The Lake is full, and we take possession of Apserkaha Park 7/14/2025 around midday!
Same as every year, we will enjoy the full commercial kitchen, which means all you need to do is bring food, and you can leave all the normal ‘camping’ stuff behind and pack light!
The local resorts are all open, which means good American Restaurant food if you want it, basic supplies, and this year Boat Rentals are back at the brand new HPL Marina!
I was just up there camping in my RV in the first couple weeks of June, and it’s night and day from the dry drought years. The hills are green, the lake was 95% full as of 6/16, and the fire danger was still moderate. If you remember the event as an idyllic time in green woods with a full lake, this year will definitely suit you!
Camp will be pretty quiet Monday-Tuesday. Most people start rolling in Thursday, and we have a group drive planned for Friday to a very pretty local ‘Park’ for lack of a better word. It’s privately held, there’s this great old historic covered bridge and a picnic area with BBQ’s and tables and seating provided. The owner doesn’t ask for fees, and we plan to take the beautiful drive down there and do a little bit of BYOBBQ for an hour or two. It’s rumored that Andy will bring Pulled Pork for Sliders 🙂
Saturday Morning Mulligan is on, as is Saturday Night Spaghetti Dinner. We’ll have to see if we can get some contestants for Forest Bocce Ball, something I enjoyed greatly last year!
Dan Yee is leading a caravan for Fiat America folks from the Bay, and this should be a great event, the 28th year of the (now historic) Oregon Fiat event and year 26 on Howard Prairie Lake!
I have been collecting vintage postcards from HPLR, here’s a few to enjoy!
Mirafiori.com Oregon Event 