NOISY. I can't stress this enough. It's beside a highway. It's beside a railroad. Yes, you get used to it after awhile, but who wants to go through that adjustment, especially when there's not much to do in Easton? For $30/night, there are better options. Ones that allow you to hear the birds and leaves swaying in the wind.
With that critique out of the way, overall, I enjoyed my camping experience. When we first arrived, we'd booked site 71, but upon arriving around 3pm, there was someone already there. So we drove around, seeking an empty campsite, before driving back to the office to see if it was available. It was. And it was a bit more private, too, so win-win.
Site 82. I highly recommend it for car (not RV) and single tent camping. Not only is it near the bathroom (but not too near), it sits beside a large group campsite that's hardly ever in use and is quite fun to explore since it's mostly off the road. In other words, it's likely there will be lots of privacy and room to play. There must be five or six campsites behind and beside site 82, shielded from the road, along with a large "meeting area" with multiple benches. Ask before booking site 82 if the group site next door is in use, because I can't imagine being direct neighbors to a boy scout troop or something.
On the other side of 82, there is a standard campsite (84, I believe, with 83 across the road). It's fairly close and there is a path connecting 82 and 84, but there are lots of trees for privacy and the path is a little overgrown. There's also a water spout at the road between 82 and 84. Useful, although we brought our own water.
The campground itself sells ice for $2. They don't sell firewood (they refer you to a man in town, selling for $5 a bundle; about two bundles lasts five hours). The campground doesn't offer much entertainment, although there is a basketball court beside the bathrooms and I saw people playing badminton as well. Walking trails lead all around the campground. The real entertainment will be a short drive (yes, drive) down to the lake/beach, where there's also a playground and outdoor amphitheater.
The town Easton is almost entirely shut down. Buildings are mostly rusted, and boarded up. Great for photographs, not so great for fun. But near Easton, there is Swiftwater Cellars Winery, in Roslyn. It's 17 minutes away from the campground, a little fancy, and they offer amazing wine tastings overlooking a golf course. Think restaurant-style. Five minutes from that, Suncadia Resort has a bar in which you can order a glass of wine and take it out onto the patio, which offers stunning views of the mountains, not to mention hundreds of stairs that lead down to the river, if you're up for it.
Overall, there are things to do at and around the campground: hiking, the lake and playground, walking through mostly-abandoned Easton, the nearby Swiftwater winery, the Suncadia patio and/or trail down to the river... BUT, as far as falling asleep at night, you should bring some earplugs. Otherwise, it sounds/feels like you're sleeping under a highway bridge. Once, I was abruptly woken by a train whistle.
The bathrooms were fairly dirty. No reliable wifi, data only. My Verizon cell service worked fine. You have to put up your tent on the designated "tent pad," so you can't just put it anywhere. You can't gather firewood. It's important to note that even if burn ban signs are everywhere, you might still be able to have a fire in the fire pit.
Would I stay at this campground again? Probably not for $30/night. I'd visit the winery and resort again, but that's for another review. Mostly I wanted a little peace and quiet at night, and this campground being so close to the highway just didn't deliver. I'd go again if it was $10/night or free with a Discover...
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