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About Smiling River Campground
Number of accommodations: 28
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Reviews (367)
What Guests Are Saying
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.
What Guests Are Saying
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.
Review Summary
Doug J
VerifiedAugust 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Yellow Jackets were bad
Tanner E
VerifiedAugust 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Amazing time overall
Norman F
VerifiedAugust 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Bathrooms poorly maintained. Camp host mostly absent.
Norman F
VerifiedAugust 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Bathrooms poorly maintained. Camp host mostly absent.
Larry F
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Smiling River, or all the campgrounds along the Metolious are clean and quiet with lots of open space.
Larry F
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Smiling River, or all the campgrounds along the Metolious are clean and quiet with lots of open space.
Kristen S
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Beautiful and clean!
Kristen S
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Beautiful and clean!
Rhonda M
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
The area is beautiful this is our favorit place. But since American Leisure took over the service is terrible. Everytime we have been there the last 2 years not once were the bathrooms cleaned . They stunk so bad I could not use them. all the sites are spacious and beautiful. So we continue to go hoping it will get better. I wish they had a camp host there. there stuff is there but there not. Theres definitly lots to do there, fish, hike ,lots of lakes, fish hatchery,Sisters,off road, bike ride, boating and much more.
Rhonda M
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
The area is beautiful this is our favorit place. But since American Leisure took over the service is terrible. Everytime we have been there the last 2 years not once were the bathrooms cleaned . They stunk so bad I could not use them. all the sites are spacious and beautiful. So we continue to go hoping it will get better. I wish they had a camp host there. there stuff is there but there not. Theres definitly lots to do there, fish, hike ,lots of lakes, fish hatchery,Sisters,off road, bike ride, boating and much more.
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.
Elevation: 897 feet
19 mi drive to downtown Sisters (about 26 min)
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Last updated: September 9, 2026
