc always love me (didn’t see any there) so I always swell. Never seen biting flies before. Terrible.

Campground hosts could've been more friendly greeting us but overall the facilities were clean and in good shape and it looked like there was a recent vegetation clearing and chipping because the roadway inside the campground was much more navigable with a trailer than it was last year. It was pretty empty and quiet while we were there with a lot of first come, first serve sites available and a bunch of sites "reserved" with traffic cones by the camp hosts. The lake was beautiful and full. My family had a great time there. Overall a good experience.