The entrance road to Gold Lake Campground is paved with potholes, and all campground roads are dirt/rock with large ditches and rock piles.  Even so, there were a surprising number of 5th wheel and large motorhomes in the campsite.  Go very slow.  The campsite itself is very rugged and there is no water source available.  We learned that there was a spigot at the nearby Lakes Basin campground and Bear Loop trailhead, but we never did check them out.   The toilets were primitive, clean and well maintained.  There are bear boxes at each campsite and a garbage dumpster that is emptied every Tuesday.  The young volunteer camp host Lauren has been there since May and has reported only 1 sighting of a bear so far this year. 

Sites 1-11 seem to be the most accommodating for RVs.  Get there early in the week to get a site.

There is a very nice boat launch and there was a variety of canoes, kayaks, floaties, speedboats, fishing boats and pontoon boats on the lake.  The fishing report for Gold Lake was poor but the nearby Lower and Upper Sardine reported good fishing.  There are several resorts and lodges in the area and the Lower Sardine Lake resort rents fishing boats by the day, 1/2 day and hour.