Nestled in Deschutes National Forest, Smiling River Campground offers visitors some of the most stunning scenery in central Oregon
and easy access to an abundance of recreational activities.
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🚐001, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐002, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐009, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐010, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐011, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐012, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐013, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐014, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐015, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐016, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐017, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐018, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐019, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐020, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐021, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐022, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐023, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐024, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐025, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐028, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐029, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐030, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐031, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐032, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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🚐001, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐002, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐003, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐006, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐007, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐008, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐009, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐010, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐011, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐012, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐013, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐014, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐015, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐016, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
🚐017, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
🚐018, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐019, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
🚐020, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
🚐021, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
🚐022, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
🚐023, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
🚐024, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
🚐025, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐028, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐029, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐030, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐031, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐032, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
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Smiling River Campground offers a beautiful setting with clean and well-maintained facilities, attracting many campers who appreciate the quiet and peaceful atmosphere by the river. Guests have praised the helpful camp host and the enjoyable outdoor activities available, such as hiking and biking. However, some concerns have been raised about the maintenance of the bathrooms and issues with the reservation system, which could detract from the overall experience.
We love camping at Smiling River. We were there in 2019, ousted by fire threats in 2020 and kept our fingers crossed for 2021. It is a quiet place to just sit and listen to the river.
We were in campsite #9 and had to make some adjustments with blocks to get level. Some light maintenance would be helpful.
We use our few days here to really relax before heading to Sisters for a family camping reunion which kicks us back into high gear but is fun.
We wish the camps were kept open longer since fall is such a beautiful time to experience the outdoors.
We love camping at Smiling River. We were there in 2019, ousted by fire threats in 2020 and kept our fingers crossed for 2021. It is a quiet place to just sit and listen to the river.
We were in campsite #9 and had to make some adjustments with blocks to get level. Some light maintenance would be helpful.
We use our few days here to really relax before heading to Sisters for a family camping reunion which kicks us back into high gear but is fun.
We wish the camps were kept open longer since fall is such a beautiful time to experience the outdoors.
My only complaint is we were notified there would be no water at camp two days after we arrived. It would have been helpful to have signs on pumps indicating the problem. We witnessed multiple times others made trips to the different pumps. And three of our friends who camped there had issues with mice. Otherwise, we love camping in this park. The new host was friendly and helpful telling us where we could get water.
My only complaint is we were notified there would be no water at camp two days after we arrived. It would have been helpful to have signs on pumps indicating the problem. We witnessed multiple times others made trips to the different pumps. And three of our friends who camped there had issues with mice. Otherwise, we love camping in this park. The new host was friendly and helpful telling us where we could get water.
We were especially impressed by the friendliness, help and kindness we had from our camp host, Paul Lampson. We loved the large camp sites and quiet atmosphere. The river is gorgeous and it feels like you're far away from the rat race, yet there are great services at the near- by Camp Sherman Store. Even the sites near the road were quiet due to the low number of vehicles that passed by. This was our third visit and we will be back in September.
We were especially impressed by the friendliness, help and kindness we had from our camp host, Paul Lampson. We loved the large camp sites and quiet atmosphere. The river is gorgeous and it feels like you're far away from the rat race, yet there are great services at the near- by Camp Sherman Store. Even the sites near the road were quiet due to the low number of vehicles that passed by. This was our third visit and we will be back in September.
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