Smiling River Campground

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 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.

Great site, especially along the river!

Great site, especially along the river!

Camp hostess was very helpful and campground was spotless.

Camp hostess was very helpful and campground was spotless.

Nancy the camp host at smiling river took great care of me. I am a single woman who camps alone. I came to her without a reservation on Sunday 9/12. She found me a wonderful spot along the river. After I got settled in she came by to see how everything was. On Wednesday I moved from #14 to #12. Again she swung by to make sure all was well. Nancy made my stay feel secure and welcomed,
Camp site #12 is across from the bathroom. Even Though it wasn.t hot anymore the bathroom smell was pretty bad. I smelled it across the road to my site. I left a day early because the bathroom was impossible to use and the smell that drifted over to me was more than I could stand. The bathroom was always cleaned daily by Nancy but the odor from the toilets was overwhelming. I know that outhouses are outhouses but of all the camping I have done this was the worst.
You have a wonderful campground I hope what ever other campgrounds do. it can be done at this campground
Thank you for your time
Carol Jacobs

PS I was in campground Camp Sherman before moving to smiling river where Vicky is the host and she too was very friendly and accommodating

I'll be back again

Nancy the camp host at smiling river took great care of me. I am a single woman who camps alone. I came to her without a reservation on Sunday 9/12. She found me a wonderful spot along the river. After I got settled in she came by to see how everything was. On Wednesday I moved from #14 to #12. Again she swung by to make sure all was well. Nancy made my stay feel secure and welcomed,
Camp site #12 is across from the bathroom. Even Though it wasn.t hot anymore the bathroom smell was pretty bad. I smelled it across the road to my site. I left a day early because the bathroom was impossible to use and the smell that drifted over to me was more than I could stand. The bathroom was always cleaned daily by Nancy but the odor from the toilets was overwhelming. I know that outhouses are outhouses but of all the camping I have done this was the worst.
You have a wonderful campground I hope what ever other campgrounds do. it can be done at this campground
Thank you for your time
Carol Jacobs

PS I was in campground Camp Sherman before moving to smiling river where Vicky is the host and she too was very friendly and accommodating