Deer Creek

The ranger, bathrooms, and campsite were amazing. I didn't like my neighbors putting their tent next to us and watching a late night movie in their tent. It was unusual to see a projected movie on the other side of us. We also are seniors with an America the Beautiful pass and couldn't get any discounts on the last campsite remaining which was a double site. You would have earned nothing, if we didn't take it on the afternoon of, so we should have gotten a discount on a few levels.

Campsite 25 is decent compared to the others in Deer creek and the surrounding camps. Toilets, a sink, and non-potable water faucets are close. There is shade and a functional table and bear box at this site. It’s not super close to the lakeside like some other sites either, but you can still see the lake very well!
The factor that brings it down is the fire pit, which has evidently been disfigured by a car and makes the grill and parts of the exterior wall non-functional. Replacing this would be best.

I would give 3.5/5 stars if I could.

Deer Creek is a small campground that virtually sits of the shore of Huntington Lake. Great place! We thoroughly enjoyed it. Its a one minute walk to the asphalted narrow trail that you can walk down for miles along the lake. There are many trees stumps but still overall nicely forested, unlike the devastation at, say, Bass Lake.
The campground host couple are VERY personable, and watching them work I see that they are a great asset to the National Forest service.
Impeccably clean restrooms with flush toilets.
Can't wait to get back!

Camp host was horrible, only collected aluminum cans to load in his personal truck, restroom was disgusting and never cleaned properly. fire pits were inconsistent, some sunken in to the ground and some too high above the ground. Most of the time our camp host was not even present for multiple days. The overflow site was constantly filled while other pay sites were open. Most of the time the overflow site had more ant 15 people at a time in four to five tents. Music was incredibly loud all day long!!!! No consideration for other campers and of coarse the camp host did nothing. Funds need to be put into this campground to bring back to the way it was just a few years ago. I've been coming here since I was 5 years old (58 years). Open up the other campgrounds to relieve the pressure off of this camp ground.

We enjoyed staying at this campground, yet when we arrived the bathrooms were not clean, and there no toilet tissue. By the time we left only 2 of the 4 bathrooms were working. 😕
Some of the guests were not really guests and were parking wherever they wanted. It was not the usual well maintained campground of past seasons

Liked it

We were thrilled to have such a beautiful campground.

Beautiful place, interesting story about the lake

Arrived 8/26 Saturday 3 Pm to gorgeous weather and perfect temperatures…. Sunday am nice n cool (43) but…. monday aside from the logging truck rolling by at 5:30 AM sounding like a jet landing, and, the contract tree trimmers for Edison firing up their wood chipper at 8am, oh, and the Black Hawk helio on tuesday at 7AM going “wop wop wop” from the blades breaking the sound barrier apparently dumping giant buckets of concrete by China Peak ….it was nice and peaceful at evening time. Restrooms were always clean and the host was great. Go see the old road below and so. west of the main dam, narrow but beautiful sights and big creek SCE station was a nice sight as well. the old road south ends at shaver lake and is always a nice drive back up to huntington. Drove the narrow road up to portal and Edison lake 8/30, wednesday, traffic light, road narrow, but good condition, meadows beautiful ( watch for migratory toads)….
write your government and ask for funds to open all the closed camp grounds due to “ falling trees” Upper deer creek has been closed for years, To Campers, But, not for contrators and others….🤔
and, it is one of the nicest grounds on the western sierra’s. A real shame. Overall 9/10

Huntington Lake is always beautiful. Deer Creek campground is next to lake with nice paved walking trails around edge if water. Camp sites are nicely spaced apart. Within walking distance of the beach, Lakeshore store and bar, and close to China Peak Landing