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Parsek Halburian
Who knew that there was a campsite that was clean, hospitable, accommodating and affordable with campsites next to the river in AZUSA! I HIGHLY recommend this site. My experience in my dealings with both Bill and Kitty are extremely positive. Super accommodating, friendly, and hospitable. Their fathers day program they put together really made the weekend special for me, the family AND the dog. - 5/16/2020
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E A.
We came here for my birthday in July for a quick over-nighter. We are new to the area and trying to find the wilderness mtn type terrain as that is what we are used to in the Santa Cruz mountains and Northern California.
We didn't put any thought into what we were doing, just going to do an over night camp trip. Love these trips. We bring the minimum stuff with us and everything was quick set up. compared to our normal bring everything and the sink stuff or even our trailer. lol We found Camp Williams, well I researched it a few weeks prior and wanted to check it out.
It took us about 1 hour from Norwalk, where we were staying at that time, now in Whittier, got up here and walked into the cafe. One of the ladies was there and helpful. They have a few sites available and they let us check them out before we committed to what we were going to do. Since we got there in the early afternoon, the gave us 1/2 price for 1 night on a Saturday night. Normal price is $50, which I think is very expensive for tent camping. $25 is was more doable. We weren't even expecting that. So that was cool.
We set up camp and met some really nice people next to us, must of 5 families in one area for the yearly camp trip. We have good friends, big group we do that with too almost every year. So we hung out with them and they were so friendly and generous, feeding us and giving us shots, playing cards and dominos, we had a good ol drunkin time. 🙂 We shared our beers. Nice spot on the river, although low, there was still water to wade in. Mosquitoes are out and spiders- I got bit pretty bad over night on my back and neck, still have scars from them. ugh Love the desert/mtn terrain.
As someone else mentioned, yes the bathrooms were pretty bad the regular bathroom which is only one in the camp as far as I know and some outhouses. puke everywhere and crap(literally) just horrible. Definitely heard some peeps at night loosing their guts from the booze. I'm glad I didn't drink that much. It is kind of noisy at night so bring ear plugs. sites are pretty good, not to spacey but not too small either, we could fit another tent on ours but not another car. No bears, this time. I'm sure they are there as people have said. We will be back again sometime. Customer service was pretty good and we did get some breakfast in the am, very cheap too and not too bad. Love the remoteness too.
- 10/04/2014 read moreread less
Nicole J.
This was an awesome camping experience. The site we had was huge and private. Our site wasn't backed to the river, but no one owns the river. Keep that in mind. Share!! The staff was very friendly, and kept it quiet starting at 10pm. We went with our family, and thoroughly enjoyed our experience. You aren't really going to find a ton of gold, so if you go with that expectation, you'll be let down. There are plenty of other adventures you can go on. Propane fires are allowed, so it is a safe way to have fun. The river is fun, and regardless of the drought, there is water. The cafe has delicious breakfast food. There are wild animals, so lock your food. .Most campers know that, but it doesn't hurt to throw it out there. This will for sure be a yearly trip. Pet friendly,. so my Mastiff Puppies had a blast. There are dumpsters, and port a potty's. There wasn't an issue with mosquitoes, but there were yellow jackets. It gets hot in the summer months, so pack light.. There is a general store that has a few items for snacks, as well as has breakfast and lunch that it delicious. Good times, for sure!!
- 7/12/2015 read moreread less