INDIAN WELL CAMPGROUND
RUN BY: Lava Beds National Monument (NPS)
LOCATION: Lava Beds
NM, Tulelake, CA (41.717384 -121.504147)
UTILITIES: none
COST: $12
DISCOUNTS: Senior Access,
Interagency get 50% discount.
OUR RATING (1-5): Category I.
Rating – 3.
NOTES: We had a great
time at Lava Beds. It is a very
interesting area with lots of lava tube caves to explore and some interesting
petroglyphs at the northeast corner of the park. As the name indicates, the majority of the
land is lava beds. There are a number of caves you can explore. You must get a
permit from the visitor’s center. Caves range from walk through to requiring
significant skill. The campground is not
shaded but is among juniper, which gives a sense of privacy.
Environment: In
a very open area with few trees, but nothing around this areas has many
trees.
Amenities: none
Dump: No
Public Water: Yes
Toilets: Yes (flush)
Showers: No
Laundry: No
Phone Service:
None
Location: From north: Take OR-39 south from
Merrill to OR-161 at Hatfield. Turn right (west). Follow 161 to Hill Road, a short distance
west of Hatfield, and turn left (south).
Follow Hill Road south until it comes to a T-intersection. Turn
right. The park gate is just a short
distance from the intersection. Passing
through the park gate and follow the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (Rd 10) until
you see the visitor’s center on your right. The left-hand turn into the
campground is just beyond the turn into the visitor’s center. From the south: Go to Perez, CA on
CA-139 and turn left on CA-97 to Tionesta, CA.
Here turn right (northwest) on Lava Beds Nat’l Monument Rd (which is
also Hill Rd). Follow this road for approximately
14 miles to the entrance to the campground on your right. Coordinates for the campground are 41.717384
-121.504147.
Proximity to shopping: Klamath Falls, CA is nearest
for anything more than milk or gas. It is about 40 miles north.
Camping Population: varied.
Sites: The
sites were small. Not many good for a
unit as small as ours – 20ft. We were
parallel parked as we most of the other RVs.
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RATING KEY:
category - score
Categories: I -
established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days
II
- boondocking, dry camping where there
are no designated sites and no amenities but
one might choose to stay for more than a night.
III
- over-night areas
You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to
things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities,
location, safety, camping population, site, phone service
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