The lake has evaporated, devoid of facilities, and the water is unfit for consumption. The only saving aspect was the abundance of avian life.

We stayed here because I was slack-packing the first 77 miles of the PCT and this campground was pretty well located for my husband to drive around dropping me off and picking me up. Our site was fairly level but there are no pads; it's dust and grassy patches. Our site had water and electric but no sewer. Actually, the water is not drinkable so we didn't even hookup water; instead we filled up at nearby Boulder Oaks Campground prior to checking in at Lake Morena. We liked our site mainly because we could see all the PCT hikers coming on the trail, which was fun. (There's a PCT hiker tent area at the back of the campground if you want to go chat with them.) During the week, the campground was very empty but during the weekend every spot was taken. The campground's east side, where site 48 is located, is right next to some neighborhood houses. We never saw any people at these houses though. The sites at the west end of the campground are closer to the lake and are larger. The lake is really hard to see anywhere really because it's about half the size of most of the pictures you see due to the drought. The bathrooms are ok but there are only metal toilet seats (actually, no seat). One of the two showers in the Women's restroom was out of order the entire week. The other shower is pretty dirty--wear rubber shoes! Shower costs .50 for 4 minutes/1.00 for 8 minutes and had a pretty low flow but it got the job done. My husband said both showers worked but over the weekend, several of the men's toilets were clogged. (It's really busy on the weekend and there's only one bathroom for the entire campground.) I would only come back to this campground if I was doing hiking on the very south part of the PCT. If you don't need hookups, the state campgrounds Burnt Rancheria and Mt. Laguna are very nice, although, some sites are very small and not level at Burnt Rancheria.

Stayed at site 17 for the full hookup. This site is difficult to get in for a 32 foot trailer. There’s hardly any room to maneuver into the site. I ended up denting my truck bumper against one of the road log makers while Backing up to the site. The lake front sites are much easier to get in but they lack the sewer connection. Pretty much all sites are not very level and there are lots of ants, wasps and Bugs in general. But once situated at the site, this was a great place to stay. Nice easy hikes or biking on trails with beautiful views of lake morena. Campground is well maintained and rigorously controlled by the rangers. Quiet, clean and great for families. No cell coverage for Tmobile at site 17 but could get some signal around site 10 and lower. Access to the lake is somewhat restrictive and pricy . I had my own kayak that required inspection by the ranger prior to getting in and an $8 launch fee per day. Fishing boat rental is $30 during the week $50 during the weekend.