Alley Spring

Overall its a beautiful location but some things did happen that weren't so great. We arrived early in hopes that we could get in earlier to our site, but the people before us were still there past check out time. We mentioned it to the neighbor site that we were waiting for them to leave and luckily they happen to catch the people before us and told them we were waiting and they ended up leaving shortly after. Then we experienced rain the day of leaving...no big deal its just rain, but our concrete slabs were coated in mud, which became slippery and we all ended up falling and getting muddy before leaving. But like I said, everything else was beautiful.

We really enjoyed our stay here. We stayed at an electric site which was a nice size, however my only complaint is that it had a thin layer of dried dirt so it ended up being kinda messy/muddy between dew/light rains. Other than that, we were fairly close to the water, and there is parking there as well which was nice. Will def be back!

Well we were disappointed in seeing the river flood damage, but why can't someone fix the failing erosion of the beach area where the pavement ends. No reason for not putting boulders in the washed away area and retraveling it . Just SAD to see every year it gets worse. And for a suggestion why not put power in Groups areas 400, 800, 900. Greatly needed. Thank You

Nice and clean and peaceful

The pad was full of mud. We had to try and spray it off to be able to walk without slipping and falling. The fire pit was full of old wood and trash. Never saw that they were cleaned out. Grass was very tall.

We visited many springs in the area during our visit. This was a good place to use as a "home base". The campground was clean. I looked in 2 of the bathrooms and they were clean and stocked. Our site was level. We went to the ranger program about cicadas on Saturday. We went on the hike to the overlook and it was clearly marked. We visited the mill twice. It is a pretty scene and relaxing with all the water flowing through.

Loved it all, EVeryone friendly. Bathrooms clean, Ranger presentations in amphitheater great.

We always have a good time and this year we had grandkids there that haven't been there for a few years. The only thing is is that the mud in the campsites was very slick and a few of us fell and got scraped up. You cancelled our sites on us right before we came. I called on Thursday July 11th to change the dates from Sunday, July 14th to Tuesday , July 16 because they were closed for clean-up, which was okay and they assured me everything was good to come in on Tuesday we still had our sites. Then on Sunday, I get an email saying they cancelled our sites. I was able to get back on and book 2 of the sites but someone had already booked the other 2, people we booked for were not happy, so they didn't come. We don't believe you should cancel someone's bookings without them cancelling them themselves. It's alright to maybe change the days like this time we had to wait 2 extra days, but that was okay but don't cancel them without the person doing it themselves.

Nice Campground. Clean restrooms and shower house.
Lots of things to do and see in the area. We visited Rocky Falls, Klepzig Mill and Alley Spring and Mill all part of the NPS. Floating available on the Jack's Fork River which runs alongside the campground.

I've been staying at Alley Spring for over ten years now. It's a very pleasant campground. Sites are reasonably big. If you are tent camping, take a close look at the photos on the website, as some sites are more tent-friendly (in terms of elevated, dry, grassy areas to pitch a tent) than others. It does seem to me that the reservable loops are more RV/trailer oriented than the non-reservable loops down by the river, which have larger grassy areas for tenting. The new (2017, I think) shower building is really nice. There is one loop with electric service, which has usually worked for us. It tends to book up well in advance, though. Cell service is effectively nonexistent.

Eminence has a decent grocery store, a couple gas stations and a few restaurants and bars that tend to change from year to year.

Paddling the Jacks Fork is a great experience, but word to the wise: a few times each summer you share the stretch below Eminence with (horse) trail rides... which cross the river... and horses do what horses do. So you may want to check the town website and schedule accordingly; i.e., the week before the trail ride rather than during or immediately after.