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Here's a little information about Lake Simtustus you may want to know:

Lake Simtustus is a great place to visit. There are two RV and campground parks on the lower end of Lake Simtustus. Pelton Park now has a campground with full electric hook ups. In our opinion it is the best place to stay on Lake Simtustus. The other campground on the lake used to be run by Homer and Cozy for several years and was a very popular place. Homer and Cozy are no longer there and they have now changed owners or managers at least a few times. They keep changing the prices too and the services they offer. I think they may price themselves right out of business but that's just my opinion. For now, I think the best place by far to stay on Lake Simtustus is at Pelton Park. Don't take my word for it. Make reservations at both places for a few days and decide for yourself as this is really a different strokes for different folks issue but here are the reasons I like Pelton Park much better.

Good Reasons To Stay At Pelton Park Campground
Instead Of The Other Campground At Lake Simtustus

• More sites that are located closer to the lake. Big sites and small sites and they are all laid out differently for a much nicer appearance. It is more of a camping atmosphere rather than at the other campground where the spaces all seem to be jammed together. All the sites run up along the shore so many of them are real close to the lake. At the other campground, the expensive front row spaces are on the water but is is not as nice of a view because it is just back in a bay of the lake and all the other spaces are up on different levels much further from the lake.

• Pricing: Pelton park campground has low fair prices. The other campground has raised their prices quite a bit and I think they are way too high now. Pricing is subject to change at both places so always check to make sure. Perhaps by the time this gets posted on the Internet, Pelton Park will raise their prices and the other campground will lower theirs so always check.

• Location for pleasure boats: The Pelton Park campground is right in big view of the only area of the lake where the speed limit is over 10 miles per hour. It means you can ski right out in full view of the camping spots. The other campground is back in a bay with a no-wake speed zone and you have to travel from there, out of the bay and down the Lake to the area in front of Pelton Park to ski or go over 10 mph. Not too handy!

• Boat ramp: There is a full wide state of the art boat launch at Pelton Park. At the other campground there si a curved narrow steep short thing that they refer to as a boat ramp but I think it's very dangerous to use and I highly recommend that if you have a bigger boat or an RV that you use to launch it with that you consider this before deciding where to stay. They offer to put the boat in for you but they charge for that and you have to go and find someone who is free to do it and when you are ready to leave you may not be able to find the person to do it or you may have to wait until they are able. Once when I stayed there and asked about the poor boat launch facility they told me I should launch at the Pelton Park ramp and then drive up to their campground. That's not too convenient and can take another person or two and a couple more stressful hours out of your vacation. Please note that the boat launch information is subject to change. I am not positive that they still charge but they charged me $8.00 when I stayed there to launch my boat both ways. They may redo the launch some day too, or by the time this info is posted on the Internet they may have done so. Please check before making any plans based on what you read here because things do change.

• Store and marine facilities: There is a store and restaurant and marina at Pelton Park. They are run by Abby's Concessions and they have a great selection of goods and services. You can buy anything from boat gas and fishing bait to full meals from the restaurant. The location is convenient. It's right at the boat launch at the end of the campground. The other campground had a store and bait shop on the lower level for several years that Homer and Cozy ran. A few years ago they closed that and moved it all the way to the top of the hill. They stocked almost nothing and it really didn't matter because the walk up the hill was not worth the effort. I don't know if they will ever move the store back down the hill but even if they do that, then the guests at the top of the hill would have to go all the way down and back up to get things and if you have ever seen the hill that leads down to the lake you would know it's VERY steep and no fun to climb.

• Boat rentals: The Pelton Park marina had a better selection of fishing and pontoon boat rentals the last time I checked. That is always subject to change so check for yourself.

• We will be adding more here soon about both facilities. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO E-MAIL US with your comments about either facility and we will post them here.

All information on this website is opinion only in nature and is not be relied on as the final answers to your questions about Lake Simtustus. You may visit this beautiful vacation destination in sunny Central Oregon and find that your opinion of the facilities on this Lake are different than ours. We are just passing along some information that we think may be helpful but it is only our opinion. Please visit Lake Simtustus check everything out and decide for yourself about where to stay and what is best for you. Are information and opinions on this website are posted by Dan MacNeil and are not associated with any other person, people or businesses. The campground at Pelton Park is operated by PGE and Dan MacNeil has no affiliation in any way with PGE. PGE does not have any thing to do with this website. This website and domain name is for sale. Ad placement is available on this website. Please CLICK HERE to email us with any questions about this website.

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Dan MacNeil
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