Deer Creek

Pros: Flat ground throughout our camp site, so you can setup your tent anywhere. Picnic table was not locked down, so you can move it wherever you wanted or where the shade was. Site is shaded by a tree on either side, which provided sufficient shade for warmer parts of the day. Fire pit was sunken into the ground, not too low but low enough to sit at night with a campfire. Drive way is long enough to fit two cars with extra room to spare. Close enough to the restroom, but not too close.
Cons: Sites are a little to close for comfort, but thankfully our neighbors left early. Otherwise, with all sites filled and everyone at their sites, it would feel a bit too crowded.

Nice campground close to water. Some spots are close together so get ready to know you neighbors. Camp host was doing a great job of maintaining restroom as there is only one for whole campground. Lake is less crowded now (which was nice) as some of the bigger campgrounds are closed. Next year they are going to open. Lots of beetle damage in campgrounds(trees dying and having to be cut down) and around lake some fire damage. Overall great time.

We love Deer Creek and have been coming here for years!

The setting is beautiful.
Unfortunately rec.gov can’t seem to fix toilets. There’s 3 out of 4 working toilets for both loops. I think that’s 23 sites. The fourth has been converted into a storage closet. Reason: “it’s hard to find plumbers.” They turn off the water on Wednesdays and direct you to toilets at the ramp. No notice posted the day before that this is the case. Picture a full bladder making it to the restroom and learning you need to go another half mile.
We and everyone else has a good time IN SPITE OF rec.gov but I sure wish care, custody, and control would go back to the Forest Service or whatever agency used to manage the campground.

Hosts were great and hard working to keep the sites and facilities clean

This is a beautiful lakefront (direct access) campsite. In the early morning, when the wind is calm, the lake is like a mirror, serene beauty.

Our spot was actually a double spot, which was not made clear when we made the reservation. Our slide out was practically touching the camper next to us. There was also a big transformer power line on the shore of the lake in our camp spot as well. So beware when making a reservation. We ended up just staying one night!

We have been coming to Deer Creek for 40 years and it is one of our favorite campgrounds. With that said, we were extremely disappointed in our visit this year. On the day we arrived we went to check in and there was no one at the kiosk. We went by numerous times during the day for the next few days and still no-one there. The walking paths and road in the campsite were in disarray and there was no camp host (they arrived 5 days later). We were told by an employee who had arrived that day and works for the company that runs the campgrounds around Huntington Lake, that the flush toilets at Deer Creek were not working and we were informed that the nearest toilet (pit toilet) was at the boat launch area or the day area, both of which were about 1/4 mi away. This is unacceptable. If you advertise running water and flush toilets the people who operate the campsites should arrive at least 1 week prior to opening to the public to make sure everything is in working order. Hopefully this will not happen again.

Really enjoyed my time there. Beautiful place and very helpful to connect with the nature.

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