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Outdoor Project
The ultimate adventure guide
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/17/2022
Lodgepole Campground is a Pacific Gas & Electric Property, set beside a reservoir that is part of a hyrdoelectric project.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/17/2022
Campers self pay at the entrance.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/17/2022
All sites have a picnic bench, bear lockers, and a fire pit.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/17/2022
Water spigots are set throughout the campground.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/17/2022
A communal fire pit sits in the center of the campground.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/17/2022
Hand drawn map of the campground and Lake Valley Reservoir area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/17/2022
A normal camp site at Lodgepole Campground.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/17/2022
The stream that flows from the reservoir provides a shallow area to dip your feet in the campground.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/17/2022
There is a service road that makes for a short walk up to the reservoir from the campground.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/17/2022
Several vault toilets are located throughout the campground.