Silver Creek

Silver Creek is a small campground. It was very quiet. Great views of the creek and mountains above at site 19 . Sites 5 & 4 have great views of the silver creek canyon. Hikes on the Pacific Crest Trail are nearby. Sorry that water is no longer available, but this time I was prepared.

Beautiful campground. Sites are spaced well apart. Our site was right by the stream. Quiet even though near the road. Near great hiking on the PCT or surrounding areas. Bring your own water!

great great campground! Very beautiful, quiet, alpine environs

We usually camp at Grover Hot Springs in Markleville. We decided to try some place new. We had space 003, nice spacious drive-thru spot. It was close to highway, but its very quiet, cars traveling 30 miles an hour. NO water .. I mean no flush toilets, no water sinks and no water spikets. So if you need water, bring it or keep going, We have a full contained travel trailer so no big deal to us. 12 miles from Grover Hot Springs, dining and grocery store in Markleville. Beautiful area. 30 minute drive to a beautiful little lake for fishing, swimming or paddle boarding. We will be back. Off the grid, no cell.

Campsite is clean and the toilet paper never ran out. But the sites themselves are difficult for tents, as none of the pads are flat and were very rocky. There's no water - be aware before you go!

Lack of water at the campground apparently prevents the campground hosts from cleaning the bathrooms. The men's vault toilet floor on the campground loop for Sites 1 - 10 was filthy.
Silver Creek hasn't had running water for 4 or 5 years now (either Westrek or USFS Humbolt-Toiyabe District are to blame) yet previous campground hosts found a way to clean and disinfect the vault toilet on a daily basis.

Beautiful campground. When booking, try not to book near the restroom, it was incredibly foul. The hosts were hands off. The website advertises that they have water, but there is none.

I had a reservation for three nights. I only ended up staying for two nights. This was actually a nice campground (clean bathrooms and bear boxes and campfire rings with grates) and I found myself thinking on the first and second day that I couldn't wait to come back and to bring a group of friends later in the summer. So, my rating is from my personal experience and not the result of the campground itself. There are tons of great hiking trails in the area and a great reservoir lake near the campground. However, I did have someone who came into my camp site in the middle of the night. In spite of trying to get them to leave by pressing the panic button on my car to activate the alarm, this individual returned. I once again activated my alarm and was able to get to my car and drive away (I came back in the morning to get my gear). I camp solo frequently and have never had an experience like this. However, I think the proximity to the road made for easy access for someone to enter the campground undetected. I highly discourage any solo camper from staying here, but it would be a great place for a group.

I love the location of this campground. Hwy 4 is relatively quiet and 7000 ft elevation is a sweet spot in summer - not too chilly at night and not too hot during the day. Site#4 is spacious with plenty of level ground and good shade. Markleeville general store is only 10 miles away with lots of river access points between. Camp hosts Mike and Sierra made the rounds unobtrusively. There's a combo lock on the dumpster which is unusual. The lack of fresh water is the only real draw back, but perhaps that keeps the numbers down. I just had to think ahead and carry water in. Overall it seems reasonably well kept and made a wonderful retreat away from the fireworks over 4th of July weekend.

Have been camping at Silver Creek since the mid 1990's. Great spot at 7,000 feet. Nearby Raymond Meadow Creek provides a spot to take a refreshing dip on a hot day. Fire rings are relatively new as are the bear boxes. Traffic on Highway 4 calms down after dark so there's not a lot of man-made noise. The water system hasn't worked for four or five years now, so bring plenty for drinking, washing, cooking. No cell service ( AT&T) is a plus. Ice and other essentials available at the Markleeville General Store. There's a walking path between Sites 3 and 4 which leads to the highway.