Hurkey Creek Park

We arrived to be greeted by friendly staff. She acted like she had been waiting for us. . 😊. Staff all through the park were knowledgeable and eager to help with any questions we had   The grounds are well maintained. Not perfect but pretty close. There is a playground for kids. Showers, flushing toilets even have 2 ply toilet paper. 

Be prepared to pay if you are visiting for the day. It’s a small $6 fee per adult and half that for kids. $2 for pets. With BBQ pits and plenty of picnic tables with shade, it’s well worth it.

Beautiful area with nice creek running by. Lots of trails nearby and close to Idyllwild CA. Free entry into a few other attractions with camping, Idyllwild Nature Center is one.

We stayed here Wednesday - Saturday. During the weekday, we had the campground pretty much to ourselves. It's a lovely campground, and our spot wasn't too far away from the restrooms or the creek. Once Friday afternoon hit though, it did fill up to what felt like near full capacity. 

At night you can hear the creek animals croaking and chirping, and a great view of the stars. The weather was also great, didn't get too cold for us. The creek was a short walk away, the doggo loved the little adventure.

The restrooms are clean enough, I've seen much worse state park restrooms and this one were always fairly clean.

Our spot was surrounded by trees, which gave a lovely atmosphere, but wouldn't recommend it if you're trying to run off solar. It was a nice spot to be kinda distant from neighbors as well, compared to other spots in the area.

The nearest major grocery store is half an hour away, and feels kinda long with the windy road, but there are some smaller local markets within 10 minutes of the campsite. Definitely more expensive, but maybe easier on the gas. 

Our T-Mobile phones had no service at all in the whole campground, and we only seemed to get service at the nearest town or Lake Hemet. But our Verizon hotspot provided pretty consistent internet the whole trip, not the fastest but surprisingly not slow enough to interrupt streaming. 

All in all we enjoyed this campground and plan on returning one day.