Willard Bay State Park

Very nice State Park...was challenging to find our site because the directional board only listed site#s up to 159....we were in #165. Upon departure we noticed someone had written in black sharpie pen the additional site numbers (against a dark brown background). Found site by accident driving around. Pull thru site overlooked the reservoir. Beautiful sunset, flocks of birds, deer🦌 and a couple raccoons 🦝 ran thru our site!

Great place to camp. You might want to scout out the spots to ensure you have the one you want. Summer closer to the freeway others are further towards the bay. I will add make sure you bring mosquito repellent. And even then you are likely to get bit. I mean come on, what do you expect camping next to a bay. Of course there's going to be mosquitoes. We didn't catch any fish yet but there are designated fishing areas. There are also designated swimming areas. I was also glad to see that there was a place to wash the sand off of your shoes at the beach we went to.

Eagle Beach at Willard Bay has been a staple in our summer traditions for several years. They have recently renovated much of the area including roads and some of the camp grounds. This is a great place to get away to spend a day on the beach or a weekend camping. It can get busy on the weekends so plan on being early to get a spot. There is less traffic during the week. Bring food and drinks and enjoy swimming in the fresh water. The sand will get hot just like sand at any tropical beach so make sure you have footwear like flip-flops or water shoes. There are several picnic tables all over and some trees and pavilions for shade but we always bring a canopy, camp chairs and folding table so we don't have to stress about getting there on time to get one of the permanent units. All in all, we cannot recommend this place enough.

The Christmas light were great. A little pricey at $20.00 dut worth the show.

Very disappointed. We stayed two nights in site 163. When we booked through Reserve America it looked like there we very few sites available, the fact was the park was almost empty. RA does odd things with rig length. The site had a great view of the bay, however it smelled awful. Part of the odor was from the nearest dumpster and part was from the area of the site near the water and electric. It looked like someone rinsed out the dumpster or the dumpster leaked in that site. The smell was that of dead animal. The bathrooms and showers nearby were in need of cleaning. One shower had a light that didn't work, the others had leaves, dirt and one large wolf spider. Had we realized how empty the park was before setting up, I would have moved. Signage is another issue, if not for the camp Host, we would not have found our site. The 160's are not indicated on any road into the sites. For a large very updated park it was a big let down. Photo one is signage with my RV visible on the right, photo two is of the beautiful sunset.

We love the new Pond area that they put up this year it's a little trickier a little different to get into the park this year but I guess they added that so they didn't have to back traffic up to the freeway you do kind of have to go all the way around to get in with a pond area is very nice when you have a lot of small children and paddle boards canoes kind of keeps the better eye on the families they don't have a chance to drift off out in the middle of the lake really a fun time plenty of room to spread out no motor boats on the pond makes it really nice

On a beautiful weekday, we decided to stop and see Willard Bay State Park. The views were clear and we could see Antelope Island past beautiful blue water surrounded by lots of green and the sound of song birds. We could also hear movement in the water, and were surprised to see huge fish popping their hungry heads up right at the shore! I wonder if folks feed them, like at a duck pond? There were some cottonwood puffs on the ground and the morning dew shone like little diamonds in it (see my picture). Each campsite has a grill, picnic table and some kind of grass, then either room for an RV, a great view of the lake, or a shelter if you prefer. The place was pretty empty, so I wish we'd had more time and a plan! I imagine there's a boat ramp nearby, as well. The day use cost is $20 per vehicle or $10 for over 65. There are clean bathrooms, but bring your own water, a hat, etc. Enjoy your visit!