Chukar Park Campground

The 6-mile gravel road, while mostly level was not ideal. But plenty of spots, pit toilets and water spigots. The creek is pretty high and the current very strong and the spots next to it fairly small I didn’t even want to attempt to set up my tent down there.

We stayed here from the recommendation of family on the way to see said family in Idaho. What they did not tell us is that once we got there, we would be swarmed by mosquitoes. We were staying in our roof top tent, which kept the mosquitoes out, but meant that were were largely confined to that space. There was little we could do to get rid of them. Citronella candles may as well have invited them into our site. The only little amount of success we had was by building an intentionally smokey fire and sitting in the smoke. Yeah.. it was an early to bed kinda night. 

On the flip side, it was incredibly pretty situated on a river in a grove of trees. Thankfully, there was water hookups and even sprinklers running which kept the grass green and the dirt to a minimal.

The gravel road in is well maintained. Nice little campground with only a few other campers. Does have water and pit toilets. I wish the creek side was a little more cleared from brush but for $5 you can’t complain. Sound of the creek lulled me to sleep.

6 miles of washboard in, but worth the drive. Friendly camp host gave recommendations for the best spots for what I was looking for (shade and water access). Advised us to stay away from the poison oak and ivy. We stayed in site 6 which did not have a waterville spigot, but one was nearby. We enjoyed a quiet evening and slept really well once it cooled off. The river drowned out all noise!

Access road is well maintained gravel. Campground was uncrowded on a July Saturday night. Lots of water and pit toilets. Access to the river but it's fast moving so I'd worry about kids and pets. Mosquitos showed up en masse at dusk. Lots of shade. Definitely worth $5.

We camped here last minute. There were 2 other sites in use on a Sunday night in July. The road to get there was a well graded gravel road. The campground itself is somewhat overgrown and could use some maintenance. Regardless, it was a great place to stop and spend the evening. We pitched our tent in what was probably an RV spot, but the ground was level and we didn’t want to chance an accidental sprinkler (it’s happened before!). At only $5, this is worth it but bring your bug spray because the mosquitoes are hungry.

Lovely little campground on the creek. Quiet and clean. Probably gets busy at peak season.

This camp is 6 miles off the highway along a path that is better described as a loose pile of stones than a dirtroad. The camp itself is not really set up for tents and needs some maintenance. It was buggy, but that might have been the time of year. Much more crowded than expected, entirely rvs and truck campers. The views were disappointing given that there are much more spectacular views only a few miles away. It was near the river though.