Clay Creek Recreation Site
Lauren A.
Reviewed Jul. 4, 2021

Very remote and quiet

First, the road to get to the campground was super super narrow and winding. Scary to drive-don’t drive at night! Potholes in some areas and branches have fallen onto the road. Drive very slow! Water system at campground was shut down during my visit-some repair work is needed apparently. My site (non-electric) was a bit tricky to find once I got to the campground and it wasn’t a drive in site, but the parking lot next to the site was where I parked. Nice and flat. A little shade. The campsite itself was right next to the creek. Lots of trees and bushes so the site was private. Tent pad area was a decent size. Be mindful of the lower hanging branches on the tree surrounding the tent pad. I had a tough time getting my stakes for the small sun shade tent into the ground-bring a mallet! There were bugs, but not too horrible. Flies, spiders, and butterflies mostly. Saw a couple chipmunks and loved the sound of the creek and cool birds. Very peaceful. The vault toilets were pretty clean and didn’t smell bad and were located on the other side of the paved parking lot from my site, maybe 50 yards away. The campground also had two huge picnic shelters and trails near the creek and a “swimming” area. The creek is only a foot and a half deep. I hiked most of the Clay Creek Trail. It is about a mile and a half and has a 1,000 foot elevation climb but feels steeper. It had so many weeds and other brush that frequently went over the trail so you kinda had to wade through it in some spots and I ended up turning around when I got too hot and tired after about 40 minutes of hiking. The trail was also treacherous in several spots where the trail was narrow (one misstep and you would plummet down the mountain. Note there is absolutely no cell service for about 15 miles! I feel I would be open to staying at this campground again.

Site15
Month of VisitJuly
  • Loved the creek-so peaceful!