Tyee Campground - Umpqua River

Along the banks of the Umpqua River, this small campground offers solitude away from cell service, TV, and the masses. No hook ups here. The vault toilets were the cleanest and fresh smelling ever. There is limited room for RVs longer than 26' to get into sites and exit loops. We plan to return in the fall.

The campground itself was standard, and the host was nice. We went at the end of the season when a lot of the pools on the rocks had sitting water that had turned green and sludgy. Our black lab took two drinks before we looked down, and he threw up with diarrhea for the first 24 hours of our trip. The current in the water below the campsites was way too strong for our 9 & 10 year olds (even with a life jacket). We did manage to find a swimming pool about a 1-mile drive down the road from our campsite.

First time visitor, reserved here as a stop on a 3 day drive down the pacific coast with wife and kids.
BLUF: Good place to spend the night traveling I-5. River play for children available.
Good: Facility well built. Sites are level with stone, buildings VERY well constructed and appear maintained. The development of this facility reflects a lot of personal love and attention by the BLM caretakers. Nearby summer homes reflect that this area attracts people to recreate on the river with inner tubes and fishing. Proximity to the I-5 means easy access from distant locations.
Bonus: River access is steep, by wood stairs or paved path that can accommodate wheels for most of the distance. River level was low, and the bottom is nearly solid stone, no beach or small rocks to contend with.
Bad: Trash bin location VERY close to sites 10, 11, 12. Sites are closely located, and the trash bin attracts yellow jacket wasps. Smell in summer is powerful, likely from fish guts deposited by fishermen. Bin does not get emptied frequently. Location of Bin could be away from sites, near road, but it isn’t. Had to eat dinner in pavilion because wasps were so active in site 12.
Bonus: Local visitors likely know this because sites 11 and 12 seemed to be short term reservations. People from local area camp well away from trash bin. Mosquito bags were hung by campers in the bushes, so heavy insect population is a known risk by those who frequent the area.
Recommend relocating the trash bins away from sites, close to road to enhance camper comfort.

The campground area is well maintained, sites are very spacious, and the bathrooms are kept clean. Earl, the camp host, does a wonderful job and is engaging with the guests. There are several entries to the River from the campground which makes Tyee a perfect.

Nice clean campground.

Campsite was great, hosts were great Trees were a big help in heat

Great place!

Nice campground with access to river. Bathrooms well maintained, friendly helpful host. Nice size sites .

Loved the camping spot. It was nice to sleep to the sound of water.
Bathroom were neat and host was very friendly.

Clean, peaceful!