A four mile dirt road provides access to dispersed camping sites along the eastern edge of Mittry Lake. The clearings along the shoreline are the most popular – very scenic but prone to becoming mudholes when it rains and and close enough to get dust from road traffic. Other areas are located in the gravel and rock pits; in the brushy bottomlands; and in the large clearing by the boat ramp.We found a great spot on an elevated section by a gravel pit. This area gets crowded but the road leads to a more private clearing with a few trees and a view of a canal. Our little group camped in this spot ( where the two RVs are in the background of the photo) for a few days.
Unfortunately our visit was cut short by a brush fire. With the windy weather and the dry brush we decided being safe was the wisest decision so we left only to return a day later. Since the brush fire was still flaring up we camped in a less desirable spot in the rock pit close to the entrance and far way from any brush. The fire was on the far side of the lake and the RVs in the first photo below were apparently not in any danger because nobody was evacuated.
The ground is hard packed but rocky and rolling around may be difficult in some areas. Boondocking
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Mittry Lake was a great spot!
ReplyDeleteWe really liked it there -except for the fire! We had been planning on camping at Fortuna Pond but it was packed. Think I like Mittry more. :-)
DeleteI stayed at Fortuna Pond a few times, but the flies eventually drove me away.
DeleteI think it was too cold and windy for the flies. That would have driven us away too!
DeleteI like Mittry Lake better than Fortuna, too!
ReplyDeleteAnd I sure miss that crew you're hanging with! Tell everyone hi!
We all blew away with the winds.;-)
DeleteBeth and Sally are road tripping east.
Tony and I are going west and then north.Planning on Vegas again in a week or two. If you're up to it we can get together again.:-)
David and Keith are looking for a good spot along the water somewhere.