Platte River Campground

We loved this campsite! It was spacious, private, and quiet. One thing to note, we visited early-mid-May, and the beach that you can hike to from the campground was infested with nonbiting midges. I wish I were exaggerating, but there had to be hundreds of thousands of them and just walking to the water had each of us covered in over 100 crawling on each of us. However, they were not an issue at the campsite itself, just at the beach which was a bit disappointing as we had hoped to have a picnic there and we only stayed for 10 minutes after carrying everything a mile to the lake because there were just too many bugs.

Nice relatively private sites. Water available, but not at individual sites. Clean and quiet. Biking hiking kayaking fishing. Lots to do and see within 25 mi or so

Great shower/bathroom facilities. Loop 4 is very affordable; no hookups, but it’s only $26 a night.

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Quiet,not crowded when we were there. Facilities were well kept.

Great experience here—the check-in staff was so helpful, the location is perfect to visit the dunes, and the facilities were absolutely impeccable!

Campsites and trails were well-maintained and in excellent condition. Bathrooms were clean and stocked, and the single-stall showers (with hot water!) were an unexpected but fantastic amenity. The bear boxes were HUGE and at the main entrance to every site so we could fit everything we needed in ours - including a very large cooler - and we had our own box, contrary to what the photos show. Firewood was available within the campground for $10 per bundle. The check in process was quick and smooth and park staff were helpful and kind. Parking was easy and we had no issues finding a spot every time, although I’d image it’d be more challenging during busier times as it looked like there were more campsites than spots.

Most of the walk-in sites were a bit close together, but there was still a sizable gap between sites, including for our site, C002. C002 was nestled in some small hills, which helped with privacy as it was close to the bathrooms/parking lot and was quite close to one of the D00- sites, but we didn’t notice anyone else. C002, as well as the other C00- sites, were close to the trailhead for ~1 mi long walk to the beach. Note that, even if the walk to the beach isn’t that long, it is a bit difficult due to it being mainly sand and hills.

My only warning is that were TONS of mosquitoes, even on cold and windy days, as there is a lot of standing water around the campground. Bring thick clothes, extra bug spray, a Thermacell or similar, some hydrocortisone, and a fair bit of tenacity, lol.

What a beautiful campground! Next time we need to stay longer

Spacious sites, water tastes great, friendly staff, lots of space. Perfect balance between feeling like you're out in the woods, but you can still have a shower.

Terrific staff. Clean restrooms and showers. Perfect A+++++++++