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I drove in about 2.6 miles to a spot off on the left. The spots before this one were all taken but this spot turned out to be beautiful! It was a nice hike to the very top of the hill where the tower is and a beautiful panoramic view. The bugs were pretty bad in early August, but that's the wilderness!

The road in was totally doable at a slower pace in my 24' class c. The last couple spots above where I was at were more for tent campers though as the turnoffs weren't very driveable.

The service was definitely spotty at best. I sometimes had 1 or maybe 2 bars of AT&T 3G and sometimes no service at all. Definitely not enough to pull anything up on my laptop.

I landed here after scoping out the Cliff Point campground and finding the sites tiny and all taken for the weekend. The road in off of Hwy 287 is rough and wash-boarded but if you go slow it's doable.

There are 3 campsites tucked back here at Cliff and Wade Lakes and they are all very picturesque! The Wade lake campground is much larger with larger sites than the Cliff lake campground. And the Hilltop campground has even larger sites and more privacy.

At Hilltop the sites have picnic tables and fire rings, outhouses and trash bins. There is a nice trail that starts from the campground and will take you to the other campgrounds or up the ridge.

There was absolutely no cell service in this whole area, which was really lovely for a weekend away.

Cliff and Wade lakes are absolutely stunning! Due to their more remote location, good size, and motor restrictions, they are very quiet and peaceful. The colors of the water are just gorgeous.

I definitely look forward to coming back here again!