Smiling River Campground

Let me FIRST SAY that my family has been camping, on the metolius river since 1968, yes, that's over 50 years!
We are now into the FOURTH GENERATION!
This year was different. There was no campground host and several of the bathrooms were closed due to not being usable because they had not been cleaned out...disgusting!
They 1 lady, who came to count cars, was told about the issues on Mon., July 27th, said she would come back on Wed, that she would order cleaning for the toilets, we left on Thur., it had not been done, we didn't see her again either. Funds need to be reallocated and Oregon, not California, needs to oversee our campgrounds and parks.

Let me FIRST SAY that my family has been camping, on the metolius river since 1968, yes, that's over 50 years!
We are now into the FOURTH GENERATION!
This year was different. There was no campground host and several of the bathrooms were closed due to not being usable because they had not been cleaned out...disgusting!
They 1 lady, who came to count cars, was told about the issues on Mon., July 27th, said she would come back on Wed, that she would order cleaning for the toilets, we left on Thur., it had not been done, we didn't see her again either. Funds need to be reallocated and Oregon, not California, needs to oversee our campgrounds and parks.

Nice campground. Camp hosts were friendly. Campsite dusty. Outhouse smelly, but made worse by people not propping door open and leaving lid up.

Nice campground. Camp hosts were friendly. Campsite dusty. Outhouse smelly, but made worse by people not propping door open and leaving lid up.

Camping at the Metolius is always special!
Site #9 is very secluded and private!

Camping at the Metolius is always special!
Site #9 is very secluded and private!

Wonderful

Wonderful

I wish the spots had more ground cover, it was very dusty and hard to keep dirt out of our food and coolers. But! We had a great time, the camp hosts were amazing and we will definitely be back. It’s beautiful, things were quiet and most of all the kids had a blast playing in the forest.

I wish the spots had more ground cover, it was very dusty and hard to keep dirt out of our food and coolers. But! We had a great time, the camp hosts were amazing and we will definitely be back. It’s beautiful, things were quiet and most of all the kids had a blast playing in the forest.