Eagle Lake RV Park is located on Eagle Lake in Lassen County, California. The property has a total of 72 units available for guest reservation, with sixty-five RV spaces, seven cabins, and twenty-five tent spaces, respectively. The RV park and tent sites are open from May to October, whereas the cabins are available for rent throughout the year. There is a rec room on the property that has many activities and games which guests can enjoy. The park is also the home of the only Fourth of July parade in the county, as well as many other fairs and events throughout the summer. Patrons can also access Eagle Lake by driving a short distance where they can fish for the area’s famous Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout, noted for their size and unique taste.
On the shores of California’s second-largest freshwater lake is the Eagle Lake RV Park. The park has 65 RV sites that are available for patrons. Each site is paved, and ten sites allow guests to pull their RVs through the space if they wish. The spaces themselves are equipped with full hook-ups as well as a picnic table and a fire pit. Between each space are many trees that provide shade from the sun during the day on each unit. Many of the spots also offer a view of Eagle Lake in the distance.
The park also offers seven cabins to guests. The cabins vary in size and level of accommodation. The smallest cabins offered are the two Basic Mini-Cabins, which provide the most basic shelter with only bunk beds, one power outlet, and one light. The rest of the larger cabins offer kitchens and bathrooms within them. The smaller cabins, namely the Basic Mini-Cabins, as well as the Studio Cabin and Eagle’s Retreat, can lodge up to four people. The Osprey Chalet-Cabin and Raven Chalet-Cabin are notable because of their lofts that provide extra space for guests in addition to the one-bedroom that the cabins offer. This allows for the Chalet-Cabins to sleep a maximum of six patrons. The largest cabin, named simply The Cabin, has two bedrooms and can accommodate six people. It also has a large deck that wraps around the house and a barbeque that visitors can enjoy. The Cabin is usually the most popular unit at the park.
Should guests desire to camp at the park in tents, there is one tent area available to them. The tent area has fire pits and picnic tables spread throughout it for those staying there. This space is close to the park’s Recreation Room, which has two showers and restrooms available to everyone who stays at the park. The Recreation Room also has many different activities that guests can use, such as ping pong, a foosball table, a pool table, and coin-operated arcade games. Outside on the property, there is also a horseshoe pit, basketball hoop, sand volleyball court, and playground that are open for use.
Eagle Lake RV Park has a general store that services the entire park and serves as an additional gathering place along with the Recreation Room. The general store sells a variety of goods guests can purchase as well as gas, diesel, and propane. Bikes are also available to rent from the general store to ride around the park and the surrounding area at guests’ leisure. Near the general store is a coin-operated laundry room that is open for all visitors to use.
The Eagle Lake RV Park is most known for its namesake, Eagle Lake, which guests can access a short distance away from the park. Eagle Lake is popular among fishing enthusiasts due to its large quantity of rainbow trout. These trout are notable for their rapid growth rate and the challenge involved in catching them, making them a sought-after game fish in the fishing community. Many of the people who stay at the park decide to fish for these trout and can enjoy the fish they end up catching. There is a fish cleaning station provided at the store. The general store sells fishing licenses and can recommend local guides who will lead fishing tours of the lake for those who are seeking a guided fishing experience.
One unique aspect about the RV park is the fact that it is involved with the local community and hosts many different types of activities and events throughout the summer. The largest event held on the property is its Fourth of July parade, which is the only parade of its kind within Lassen County. The parade is hosted by the local American Legion post that is located next to the property. It features people from around the area gathering together in a circuit around the community, and it is usually the busiest time of year for the park. The park also provides games and sells hamburgers and hot dogs to visitors who attend the parade. Other events held on the property include craft fairs, flea markets, swap meets, car meetups, and even get-togethers with people who have planes, which is made possible by using the county’s airstrip. The 4,600 foot-long runway is available for all guests, weather permitting, who want to arrive at the park by plane anytime during the park’s main months of operation from May to October. The one exception to these months of operation is The Cabin, which is open for reservations year-round.
While many of the policies of Eagle Lake RV Park are common to other RV parks, some are worthy of special mention. Pets are allowed anywhere on the property, including the cabins, so long as they are on a leash when outside and owners pick up after them. For those who intend to fish, any fish that are caught must be cleaned at the fish cleaning station on the property. A quiet time is also enforced from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM for the entire park.
Frank, the park’s manager, has said that he wants the park to be a destination that visitors can come and enjoy. Both he and his staff accomplish this by interacting with guests as often as they can. Frank enjoys getting to meet with customers and helping them to have the best experience they can. He wants the guests to feel safe and happy when they stay there. Streetlights illuminate the roads and paths at night and safety patrols have been instituted as part of the park's efforts to fulfill that goal.
Bill and Sylvia Schmitt, the owners of the property, have always been entrepreneurs. Before they owned the Eagle Lake RV Park, they owned and operated their own restaurant. The property that the park now sits on was purchased by Bill and Sylvia in 1992 after they sold their previous business and wanted to explore other ventures. When they bought the park, it initially had six spaces for RVs and a small store that serviced them. Over the years, much work has been done to expand and update much of the park for larger crowds. Frank, who is Bill and Sylvia’s grandson and the park's manager, says that the largest addition to the property were the renovations and expansions of the general store, which moved from only servicing the park to being the primary store for the town of Spalding and surrounding community. The Schmitts have plans to continue to expand the park in the future, eventually adding an area of the park that can accommodate larger "big rig" RVs.
502-705 The Strand, 687-125 Palmetto Way
Susanville, California 96130
United States
Campground
Bill and Sylvia Schmitt
