Brighton Recreation Area

"Love the app Alltrials. I can find all the trails closest to me and base my hike on how much time I have. Brighton has a lot of different lenght trails."

"Great camp ground. Clean big lots with electricity!"

"Not a bad place, not a great place either; I guess it really depends on what you are looking for. The best feature of the this park has to be the hiking. There are many nice trails that are small and large and some that are open or out in the woods. The trails are good for biking as well. The camping is another strong attribute to this place. There are two campgrounds right in the area; one being a little bit more spacious than the other. From what I was researching, there is a rustic campround in the area as well, but when I went to visit, it was closed. The roads leading into the park can get quite rough. I ran into a massive pot hole and I'm thankful to have not gotten a flat tire. The Beach area is quite underwhelming as well. Both the beach and swimming area is very small. Also, from what I observed, none of the campsites are located on the beachfront. So driving to the beach may be your best bet. Overall, not the best recreational area for swimming. Hiking and biking seem to be this park's strong suit."

"Gorgeous place, very clean. Most fellow campers were families. Tons of RVs. We were in the Lower Campground. There were a few loud talkers camping near us who stayed up past 11 pm, but that only bothered me bc my kid was afraid. They were actually not too bad, just had a few drinks and said a few bad words, but I was this close to going over and speaking with them because my guy was scared. Near the trail there is a play area with this (octagonal?) ball pit for gaga ball. There is also a kind of field and something else (I can't remember)...but not swings or slides or anything. Just a place to gather. Metal ring firepits for building campfires. Bathrooms had running water and showers were across the hall. There are handicapped combination bathroom plus showers. There are 4 or so parking spots in front of the big bathrooms. There are also vending machines there for drinks, snacks, and ice cream bars. Down a bit from the bathroom parking is a water spigot for dishwashing and I guess dousing water. The well water in the bathrooms smells okay, but we brought water. They restocked the bathrooms often and they were pretty clean with working toilets and sinks! Lots of doggos. There is a visitor guide in an RV in the upper area. The bathrooms are lot but there are dark spots. Have a light for the walk. Phones had decent service. A little spotty. I had two Zoom meetings. For the second one I had my student call me on my phone for the audio so I used less bandwidth and I kept my signal so long as I stayed up at the ice/wood station. I can't remember the voltage situation. We had no problems but also had a tent and no big appliances. Curiously few bugs or critters. But then, it was a very crowded Labor Day weekend. Pics are from 2021 and 2023. Bishop Lake area."

"This place has large mostly grassy sites in the modern campground. There is information on trees and wildlife posted around. Lots of good playground activities instead of simple swings and slides. There are tree trunk carvings and the most lovely Lending Library I've ever seen. The bathrooms and showers are clean. Whatever Ranger is managing this place is doing a fabulous job"