Ponderosa State Park

The campgrounds are well spaced providing even during the busiest times ( excluding 4th of July holiday) providing tranquility, beauty and access to the beaches and quiet trail hikes. The camping hosts are excellent and the park ranger was able to resolve my error caused by the new reservation system implemented this year. One of the best campgrounds in the Northwest.

Of the more developed campgrounds I've stayed in, Ponderosa is a personal favorite. Beautiful setting with lots of trees and wildlife. These are important public resources that need our support. While this type of venue certainly isn't my first choice when I think of enjoying a camping trip, it's an accessible gateway for people to glimpse of Idaho's many gifts. So please visit the park for an afternoon, or a few days. Buy a park pass... and USE it.

On-line booking was straightforward. Campsite infrastructure was great. Public areas were clean. Camp host was attentive. Access to Payette Lake and the Peninsula Trail was excellent. They even sent a 'Thank you' email after our visit!

The state park is beautiful. There are several trails you can do. The most popular is the bike trail. The beach by the visitor center is excellent. There are cabins you can rent. The staff at the park is very friendly. The campground sites are clean and spacious.

It's a very pretty State park. The campgrounds are very nice and well equipped. They've done a nice job of spreading out the campsite so that you're not right on top of your neighbors. The trails around the area are easily accessible and offer a variety of different challenges for people of different skill levels and ages. You're never too far from a bathroom and they do have showers.

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this park. We saw a couple of moose while we were hiking.

Love Ponderosa state park, smell the bark of the largest tree you can find that has some orange color to it.. bet you'll smell vanilla or butterscotch

We really enjoyed a wonderful time at the state park. Most of the side roads were not plowed but we got to go to the main boat dock. That was nice.