Black Butte Lake and Dam Project Headquarters — Hotel in Orland

What a great little get-away from home & the daily routine. Was a little windy but whatever it's called "Mother Nature & Weather". Living in the city with all the hussle & hussle & noise it was a very quiet & restful place to stay. Someone else had left a bad review that if you are tent camping there is gravel - So what? I always lay out a plastic tarp a little bigger then my tent & on top of that goes a moving blanket so gravel is Not an issue at all. Stayed @ campsite #1 that had a beautiful overlook & view of Black Butte Lake. If you're a senior & have a Federal "America the Beautiful" card the over nite fee is half off. Actually I was told by a Ranger that All Army Corp of Engineers Recreation Campsites are 50% off as well. Regular price was $20 a nite w/discount was only $10.! Will definitely come back here again. I posted this...

I was here in early December, so it was empty. There were a total of about four other parties there. Talk about peaceful! And I actually caught fish, icing on the cake. There are numerous day activities there, and there's a nice five mile loop to hike or bike, just westof the CG. I was in site #35 and got decent Verizon reception. I can't remember if I got Sprint service...I don't think so. Even though it was deserted, the showers had hot water! The host Dave and local Ranger Amber were...

I mostly wanted to see the lake as it's been 30+ years since I can remember visiting. Pictures were taken from the boat ramp. Not a full review as it was just a quick sight seeing detour. The facilities that I observed were non existent (or not as noticeable) when...