Orchard Springs Campground

The people that run this campground do not answer their phone or return voice messages!
I have called every day for 2 weeks trying to make a big group booking which could net them over $ 700 but they will not return my call! They don’t want to make money? They do not put an email address on their website either so this is the only way to contact them. Someone is sitting on their bum doing nothing over there!

I went to this campground October, 2015 and had an amazing stay. Weather was great and off season meant we almost had the place to oursleves. We stayed in one of the four tent sites by the day use area with a great water view. Easy access to the day use bathroom which was somewhat maintained.
I went back the this same site March 24 – 27, 2016. I had a very different experience. There was a few more folks and fairly active day use. The staff on site never spoke to us or even waved when driving by. I have never experience this on my many camp trips. The only bathroom open near us was the day use. This was one of 2 bathrooms in the campground open. This bathroom had 4 single toilets, only one of which was actually open. There was no toilet paper or soap for our entire stay. It was never cleaned. It was used a lot. We paid $ 100 for our stay, no off season prices offered. We also spent some time cleaning all 4 of the tent sites near us which were littered with garbage, broken glass, and beer cans — including the fire pits. For the price we paid and the very few folks camping there, I would expect the onsite staff to maintain the 2 bathrooms and sites.
I was looking forward to frequenting this campground, particularly in off season or early/​late season, but can’t imagine going back and paying this amount of money for this experience.
Sidenote, we also pulled into Long Ravine and the staff was very friendly and helpful. We just didn’t like the open sites as much. Same owner so would expect similar staff and expectations.

Our favorite campground to go in the summer because we can take the jet skiis out and camp! Found this place when we first bought our jet ski from this one guy and ever since then we would drive from Sac all the way to Colfax just for this lake! Rollins lake is big and perfect for jet ski riding. Especially with all the boats around and other jet skiers your bound to have lots of waves to run. The water is always so clean and clear. But beware the beach area is always packed on holiday weekends like the Fourth of July or Labor Day weekend, so remember to go early and claim a spot. The campgrounds are pretty spacious but aren’t that flat, so it takes awhile to find the perfect spot to pitch your tent up. The restrooms are pretty clean except for the one near the beach area because during the day it’s a mess because of the water and sand. The showers cost I think 25cent or a dollar but it’s hot water and lasts pretty long. The staff is are always friendly and they remember us when we come every year which is kind of cool. Overall this is a great place to ride jet skis and camp in the summer. We’ve kind of made it a tradition to come here every summer to just have some sun and water fun, camping and bonding with family. This place is awesome if you get a site near the water at night you can sit on the dock or the beach and star gaze also!

We’ve been camping here 2 times and had a great time so we decided to go again but this time we had a cabin across from a group camping site. Friday night was horrible, this was a group of about 40 adults and a bunch of kids (all ages). They were loud, inconsiderate, they let their kids run around screaming and playing all over the empty campsites and even sang Happy Birthday to someone at 1 or 2 a.m. I got about 3 hours of sleep. The next morning my husband talked to management and they assured us they would take care of any noise disturbances Saturday night. The group was partying in full force and between 10 and 10:30 p.m. it got a lot quieter… thank you to the great team that enforced quiet time so that campers like my husband and I could enjoy the rest of our weekend there! I’m hoping when we go back Labor Day weekend they will enforce any rule breakers with the same tenacity! We go there for the beautiful and peaceful scenery, campers that don’t respect another’s right to enjoy that should be asked to quiet down or leave.

They are racist. Everyone camping on this hill is extremely loud during «quiet» time and they want to stop and talk to us. A bunch of minorities. The funny thing is that the white people were the ones being hella loud. Drunk AF. Singing Taylor Swift songs. Get the hell out of here.
We won’t be back.

If I could give them no stars, I would!!! We had planned to come here on the weekend of August 22 – 23 but got news that the father of the couple we were going with was in the hospital and was not expected to pull through. She called them on Tuesday August 12 (11 days notice) to let them know and was told that she did not give 14 days advance notice so she would not get a refund but they would let her use the credit and stay there if she booked soon for any date before the end of the year. They called her while she was at the hospital to try and book a new weekend and she told them she didn’t know when and that it wasn’t a good time to talk. They informed her that she needed to call by the 6^th of September to book the dates. Their father has passed away, they are in the middle of all of the emotional, financial, and physical «hell» that comes with losing a loved one and this is how they are treated from a CAMPGROUND!!! I am blown away at the insensitivity and callus behavior of the people that run this facility! She contacted me today to find out when we wanted to go, as she had made the reservations and paid for it all in advance. I assumed that they had refunded her when she called to cancel. When I found out what they did I was BLOWN AWAY. Frankly, I would love to pay her back for everything and not camp here if this is how they treat their campers. Shame on you Orchard Springs!!!

We have come here 3 years for our family camping trip. We always have a great time. Camp sites and bathrooms are clean and well maintained. Just wish they did boat rentals. Have to go to the other side of the lake for rentals. We love the Saturday night movie. Always good family fun. Camp sites are nice a shaded! Huge PLUS in my book

This seems like a better place to go at Rollins Lake for jetski.