September 3, 2013

Broken Arrow Campground

Diamond Lake, OR

 

I hadn’t expected to sleep well due to the bright lights in the parking lot at Walmart and the major road just a few feet from our rig.  BUT I fell asleep immediately after turning off the light last night and slept soundly all night.

We were ready to leave by 8:30. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 70 mile trip from Medford to Diamond Lake was very pleasant. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Even the short delay we encountered due to road construction couldn’t mar the perfect day.

 

 

 

Our destination was Diamond Lake campground operated by the US Forest Service.  Luckily there was a place for Monte to park so he could come with me in my car as we drove around the campground to see what spots were available.  The campground is divided into two sections.  One section has reserved spots while the other loop is mostly first come first served.  Unfortunately there were only a couple of sites that would accommodate our size rig and they were already taken.

So it was on to plan B.  Less than a mile up the road is another Forest Service Campground, Broken Arrow.   We left the rig and drove over in my car to check it out.

The host informed us that there are no reservations accepted after Labor Day so any empty site is available.   We drove all the loops marking on a campground map the sites that would meet our requirements (large enough for my car, sun for our solar panels and no trees blocking our satellite. 

After finding the spot we wanted we returned to Diamond Lake Campground to get the rig.

We set up quickly and decided to take a ride to Crater Lake.   

We planned on spending the entire next day there but wanted to get a park map and brochure to get an idea of what to expect.

IT WAS BREATHTAKING!

 

 

 

As I stood looking out at the clear blue water I was reminded how lucky we are to be living this lifestyle.