Tom Bennett Campground Roosevelt National Forest

Our map showed a campground ahead so we thought we would check it out. Tom Bennett Campground is a great little secluded campground way out in the woods.

We were very fortunate at Tom Bennett to score a riverside site that fit our 30 ft RV. No reservations are accepted so the place was only about half full, even on this popular camping weekend. The cost was only $11.

We set up the dogs in the shade.

It was a beautiful site. Surrounded by trees.



Leveling was pretty easy so we were lucky.

We fit in the site with just a few feet to spare.

There was a nice firepit with logs to sit on. We don't usually start a fire and we didn't in this case either as the firepit was a bit close to our RV.

We really enjoyed sitting by the river and eating our meals at the picnic table.

After setting up we decided to explore.

Just outside the campground Blossom spots a moose.



He was really big so we snapped our photos and kept going, hoping to not provoke him. The trail quickly entered a burn area.

It also died out so we turned around and went back.

The moose had moved to the opposite bank so we snapped another couple of photos and moved on quickly.



We then headed out to the road.

The views were pretty but the forest was pretty new so the trees were not tall.

Eventually we saw signs for the marked hiking trails.

We decided to try for Beaver Falls despite there not being any distances listed.
At first it was all up, up, up. Then it leveled off in a burn area.

It seemed to go on and on.

Apparently the forest burned in 1994.
After what seems to be a long distance we see no sign of the falls but decide to keep going.

The landscape changes to be very lush with flowers and alot of greenery.

Sunshine enjoys peering over the fallen logs, looking for wildlife.

We eventually hit a very boggy area with logs to keep out of the mud and muck. After heading to the next ridge we finally decided to turn around and head back, not having found the falls. It was nice to get back to the road.



Back at the camp site I take a photo of the tree tops while resting in my chair.

Max cools off his feet in the river. I did also. It was really cold.



The next day we explore along the main road looking for more boondock sites. Blossom loves to look for wildlife.

She takes a break to cool off in the stream.

After the walk I again take pictures of the tree tops from my chair. :-)

Max and the dogs relax.

We spent the day enjoying the beautiful scenery from our campsite. This is the view upstream from where we were.

Sunshine passes out with his chin on the water bowl. Blossom keeps an eye on the local ground squirrels.

There are some boondock sites nearby but not too many that accommodate RVs. Most are for tent campers. The river was very pretty and lots of folks parked on the road and set up their tents adjacent to it.