We arrived to a freshly raked campsite in a beautiful pine tree setting. Peace & quiet abound. Most campsites are private and surrounded with pines. Moose are in the meadow eating, sleeping & eating again. The scenery is amazing. My husband is handicapped and we couldn't walk to everything the park has to offer so we thought we could drive and park. However we found out that the only place campers can park is at their campsite unless they purchase a day use pass. We were pretty disappointed as we thought we would be able to fish and enjoy a short hike on a few of the trails. The passes aren't sold at the welcome station and even if they were, day use passes for the days we were camping were sold out. All in all this is a truly beautiful spot - just know before you go should you might need a day pass. If you need cell phone access there are turn outs on the road into Brainard where you can get a bar or two.