Sunnyside Campground

Campground is easy to get to, entrance is steep but easily doable in a car, wouldn't suggest taking a trailer in as it's pretty narrow and one road for in and out, it does have a loop at the end. Some of the sites are super close together and not much undergrowth so would be good for people traveling together. Other sites are more secluded and private. Very pretty and shaded back in there and also close to the river so you get the sound if you're in one of the riverside sites. There's a good swimming hole if you follow the river towards the reservoir. Camp hosts stay in the French Pete campground down the road and our second night there drove by and asked if we needed any firewood, very friendly! We stayed a Sunday-Tuesday and our second night/day there there was only 1 other site occupied

There is no potable water at this site but there is a well pump at the nearby sister site French Pete. That’s also the home site of the friendly hosts Thom and Amy.

Bathrooms here are hard-to-breathe smelly but are physically clean.

Nice proximity to the river and sounds nice at night. Surprisingly few mosquitoes.

All the sites are pretty nice. Loved being enveloped by all the trees.

No cell service (ATT/Verizon).

Quick drive to Terwilliger Hot Springs.

This campground in the Willamette National Forest is like a fairy wonderland, especially if  you snag one of the secluded spots toward the cul-de-sac at the end. The river is nearby; some campsites are even closer. It's pretty rocky, but nice to put your feet in after a long hot hike. The bathroom is well kept and firewood is available from the camp host at one of the other campsites he oversees in the area. It's a short drive to multiple beautiful trailheads, including some that take you into the Three Sister Wilderness. It's also a short drive over to Cougar Hot Springs. ($7 a day)