Salt Creek Recreation Area
Reviewed May. 22, 2021

Absolutely beautiful

It’s so great to find a new campground on the map and then have it far surpass your expectations. And then to arrive on a sunny Friday afternoon and find a great first-come/first serve (FCFS) campsite about 100 yards from a breathtakingly beautiful shoreline. Amazing! This county-run campground sets aside about half of its sites for reservations, and the other half, including dry RV sites, for FCFS. It probably gets harder to find a last-minute site in the peak summer months, but the friendly camp host (Pete) and a few others we talked to made it sound like it’s still possible. We almost missed this opportunity by not looking quite hard enough for the loop with the FCFS sites. In fact, we had gone on to another campground a few miles away and met someone who urged us to come back. We’re so glad we did. To get to the upper loop you have to pass some RV sites that are overlooking the water, but have zero privacy. Then you get to a more woodsy loop where the sites are farther apart. Our site (76) was perfect for our skoolie and support vehicle, but it didn’t really have a tent pad, and neither did the one next to us (77). Some of the sites in this loop back right up to the path that runs along the top of the bluff, which would mean people were walking right next to your site. Not very private. There’s easy access to the rocky beach which is super scenic, although often windy. There are several vault toilets and also full bathrooms with showers (bring quarters - 2 minutes per quarter). The campground is generally quite clean and well maintained. This is one of those campgrounds that you want to keep secret, but also tell everyone you know. So glad to discover it.

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  • Review photo of Salt Creek Recreation Area by Thomas B., May 22, 2021
  • Review photo of Salt Creek Recreation Area by Thomas B., May 22, 2021
  • Review photo of Salt Creek Recreation Area by Thomas B., May 22, 2021
  • Review photo of Salt Creek Recreation Area by Thomas B., May 22, 2021
  • Review photo of Salt Creek Recreation Area by Thomas B., May 22, 2021
  • Review photo of Salt Creek Recreation Area by Thomas B., May 22, 2021
  • Review photo of Salt Creek Recreation Area by Thomas B., May 22, 2021
  • Review photo of Salt Creek Recreation Area by Thomas B., May 22, 2021