Roper Lake Pack Campout

Last spring our pack went to Roper Lake for our pack campout. We stayed in the Gila group area. It worked well for our pack, plenty of room for the tents and pop-up trailers. We did have to work with the staff to make sure all the vehicles got tagged.
Some of the kids spent a lot of time fishing. Some didn't fish much at all. We were able to set up a small archery range down a back road with permision, it was several minutes walk from the campsite so a lot of people drove.
There is water available and the restrooms have flush toilets and showers. There are signs in the showers warning that they will be turned off if water is wasted. There are also a couple of outdoor sinks, I am guessing these are intended for kitchen duties.
The cabins surround the group area, so we tried to be considerate with our campfire noise and not go too late. Unfortunately for us there was a concert going on down the road that went on until about 11:30 PM anyway, so I didn't get to sleep until the encore was over (it was Honky Tonk Woman, by the way!)
After the 'official' campout was over we took a couple of the Webelos over to the nature trail. We hiked the loop, it is pretty short. There are labels on it but there were no guides that day, so we had to guess what we were intended to look at. The rock hot-tub there is a very nice way to end the campout--but it only holds a few people so it wouldn't be practical for a large group of scouts.
We didn't make it over to the day use area, it looks like there is quite a bit to do there. We spent most of our time working on whittlin' chips, cub obstacle course and treasure hunts. And fishin'.
Overall a nice camp spot, but not much shade so you may want to avoid this in hot weather. May be closed due to budget cuts this summer anyway, unfortunately!
And make sure you stop to see The Thing? on the way home. Or at least stop for ice cream.