Ranch Campground — Hotel in Pioche

We arrived at Horsetheif Gulch Campground just after noon on a Saturday (May 2021) and quickly grabbed the first open site we found; we were pulling a 22ft travel trailer. A walk around later confirmed we made the right decision, as the place was full. The section we camped in had no hook-ups. The lower, first section has electric hook-ups. There is water available, but not to hook up to. There is a dump station across the road from the campground. We noticed a couple camp-spots opened up later in the day (check out time is a suggestion, not strictly enforced on the weekend we were visiting.)

We loved our space #18. The trees helped us feel like we were secluded, even though there were campers on both sides of us. Tents, trailer & RV can occupy any spot; space #18 had a nice cleared area in the back for a tent that we used for our chairs.

Since this was our first visit, I am not sure if we just got lucky or if the campground is always so wonderfully quiet.

There are several wash rooms with water- flushing toilets and sinks. They were cooled, clean and free of bugs. There is a water bottle filling stain at the lower wash room building.

There was wind and a Red Flag warning till 7pm. Several tents were leveled by the wind. After 7pm, the wind died down and we were able to light a fire; each camp space has a fire ring. Be sure to know the fire conditions before you go, as there is limited, if any cell/ data. They had a WiFi sign, that you could connect to, we did not try it.

We walked over to Eagle Valley Reservoir (see Eagle Valley Reservoir for separate review) a...

We stayed over the Memorial Day weekend. The campground was full when we arrived, which was surprising since we arrived Thursday morning before the weekend. We were lucky that a spot opened up about an hour after we arrived. The spot was large enough for 2 smaller campers and had power both 30 and 50 amp service. There was water available at some of the spots so getting water was a simple walk to fill water jugs for cooking and washing dishes. The bathrooms were very clean and the shower rooms were large with rain shower heads. It was great to clean up the kids after long days of playing at the lake fishing and climbing the mountains behind our camping spot. The bathrooms and shower rooms were cleaned every morning by park employees. The lake was good for fishing and the kids had a great time and it was a very short walk from any of the camping spots. Our overall impression was amazing for a hidden gem of a campground. It was very clean, well kept and a great experience for our family to enjoy the outdoors with a modern touch. One thing that would make for a much less stressful experience would be the ability to reserve camp spots. It was stressful after a long drive to not know if we would have a spot for the weekend. We will be adding this campground to our yearly family...

We go camping yearly, each time at a different campsite. While this is not the worst place we visited, it is not in the top 10 places we have gone. The lake here is dirty, do not swim here. The restrooms closest to the lake offer a place to clean the fish you catch. However, this also causes the area to be very dirty and smell horrible. I did see the rangers come and clean the restrooms daily, that is not enough. There are 2 different showers available. The first doesn't work properly, the water temperature changes from cool to scalding hot while bathing. My 8 year old autistic son fell trying to get away from the spray when the temperature changed drastically all by itself. I did not use the other shower, but was told...