Stumpy Meadows

Awesome campground. Very few bugs end of August. Lake views at sites 24, 23, 21, 19. Every campsite has both a barbeque and fire pit. Most private site is probably 31

My family has camped at Stumpy Meadows (which was called Lake Edson back in the day) since my dad was a teenager. This lake is my happy place, and is the one spot in the whole world where I've always felt at peace. In 2014, the King Fire did a lot of damage. It's still beautiful and peaceful, though, and I get to come back year after year and watch it recover. Stumpy Meadows will always be in my heart. Now, for an objective review: Water sprouts frequently spaced so that no one has to walk too far. Bathrooms are always stocked with toilet paper and clean. Camp Manager is awesome af, riding around to check on everyone and welcoming campers. The lake water is cool enough to break the heat of day, but not breath-stopping cold. Once the forest recovers, I know the water will clear up. It used to be crystal clear, but the fire has reduced the visibility a bit. It's still really clear compared to other reservoirs. It's a small lake, so you don't have tons of loud boaters and party-goers. Everyone is quiet after 10pm. This place is for the true camping crowd, not the people looking to howl at the moon from their parents' RV's during spring break while shit-faced. Stumpy Meadows is still my favorite place to camp.

Although the staff was friendly and restrooms were clean the campground was terrible.. Sites are on top of each other and Very very small we had site 38 which was basically just red dust. It was everywhere on everything. I am fine with getting dirty camping but this was beyond that. Tried to make the best of it. No accesses to the lake at all. We drove down the road and there is one spot if you park on the side of the road the whole campground is trying to get there. We finally surrendered and left a day early.. Don't go

Beautiful lake and hidden gem near Georgetown. Must visit with the family if you're wanting to play in the snow without all the heavy foot traffic.

My partner and I are locals to the area, only living about 15 minutes from Stumpy. We loved seeing how well-kept and respectable this campsite is. The new management company was AWESOME. They helped us to find an empty campground, helped us with payment and gave us a great opening speal about being respectful. They let families have their fun, but kept everyone save. We will definitely be coming back again!

hi-ya!So the waterfall thing that everybody raves about is NOT accessible. Apparently it was closed off due to people leaving trash or ruining the area for the privately owned land. Now signs are up telling you that it's trespassing if you want to go and see the falls.However if you like rocky beaches, cold lakes, albeit really beautiful this is a good location. It's sad that wild fires have ravaged this area, but none of that really negatively effected our all-guy camping trip. While it was over 100 degrees in Sacramento, our campground was well shaded. Not many bugs/mosquitos. The bathrooms started out good (on Friday) and stunk like bathrooms by Sunday.Overall the place is fun for a night or two and the adjacent guests were quiet and friendly.

Camped at Site 24. We was able to fit 2 mid size vehicles safely within the spurs. This site was well shaded. We fit 2 tents and a 10 x 10 canopy. There was a lot of stumps which made it a little tricky to find a spot to put up the tents. Make sure to bring extra pairs of socks. The mosquitoes weren't as bad. Maybe because it was the lower side of the camp grounds. It's a short hike to down to the lake, very steep. If you got young ones swimming, they should wear a life vest , the water drops off pretty deep.Overall, we enjoyed Stumpy Meadows Campground. Watch my youtube video: https://youtu.be/fvMjwOspw7I

Beautiful spot to take a rest. Nice and quiet. Next time we will have to pack a lunch and have a nice quiet picnic. Just to enjoy the view. If you continue on you drive thru where the King fire ripped thru the forest. It is so crazy to see all the devastation from that fire. It exposed a lot of the hills. Very beautiful area.

We recently stayed at Stumpy Meadows Campground. Upon arriving, we were greeted by name by the camp hosts, David and Elizabeth. We can't say enough about how accommodating they were for our group. They knew that the site we reserved (#18) was pretty sunny and offered us other options if we wanted more shade. We took them up on their offer and selected sites #6 and #8. Our spots were great, plenty of flat ground for our tents, close to water and the restrooms. Restrooms were clean and well stocked. Unfortunately, halfway into our trip, the sheriff came through the campground at 4:30 a.m., issuing an evacuation warning. There was a fire developing in the area. David and Elizabeth kept us updated on the info until we absolutely knew we had to go. We made our reservations through recreation.gov and saw they automatically refunded our unused part of the trip without even requesting it. We hope to go back soon and spend more than a couple of days here!!

Stayed in group camp unit 2 in July 2022. Group camp has 4 units with their own restrooms and water spigot. The restrooms were locked and had to get the camp host (at a different location down the road) to unlock them. Two days after we got there a person from another group site came to our canp and wondered how we got the restrooms unlocked, so it wasn't a one time event. The water spigot didn't work and we had to go to a different campsite to get water. The camp host was friendly but seemed clueless. The camp restrictions were 75 people and 8 vehicles. So unless you could fit 9 people in each vehicle there is no way to fill the camp. It's unlikely I would return.