Eel Creek Campground

Beautiful campgrounds

Unfortunately there was no running water when we were there so Bathrooms were out of commission. The portable toilets they provided were over full and not kept up. Otherwise the place was very nice.

No water was available at the sites, restrooms were closed, howver they shipped in porta-potties.

Roomy sites nice atmosphere

We were just passing through for 1 night. the bathrooms were closed so there was a chemical toilet there. Other than that it was fine.

This is a beautiful little campground. Everything is well groomed and the bushes look like they have all been trimmed up. Very quiet (during the week, don't know about week-ends), and you hear no road noise from Hwy 101. This is a great location to venture out from. A trip to Coos Bay and a cruise down Cape Arago Highway is not that far away. Just outside the entrance and about a quarter of a mile down the road is a Dollar General. Outside of the Dollar General store you have to drive into Coos Bay or Reedsport to do any shopping.

Reserve America does a great job in showing pictures of each of the sites. Getting in and out of here with a big rig is not a problem. Very high clearances, but be aware of which site you choose. Some won’t work for bigger rigs. For those of you with solar panels be aware that not all of the sites are sunny.

I would avoid at all cost site #44. It looks like the sand dune behind the campground has completely taken over this site.

The Geo coorindinates for the entrance is:
46.587047, -124.184396

Now there are a few negative things to report. One is the water situation here. This campground has been without water for some time now, so the bathrooms are closed and portable toilets have been put up. If you are a fully self contained RV camper this won’t be a problem. There is a state park about a mile north of this place that provides water and a dump station at no charge, so it is easy to fill up there before coming into the campground.

The pavement is sinking in places.  The dips can be hard to see,  so drive very slowly, otherwise you might get a good jolt.

A great place to camp. Cozy and quiet.

We were notified last minute of the lack of water, then we went with water. The porta potty's were constantly full and I never saw them pumped out. I know this was a temporary situation but more notice and the ability to prepare would have been better! Love the campground, loved the hosts!

Campsites were relatively private and access to the dunes was nice.. There was supposed to be potable water and flushing toilets but they were having water issues which it did state when I booked. However, the pit toilets were over flowing. It was very disgusting and unsanitary. I had been camping for free on BLM Land on my way to this area and it was way more sanitary digging a hole for bodily waste.

Overall it was a fair camp ground for a last minute trip to get out of the heat. We were aware of the water situation and lack of flushable toilets when we went, however we were not prepared to have the Porto potties unusable due to being so full. Otherwise I would rate as good.

We came for one night to check out the dunes and escape the heat wave in Portland. Our site was not marked with our reservation, the campers who had been there were still there and were luckily "leaving a day early" and allowed us access to our site with no issue. Had they not been "leaving early" I'm not sure what we would have done. Unfortunately the site's bathroom facilities weren't working and there were port-a-pots which were too disgusting to use. So be prepared to either find a secluded space outside or a gas station.

This is a typical wooded campsite with parking at each site, a fire pit and a picnic table. Quite nice but really not much to do other than walk to the dunes, which are gorgeous and definitely worth seeing. I couldn't imagine staying for more than one night to be honest.