South Ruby Campground

We love the view and the ease in which we can back our trailer into spaces

We really enjoyed our stay here. We reserved the double site and was able to secure a nearby site for the rest of our family upon our arrival. The campground was amazing as always.

Unfortunately the FishCleaning station was closed and they had a trashcan right in the middle of the campground that stunk so bad! The Large Dumpster should not be located in the middle of the campground..
It used to be down near the Fish Cleaning station... Should be moved out of the camping spots... and FIX THE FISH STATION!

I have been going to this campground for30+ years. The host is usually at least good, sometime great, rarely awful. We had friends there before us and then us that spanned about 3 weeks. Although the log was signed, the rest rooms WERE NEVER CLEANED. Ed had to ask for the trash to be emptied. The host had his young kids checking reservation placards- that was all they did.
The fish cleaning station is out if order which cities lazy people to put carcasses in the dumpster. That is disgusting!
The location of the dumpster also impacts the quality of the upper loop experience. We will be back and hope for a true host willing to do their job.

It is a nice campground and area. The only issue with our visit was a dead animal in the dumpster that was rather unpleasant for all campsites downwind.

Campsite 15 is listed as an RV site, but there was plenty of room for two tents.

Having a kayak really enhanced our experience!

I arrived the afternoon of Monday, Memorial day. By then the campground was nearly empty but it was obviousit had been a big weekend because the dumpster was overflowing with stinking bags of trash. Thankfully I was not camping anywhere near this spot.
The campground gives good access to the National Wildlife refuge. In the dawn hours you can hear the sandhill cranes from camp.

Comfortable camping, clean restrooms. Fishing a 3 minute drive away. The bass did not disappoint and the teens didn't want to pack up for the night - "just one more"! Convenient fish cleaning station across the street. Check out the excellent interpretive signs at Fort Ruby just 15 minutes to the South, Cave Creek just 5 minutes north and the hot springs a 30-minute bumpy 4-wheel drive across the valley. SUP is magical when the marshes open up for paddles on June 15th. Early morning is best - the sun can be punishing as the summer heats up.

Wonderful campground

We have been going to S Ruby Campground for 40 years. We love Ruby Valley and we always meet the most wonderful people! Care of the campground and facilities is usually very good to excellent. The Host/Manager usually varies from very social to very quiet, however, they have always stopped by to welcome new campers and check if "all is good". We were there 7/19 - 7/27/2024 and never once had a hello or conversation with the Host/Manager. Not even a wave at the fish cleaning station. We cleaned the trash out our fire pit - had never seen that situation before. The common dumpster has been moved very close to a site and upon our arrival it was already overflowing. Not sure what the schedule is, but with increased visitation, it needs to improve. The bathrooms were "ok", they were cleaned only one time during our stay. TP was stocked, but the floor and then flies got bad. The sheet for accounting of cleaning on the doors was blank??? We had never seen that before. We will always visit this campground, as Ruby Valley is our favorite place however, this year was a bit of a disappointment re campground/restroom maintenance.