About Smiling River Campground
Number of accommodations: 28
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Reviews (340)
What Guests Are Saying
Smiling River Campground is highly praised for its clean, quiet, and beautiful setting along the Metolious River, making it a favorite destination for many campers. The campground offers a variety of recreational activities and easy access to nearby amenities. While some reviews mention issues with bathroom maintenance and occasional nuisances like flies, the overall experience is positive, highlighting the friendly camp host and well-kept facilities.
What Guests Are Saying
Smiling River Campground is highly praised for its clean, quiet, and beautiful setting along the Metolious River, making it a favorite destination for many campers. The campground offers a variety of recreational activities and easy access to nearby amenities. While some reviews mention issues with bathroom maintenance and occasional nuisances like flies, the overall experience is positive, highlighting the friendly camp host and well-kept facilities.
Review Summary
Beverly S
VerifiedJuly 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Beverly S
VerifiedJuly 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Carol L
VerifiedJuly 19, 2023 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Beautiful camping right on the river. The campground was clean and quiet. Daily walks to Camp Sherman General Store and dips in the cool river made this a memorable stay.
Carol L
VerifiedJuly 19, 2023 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Beautiful camping right on the river. The campground was clean and quiet. Daily walks to Camp Sherman General Store and dips in the cool river made this a memorable stay.
Katie B
VerifiedJuly 16, 2023 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Clean quiet campground, beautiful setting, and the river feet away from the site.
Katie B
VerifiedJuly 16, 2023 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Clean quiet campground, beautiful setting, and the river feet away from the site.
Cathy J
VerifiedJuly 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Wonderful campground! Our site, #12, was along the river trail, but the river is not visible from the campsite. The river is bordered by lots of underbrush and trees. There are a few short paths along the trail that lead directly onto the river from a few sites - #11, 13, 14. In some places the river is slow and shallow enough to walk over, in others, it's deep and swift. Lots of fly fishermen. Great birding while we were there at the end of June. Pit toilets, water, camp host, selling wood. Camp Sherman is a mile hike along the river from our campsite. No mosquitos! We loved it and will return.
Cathy J
VerifiedJuly 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Wonderful campground! Our site, #12, was along the river trail, but the river is not visible from the campsite. The river is bordered by lots of underbrush and trees. There are a few short paths along the trail that lead directly onto the river from a few sites - #11, 13, 14. In some places the river is slow and shallow enough to walk over, in others, it's deep and swift. Lots of fly fishermen. Great birding while we were there at the end of June. Pit toilets, water, camp host, selling wood. Camp Sherman is a mile hike along the river from our campsite. No mosquitos! We loved it and will return.
Gabrielle V
VerifiedJune 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Honestly the perfect campground. The host was super kind and helpful, the trail along the River was the perfect post-dinner walk for my dog and I, it is an amazing location (we hiked Black Butte and explored a bunch of lakes, in addition to getting ice cream from Sno Cap in Sisters, which I also highly recommend), and the weather was pretty much perfect. Didn’t have any issues with bugs, although we did use bug spray so maybe they just left us alone because of that. I will DEFINITELY be back again. Highly recommend. Also want to add that my dog is extremely dog-reactive and it was a fantastic campground because there weren’t a ton of dogs and the sites are spread out! So I would say it’s a pretty decent place for reactive dogs in general ☺️
Gabrielle V
VerifiedJune 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Honestly the perfect campground. The host was super kind and helpful, the trail along the River was the perfect post-dinner walk for my dog and I, it is an amazing location (we hiked Black Butte and explored a bunch of lakes, in addition to getting ice cream from Sno Cap in Sisters, which I also highly recommend), and the weather was pretty much perfect. Didn’t have any issues with bugs, although we did use bug spray so maybe they just left us alone because of that. I will DEFINITELY be back again. Highly recommend. Also want to add that my dog is extremely dog-reactive and it was a fantastic campground because there weren’t a ton of dogs and the sites are spread out! So I would say it’s a pretty decent place for reactive dogs in general ☺️
Location Smiling River Campground
Address:
Po Box 249
Sisters, OR, 97759
United States
Smiling River Campground is located approximately 20 miles from US Highway 20, which provides access to the area.
Latitude & Longitude: 44.4933 / -121.641
Elevation: 897 feet
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
