I stayed at Aspen Grove Campground along Eagle Lake for a couple of days and overall I would say it is worth the visit if you're just looking for a basic campground experience but without great swimming, hiking, or biking. Unfortunately, the lake has been receding steadily and the "beach access" is quite poor. One surprising positive though is there is cell service and the signal is decent
The campground facilities are very basic with not so great signage, so you really need to pay attention when heading out there, especially with Google Maps directions. There are small bathrooms which have just a single stall single urinal men's room and a double stall women's with no showers. There are access to showers as well as a small convenience store at the marina which is about a quarter mile away or so. I counted three restrooms around the whole site and the main one had a drinking water spigot for use. The sites themselves are pretty spartan with a fire pit, picnic table, and non obvious surroundings of where to place your tent. There are no bear boxes or lockers. But there is a very nice camp host, Linda, who can answer any questions and purchase bundles of firewood from for $10.
It is important to note that the parking is central around a small loop and the camp sites are all spread out around it, but are not directly next to the parking spaces, so your site might be up to 100 yards away through other campsites. Just something to keep in mind if bringing a lot of equipment, but there were plenty of campers there who made it work.
The surroundings are gorgeous, but the hiking is relatively minimal with a small bike path that leads throughout the grounds and the marina, and the only real trail being Osprey Overlook which is a mile or two away to get a look at the lake. The main draw was the lake, but that has unfortunately taken a bit of a turn for the worse as the lake has clearly been shrinking over the decade and most of the beach is think with weeds, algae, and green muddy slime. There is no easy beach access, but a path through the weeds to the green shore or walking around near overlook point to a similarly green shore.
There were a few motorboats out there as well as some shore launched fishing boats, but not many at all. The marina almost seemed disconnected from the lake at this point, but there was signage for an alternate boat launch ramp; however, I didn't confirm this while there.
Overall, I had a good time, but I likely wouldn't be back. The site seems a bit aged and the lake has lost a bit of its luster and accessibility at this point. read more