Panguitch Lake North Campground

Lee Jackson

2 weeks ago

Always a great camping experience!

Mihai Visoiu

4 months ago

We have caught nice trout salmon hibrid from the lake. No need for fishing license, no fishing fee; we just paid around $19 per night for a car at the nearby camping site.

Rebecca

11 months ago

We go camping about every other weekend and have never had such an upsetting experience as we did here. There is what seems to be a long-term resident or potential worker in one of the spots (there was no entry date posted on her spot & it is a FF site on the nps site). She was not the campground manager who is located in a different spot. This person was yelling at cars all day for driving too fast through the site (understandable), but when walking to the bathrooms around 9:40 pm, this person yelled at me for being too loud during quiet time, which starts at 10pm. I informed her we were all going to bed & my party was just putting our trash away. Upon walking back and saying goodnight to my family, she began yelling at us again and threatening us. As the confrontation escalated, she got on a walkie and called a ranger. When the ranger got there, she apologized to us on the other tenants behalf. The same night, the family next to us also had their kids yelled at by the same person while they were walking to the bathroom. The following day, the camp manager blamed us for being too loud, stating we were "slamming car doors" and yelling. The car doors slamming were coming from the spot next to us as they didn't pull into the site until 9:30pm and were setting up for about 2 hours. We are also not yellers. We were in our tents by 10:20pm. When the family next to us complained about their children being yelled at, the manager said it was their fault since their kids shouldn't have been out past 10pm. This is not quiet hours, this is a curfew. We hardly spent any time at the site due to being so uncomfortable and walking on egg shells. We were being watched by this person at all times for the rest of our visit. We completely understand if we were talking too loud for her, but a simple "I'm trying to sleep, mind keeping it down?" would have sufficed. The sites are also very close together so you are bound to hear people talking even when they're in their tents. We heard the family next to us laughing and playing uno loudly until 1am, but nothing was said to them about noise. We ended up leaving early since the kids in our group were scared to even leave their tent. On the bright side, the bathrooms are very well kept when they are open.

April Robledo

11 months ago

When planning a camping trip for our group of eight family members, we were hoping for a peaceful, stress-free weekend. Things started off well—the host was incredibly accommodating a the Panguitch Lake North Campground and even saved us three spots that morning before our arrival when one of my daughters came that morning. We were warmly welcomed and given helpful information. The sites were conveniently located near the restrooms and initially seemed perfect. Unfortunately, our experience quickly soured due to a long-term camper in site #9. This individual appeared to take it upon herself to enforce campground rules, often aggressively and without any authority. Early in the day, I witnessed her yelling at a passing truck to “slow down,” despite the vehicle not appearing to be speeding. I brushed it off at the time. Later that evening, around 9:45 PM, my adult daughter and her boyfriend were walking back from the restroom when the camper emerged from her tent and began shouting, “Go to bed, it’s quiet time!” My daughter calmly responded that they were heading to bed, but the camper continued to yell. My son, in site #8, intervened and asked her to mind her own business. She then radioed security. Around 10:20 PM, we heard two kids giggling as they walked by, and once again, the camper yelled at them. Their parents also expressed concern about her aggressive behavior. Security came by, and we explained the situation. As experienced campers, we understand and respect quiet hours, but this felt more like a curfew or mandatory lights-out policy. Strangely, other campers nearby were still enjoying their evening at their tables, yet we were told to retreat to our tents. The next morning, the host approached us and said, “Hopefully tonight will be quiet.” I explained that we weren’t being loud, my daughter was simply walking to the restroom. Another daughter was told the issue was car doors opening and closing, which was happening at multiple sites, not just ours. Feeling uncomfortable and unwelcome, we packed up the night before our scheduled checkout and left by 7:30 AM. The atmosphere felt more like a jail than a relaxing campground. My advice: avoid reserving a spot near site #9 if you’re looking to enjoy the outdoors peacefully. While rules are important, the presence of an overbearing long-term resident negatively impacted our stay. A more balanced and respectful approach would have made all the difference. Also worth noting site #9 is a first-come, first-served spot, which raises questions about the camper’s apparent authority and relationship with the host and security.

Sara Amaya

11 months ago

Nice place to camp