Eagle Peak is by far the nicest campsite location along Great Basin National Parks Snake Creek Road. The three sites are off the road and in full shade of large trees and sits along Snake Creek which is flowing at this location. Each site has a picnic table and metal fire ring. An ADA accessible vault toilet is located at the campground, and is also the location of the trash and recycling bin. No water is available at Eagle Peak unless you filter it from the creek. Eagle Peak is the last camping area you can drive to along Snake Creek road. Hiking trails for this area of the park are just down the road.
Be warned, the information on the parks website is a bit misleading. Road is not for RV's or trailers. Just after you enter the park on Snake Creek Road a sign clearly indicated no RV's or trailers past the roads first pull out. Road is a narrow single lane road for almost all of its length.
Squirrel Springs is the largest campsite area along Snake Creek Road with 4 campsites. It is the fourth campsite area along Great Basin National Park's Snake Creek Road. Campground is clearly marked and is on the south side of the road. Campground sits between the road and Snake Creek and sits among small and medium sized trees which provide some shade. Campground consist of four campsites that are well spread a part from each other. Parking for the campsites begins just past the vault toilet. Camping sites each have a picnic tables and a metal fire ring. Trash bin and recycling bin are located at the vault toilet. This is a dry campground, so come prepared.
Be warned, the information on the parks website is a bit misleading. Road is not for RV's or trailers. Just after you enter the park on Snake Creek Road a sign clearly indicated no RV's or trailers past the roads first pull out. Road is a narrow single lane road for almost all of its length. Camp site is just off a very dusty road, but road travel is slow with little traffic. Hiking trail heads are located at the end of the road. Vault toilet was very clean. No fee to use this site.
This camping location is listed as North Pinnacle on the National Geographic map of the park, other maps show the location but do not provide a name for this camping location. This is the third camping area along Great Basin National Park's Snake Creek Road. Located on the north side of the road, this campsite is not clearly marked like the others on the road, it is marked only by a small green tent sign. Campsite consist of a single very roomy campsite with plenty of room in the area for multiple tents. Parking is a small pull off from the road. At most you might get two cars in to the parking spot. The camping area is right along the road with no trees or other plants blocking the view from the road. Site has a picnic table, trash can and metal fire ring. This is a dry campground. This is the only campsite along the road to not have a vault toilet.
Be warned, the information on the parks website is a bit misleading. Road is not for RV's or trailers. Just after you enter the park on Snake Creek Road a sign clearly indicated no RV's or trailers past the roads first pull out. Road is a narrow single lane road for almost all of its length. Camp site is just off a very dusty road, but road travel is slow with little traffic. No fee to use this site.
Being a single group use site you can almost find solitude at Pinnacle. Pinnacle is the second campground along Great Basin National Park's Snake Creek Road. Campground is clearly marked, and is on the south side of the road at the second vault toilet along Snake Creek Road. Campground sits between the road and Snake Creek, which was dry in June. Campground consist of a single group campsite. Plenty of room in the area for multiple sites. Parking for the campground is just past the vault toilet. If your group has multiple cars more could park at the pull off at the vault toilet. Camping area has two picnic tables around a metal fire ring. Trash bins are located at the vault toilet. This is a dry campground, the creek is also dry here so come prepared.
Be warned, the information on the parks website is a bit misleading. Road is not for RV's or trailers. Just after you enter the park on Snake Creek Road a sign clearly indicated no RV's or trailers past the roads first pull out. Road is a narrow single lane road for almost all of its length. Camp site is just off a very dusty road, but road travel is slow with little traffic. Hiking trail heads are located at the end of the road. Vault toilet is new, and is not shown as present on maps for the park. No fee to use this site.
Monkey Rock Group Campground is the first campground along Great Basin National Park's Snake Creek Road. Campground is just over a mile past the back boundary on the south side of the road. Campground is clearly marked. Campground sits between the road and Snake Creek. Campground consist of a single group campsite. Plenty of room in the area for multiple sites. Parking for the campground is just past the vault toilet. If your group has multiple cars more could park at the pull off at the vault toilet. Camping area has two picnic tables around a metal fire ring. Trash bins are located at the vault toilet. This is a dry campground, the only water available is from the creek so come prepared.
Be warned, the information on the parks website is a bit misleading. Road is not for RV's or trailers. Just after you enter the park on Snake Creek Road a sign clearly indicated no RV's or trailers past the roads first pull out. Road is a narrow single lane road for almost all of its length and is a dirt road. Camp site is just off a very dusty road, but road travel is slow with little traffic. Hiking trail heads are located at the end of the road. Vault toilet was very clean. No fee to use this site.
We stayed in Broken arrow with our Scouts in July of 2021 and found it surprisingly cool at night for it being July. Temps dropped in the the low 30's both nights we stayed at the campground. This is a nice large campground with paved roads and parking pads. Restrooms with running water and showers is a big plus. The campground sits in a nicely forested area. Water spigots through out the campground and locations to dump your dish water. Nice large sites with picnic tables and fire rings. It's a short drive to Crater Lake National Park from the campground. We were also surprised that he campground was just over half full in the middle of summer.
We had the campground to our self midweek. This is a wonderful campground far enough off the beaten path and being listed has a horse camp most likely keeps the crowds down. While this is a horse campground, only 8 of the sites are for horse campers, a small tent/RV camping loop of 3 sites is also available, but the parking pads are small so don't think most RVs will fit in the spots. Each campsite has a picnic table and metal fire ring. Nice flat ground for your tent with plenty of shade from the large trees. Campground has a hand pump for water. Dish wash stations are through out the campground for pouring out you dish water. The horse camp sites all have corrals for the horses. Nice hiking trail starts at the tent camping area, "Big Tree Trail" will take you past some monster sized trees. This will be a campground we return to the next time we visit Oregon
Anson Wright Park Campground was a very challenging campground to review, and that's because depending on what section you are in really affects the rating. I gave it an overall score of 3, but be warned sections can run from zero stars to five stars. So this will be a detailed review rating almost campsite by campsite. To start the host of this campground was supper friendly, the campground has play ground and large grass area that the kids can play at. A small fishing pond is at one end of the campground. The campground has showers. Use the restrooms at the "visitor center" or at the ADA site, do not, and I mean do not attempt to use the outhouses.
The break down by sites.
Sites D1 and D2, the end of the campground near the fishing pond. These two sites are on a hill above the fishing pond and have lots of room, no to little grass and dusty, picnic tables and fire pits - 3 stars
Site D3 just below D1 and D2, small area next to BBQ area, no fire ring, has a picnic table small parking area, site is right along the campground road. Site is not flat and is bumpy 2-stars.
Site D4, not sure where this one is, should be next to BBQ area, no sign indicating the site, no clear parking area, not flat, no fire pit. 1-star.
Site D5, marking parking area, no fire pit, not table, no place to place a tent except on the edge of the gravel road, OK for an RV. 1-star
Site D6, No clear parking area, grass area for a tent, no fire pit or table, right next to welcome sign. 2-stars
D7, No clear parking area, no fire pit, no table, grassy area for a tent. 2-stars
D8, never found it, 0-stars
D9, just up from the visitor center, decent spot. Fire ring and table 3-stars
F7 though F10 get a 2-star. F8 & F10 have tables, F10 and may F9 have fire rings. F7 & F8 listed a ADA site, but not really, no fire ring or table.
F11 good campsite 4-stars
Cabin A - 5 stars
F6 - not level 3 stars
D13 Table, no fire ring, 3 -stars
D14 good site 4-stars
D10 decent site 3.5-stars
D15 unable to find 0-stars
D22 just a table in the grass, no parking area 1-star
D11 is marked as D20 on a tree, noting but a big grassy area 1-star
G2 and G3, decent sites but right on top of each other, table and fire ring, 3-stars
F5 and G1, right on top of each other, only one has a fire ring but can't tell which site it is for. 2- stars
F12 Big spot all by its self 4-stars
F13 through F19, pretty much just a gravel parking area with tables and fire rings 2-stars
F20 at the edge of the area for F13-19, but it has lots of grass, 3-stars
D23 through D25, grassy area with one table, no clear area to park, not really marked 1/2-star
D17 though D21, a Big negative star rating, do not reserve these, no access, overgrown, only one table in area, unable to find where the sites are, not maintained and appears to be area used to burn brush.
The 5-star sites are sites numbers F1 though F4, these are large roomy drive through sites, you got an RV then these are the sites you want, up on hill above everyone.
Would I stay here again, yes, but only if i knew I could get a good site, otherwise I will head down the road.
Nilan Reservoir Fishing Access site has six campsites on the south west shore of the reservoir. These sites are small and close together, while you can set up a tent these sites are better suited to RV campers. Sites are in the open near the road. Three set of two sites with a vault toilet located with sites 1 & 2 and another at sites 5 & 6. The fishing access site has a boat launch located by sites 5 & 6 and this is also the location of the fee station. Site five is the best location for a tent as it has a patch of grass. Each site has a picnic table and metal fire ring. This is a trash in-trash out campground. Site is also dry so be sure to bring all the water you will need. Price varies by state residency and if you have a fishing license or not. Price varies from $5 to $18 a night (picture included that shows the break down)
Benchmark campground allows the hiker or horse rider access to two wilderness areas from the adjacent trail head. This 25 site campground is set up for camping with or with out horses. The area has several horse corrals and parking for horse trailers. Some of the campsites are right next to the horse corrals, but many are far from those corrals. Each site features a picnic table and metal fire ring. Sites are well spread apart. Cost is $10 per night, plus $5 more for a second vehicle. Campground has two water pumps and vault toilets. The adjacent trail head is for Straight Creek Trail #212, which will have you in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in a matter of minutes, and if you continue down the trail you will enter the Scapegoat Wilderness.
South Fork Campground located at the end of Benchmark road is one of the campgrounds to use for accessing the Bob Marshall Wilderness. This seven site campground and trail head gives the hiker and horseback rider a pleasant campground with plenty of room for horse trailer parking, corrals for the horses and campsites with picnic tables and metal fire rings. Campground has water available and vault toilets. ADA sites as well. Campground sits next to one of the more popular access points for the Bob Marshall Wilderness area and the Continental Divide Trail. Most of the campsites sit under large pine and fir trees. Sites are well spread apart. Your proximity to horse corrals varies by site and if horses are present.
Upper Lehman Creek campground nice sized campground in Great Basin National Park. Campground has 24 sites sitting in trees. Campground is available by reservation only. This is the second campground along the paved Wheeler Peak Drive. Campground road and parking pads are all paved. Each site has a picnic table and metal fire ring. Trash, recycling is available. Campground has vault toilets. The campground has two ADA campsites(Site#2 and#18) . While water spigots are located through out the campground water is currently not available at the campground and a fire restriction was in effect. Water can be obtained at the Visitor Center. Campsites are nicely spread apart and being in the park made for a silent night with the only sounds coming from the nearby creek. Some of these campsites are listed as no tents, so be careful when registering for a site if you are tent camping.
While Grey Cliffs campground didn't impress me as much as the other campgrounds as it was more open with far less trees than the others, you won't have the RV crowd here, this is a tent only campground, No RV's or trailers allowed. Campsites can be reserved during the summer season. On my visit only two of the three loops were open in June, the other loop was being used by the Park Service. Sites are nicely spread out which is nice. There are 2 ADA Accessible campsites site C3 and A8 both sites are located next to accessible restrooms. Campground has vault toilets, trash service and recycling. Each site has a picnic table and metal fire ring. Fire ban is currently in effect. No water is available at the campground, water can be obtained at the Visitor Center. Campground does have some group camping sites for groups between 9 and 16 people.
Baker Creek Campground is a first come - first served campground in Great Basin National Park. Campground has 37 sites and sits along Baker Creek. It is a dusty drive to Baker Creek campground along a gravel road, but that dust leads you to a pleasant campground. Stayed in the upper most loop at site 14. RVs and Trailers over 24 feet are not allowed on Upper Loop. Three sites in the campground are ADA sites. Each site has a picnic table and metal fire ring. Water is currently not available in the campground, water can be obtained at the visitor center. A fire ban was in place due to dry conditions. No cell service at the campground except for a few spots in the upper loop. If I stood in just the right spot in my camp site I could get service. Campground has vault toilets and dumpsters for your trash. The campground was quiet at night and being next to the creek was an added bonus.
Lower Lehman Creek campground is a please small campground in Great Basin National Park. Campground has 11 sites, all within the trees with the exception of site 11. Six of the eleven sites are pull though sites. Campground is available by reservation only. This is the first campground along the paved Wheeler Peak Drive. Campground road and parking pads are all paved. Each site has a picnic table and metal fire ring. Trash, recycling is available. Campground has vault toilets. Water is currently not available at the campground and a fire restriction was in effect. Water can be obtained at the Visitor Center. Campsites are nicely spread apart and being in the park made for a silent night with the only sounds coming from the nearby creek.
Indian Meadows Trailhead is the trailhead for two trails in to the Helena National Forest Scapegoat Wilderness Area, plus it features a camping area with picnic tables and metal fire rings along with a vault toilet. The camping loop has five developed sites with tables and fire rings. The area serves as the trail head for two trails, Mainline Trail #481 and Landers Fork Trail #438. Each trail head has a small parking area, but a very large parking are is between the two to allow for additional parking and for horse trailer parking. No water or trash service is available at the site, but can be obtained at the Copper Creek campground a few miles away. Cost is FREE!
Note: My visit and review is from before the Yellowstone River flood. This fishing access site is currently closed due to public safety risks caused by extremely high water levels, endangered and failing infrastructure, flooded and impassible access roads.
Mallard's Rest is a nice small Montana Fishing Access site that allows camping. Campground sits on the banks of the Yellowstone River. Campground appears to be a mixture of developed campsites and dispersed camping as some site are clearly marked and have metal fire rings and picnic tables. Other "sites" might just have a table or nothing at all. The site has two vault toilets. This is a pack-in / Pack-out campground. No water is available so come prepared. A boat ramp and parking area for boat trailers is available. This is a popular campground, my visit in March is the first time that I have noticed this not being over packed with campers. Cost to camp varies between $5 and $18 depending on your age, if you are a Montana residence or not, and if you have a state fishing license.
Note - this visit and review was done before the Yellowstone River flooding. Damages to the campground are unknown at this time and currently the site is listed as closed until water levels go down.
Carbella Recreation site was recently upgraded from a disperse camping area to a full fledged campground. New gravel roads, parking pads for campsites, bear lockers, picnic tables and fire rings have all been added to make this a nice campground. A large parking area as also been built for the boat ramp. Several new vault toilets have been installed. Campground is right on the Yellowstone River making this a great spot for fishing or floating the river. Campground is a short drive to Yellowstone National Park. Their is a walk-in tent only area as well. Cost is currently FREE! with a 14 day stay limit. I think the only thing that was not upgraded was the boat launch.
I stayed at Mammoth campground during a winter visit of Yellowstone mid March of this year. his is the only campground open in Yellowstone during the winter season. Mammoth is a first-come, first-serve campground with a cost is$20 a night, cost is the same during the summer season. The campground can still fill up on the weekends, this is because only the first loop is open during the winter season cutting your campsite availability down quite a bit. The campground has paved roads with gravel parking pads. Sites have platforms for the tents. Dumpsters and recycling is available at the entrance. The campground has only one restroom open in the winter at the entrance. Each site has its own bear proof food locker, as well as a picnic table and metal fire ring. While the campground and Mammoth area had little snow on my March visit you could still be camping on snow easily in March, as heavy snows can happen at any time. Visited the area 6 weeks later and it had much more snow, so be prepared to camp in snow as late at May.
Philipsburg Bay Campground is a beautiful large campground right on the shore of Georgetown lake. This 69 site campground sits among large pine trees with campsites nicely spread apart. The large trees give you plenty of shade throughout the day. This paved campground is split up into three loops, two of which are first come first served, the other can be reserved. The area also has a day use area and boat launch. Cost is $15 per night. Campground has trash service, and water is available during the summer season. I visited in November so no water for me. Each site has a picnic table and metal fire ring. Several vault toilets are located in each loop. Bear lockers are spread out through out the campground for food storage.