Spanish Creek Campground

I don't understand why this site (loop 2, space 13) has received such good reviews. This is not a good campsite. It's located down in a gully/ravine and the entire site is overgrown with weeds, tall grass, and brush. So much so that I had to hand-pull the high grass around the fire pit or it would have been a fire hazard! The only spot for the tent is on a slope and it's next to a very rocky path (this might be to direct a seasonal stream that runs through the campsite? Otherwise I don't know why those rocks are there, right in the way of walking) that you have to be careful not to trip on. This site is called a riverside site, however, the path to the river was completely overgrown with tall brush, weeds, and grass so thick that we had to use a shovel to hack away the brush so we could get through it! The only redeeming quality to this site is that it is set off a ways from the other campsites, and so it is more private, and that was a huge plus to me. Once we hacked our way through the brush and made our way to the river, we found a nice little private spot on the river to fish, and caught some rainbow trout! This site is good for a couple of people who want privacy and a private spot on the river to fish, if you don't mind the slope for your tent and the overgrowth and having to hack your way through thick brush while carrying your fishing gear and chair, etc. The other campsites on loop 2 were right next to the camp road - I don't know why anyone would want to camp right next to a road, especially in a tent. All in all, the campsite was not maintained well but it's redeeming quality is the privacy and finding that private spot on the river to fish.

Clean, plenty of amenities, and overall very peaceful experience

Always a great camp spot

My recent stay at Spanish Creek was really lovely, but I have to say I was really surprised at how few people were at the campground. At least half the sites were unoccupied every night of my stay even though the sites were marked reserved. Also, the bathrooms were either completely out or nearly out the first couple days of my stay. I arrived on a Thursday, roving camp hosts didn't restock TP until Saturday, so definiely bring your own toilet paper! The reservation email states, 'Firewood Bundles are available for purchase from a Campground Host.' but when I saw the camp hosts they did not have firewood, so bring your own firewood too! You can buy firewood at Safeway just 10 minutes away in Quincy.

Beautiful site with multiple ways to access the river. Gorgeous

This camp ground is lovely, and the river access is outstanding. The bathrooms (pit toilets) could have been better maintained but the camping was terrific. If you don't like loud noises it might not be for you because of the old school train that runs by frequently and makes a loud ghostly noise, but we enjoyed it.

Campground was beautiful, creek was lovely, enjoyed floating down a short section to the swimming hole!
Reserved two sites (4&2), site 2 was poached by someone with a fifth wheel that told me he was unable to move his rig because his truck can’t move it. He stole my site and I had to find a place to park the two vehicles assigned to site 2… we watched the owner of the truck and fifth wheel take out the Spanish creek sign for the campground and then proceed to wash his truck from the evidence early morning July 3… he said he was kicked out of where he was as living and was trying to make home of the campsite I paid for but I didn’t get to use site 2! It made for a very unsafe sleeping environment.

CAMP HOST NOT PRESENT, CREATED SOME CONFUSION AMONG THE CAMPERS.

The campsite was beautiful. Because of the torrential rain we got every afternoon and evening on this trip, we didn’t try the camp fire pit. Bec of the rain we liked being able to move the table a bit.

The biggest drawback/ disappointment/ outrage / drawback was the water situation. Your website said water available. The first day there was no water what so ever at our loop. The water from the lower loop was so brown as to be unusable even for washing dishes. The second day the water remained unpotable although there was some as the spigot. There was no reason to charge full price for a campground without potable water! It is more than annoying to arrive at dinner time planning on water being available and there was no water ( we couldn’t even use boiled river water as the water was choc milk bec of the rain. Water ——when website tells you water is available —-should be provided!

Expensive for how small the site was.