Wheeler Gorge

On the plus side, there are pit toilets every 100 feet or so making the use of a bathroom at any time extremely convenient. On the negative side, the pits are extremely large and clearly cleaned at the smallest frequency monthly. The entire campground stinks of sewer gas day and night and there is no escaping. There was not a single site throughout the campground spared from the stench and toxicity of sewer gas. This was our first and last visit to this campground and both my wife and I left after two nights with headaches and a lasting feeling of having been poisoned. This would have been a wonderful campground otherwise but I have no expectation that they will ever properly maintain the bathrooms and thus I recommend this campground be avoided by an persons who breath air and appreciate oxygen. Steer clear!

My family loves this campground!

We loved having our dogs with us while we campped. The camp hosts were amazing and so helpful. Beautiful and clean campground.

Staff was friendly and the campground was clean and peaceful.

Cold and dry. The drought has dried up most of the little streams. There were 3 other campers as far as I could tell so I guess most people figured it out. Lots of fallen trees.

The staff at the Ranger Station (only open weekends) are always a joy to talk with and learn from, especially great with kids. Bring shovels and buckets to play in the creek water. If you are into geocache hunts there are a few easy finds along the Wheeler Gorge Nature Trail accessible by foot from the north end of the campground. Beware no running water and no cell service at the campground, learn to recognize Poison Oak and bring your favorite bug repellant in summer.

Staff was friendly and helpful. Bathroom was clean. My camp site was large and next to the creek. I had a great experience here.

Great spot by the river! Only pit toilets, but very clean. Enjoyed climbing on the rocks, checking out the visitor center, and being "off the grid" with no cell reception and lots of stars!

Beautiful site ! Camp host was lovely, bathrooms were clean, vibes were perfect.

We did not have the best experience at Wheeler Gorge. Our site was the first site past the gate on the right. It was right next to the road with virtually no buffer between our site and the tarmac. The stretch of road seemed to be a place where cars like to accelerate or on occasion race each other. Granted, we booked the site last minute and this was the only space available. It looked like there were plenty of other sites not directly on the road and likely much quieter.

The campers at the site across from us did not arrive until 8pm. They immediately turned on a generator and left their car running and high beams on to set up their camp. According to the site manager, generator hours were until 10pm and there was nothing we could do to get them to quiet down. In past sites we have stayed at, generator hours ended at 8pm. 10pm is way to late. To hear a generator late into the night really put a dampener on our stay.

We will not be returning to Wheeler Gorge.