05-05-2011, 08:35 PM
I 100 per cent agree with that assessment of Sunnyside. The problem is the camping sucks there. There is a campground (free last time I stayed) there, and also a natural hot spring you can go in. The great fishing and hot tub are the ONLY reasons to go there however. It is generally windy there, so much so that the campgrounds all have wind screens to protect the campers. I have always driven up, slept in my vehicle and fished, then hit the hot tub if I have time and drive back that night. It's a fun day trip I usually take once or twice a year. The camping at Eagle and Echo is so much better. Besides the bathrooms and showers both campgrounds are protected by high canyon walls that will at least provide some buffer during high winds.
Just a side note... if you drive two vehicles, you must pay per vehicle at eagle and echo... so one camping site with two vehicles is $20.00 not $10.00. You also pay a $3.00 day use fee that covers both reservoirs. These prices may have changed but it was what I paid last time I was there. The pay per vehicle, not per site caught me off guard at a group outing there one year.
Also, I have never done so, but a guy I used to know would go up to Eagle Valley and stay a few days. During this time he would take one day to fish Sunnyside. He told me there was a dirt road that cut a lot of highway travel time off. I don't know if this is true or not and I never really checked it out... just thought I'd mention it if you wanted to check into it while you are at Eagle Valley. I'm sure the rangers that are always present at Eagle Valley will know about that road if it exists.
Later,
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Just a side note... if you drive two vehicles, you must pay per vehicle at eagle and echo... so one camping site with two vehicles is $20.00 not $10.00. You also pay a $3.00 day use fee that covers both reservoirs. These prices may have changed but it was what I paid last time I was there. The pay per vehicle, not per site caught me off guard at a group outing there one year.
Also, I have never done so, but a guy I used to know would go up to Eagle Valley and stay a few days. During this time he would take one day to fish Sunnyside. He told me there was a dirt road that cut a lot of highway travel time off. I don't know if this is true or not and I never really checked it out... just thought I'd mention it if you wanted to check into it while you are at Eagle Valley. I'm sure the rangers that are always present at Eagle Valley will know about that road if it exists.
Later,
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