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382 reviews
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.
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August 2, 2026 Stayed at: 014, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Awesome campsite by the river. Not totally wild as there are cabins across the river and this camp seems to cater to folks with large RVs and trailers, but we had an awesome time tent camping here and riding our bikes around the area.
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August 3, 2026 Stayed at: 013, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
The toilet across from site #12 is affecting all sites downwind from it in that it smells horrible. Please shut it down. It's affecting the experience for all sites around it. It absolutely stinks.
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August 5, 2026 Stayed at: 022, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Beautiful location
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August 10, 2026 Stayed at: 021, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
New system for reservations is awful. They should go back to first come first serve. Cannot change spots even if they have someone that does not show up because you will lose your money from your reservation if you move, and it will cost you more if you take another spot , so it is a rip off system. Also when we first arrived we were told due to cost cuts that bathrooms only have one open room since the outdoor toilets could not be pumped and they were full! People have to wait in line in am to use bathroom and the not so funny thing is that both rooms dump into one large hole so why would you close off one side??? I feel it is because the host does not want to clean both sides. Have been coming to this area for over 25 years and sadly disappointed in how things are being managed.
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August 11, 2026 Stayed at: 030, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Derik, the camp host was very helpful letting us know about the FORREST fire conditions.
The bathrooms were kept in adequate conditions as were the campsites. 🤗
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August 20, 2026 Stayed at: 023, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
We ran out of power 3 days into our 5 day stay. Fortunately we had a friend who shared his propane generator with us to help us get through our stay.
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August 20, 2026 Stayed at: 032, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Site was occupied by someone who didn’t have a reservation. They would only leave after I showed them my reservation.
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August 21, 2026 Stayed at: 003, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
We camped in a location quite a distance from the needed facilities, such as water, sump and the nearest restroom was locked on one of the two access doors. The side that was open really had an offensive odor to it.
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August 27, 2026 Stayed at: 014, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Site 14 is a beautiful site with excellent river access and river views. It fit our 24’ trailer just fine. The occasional wafting smell from the nearby outhouse was our only issue. As others have mentioned, site 15 is quite close, but the group of five, with three kids, next door were not a problem at all. When we go back, we likely will try to reserve site 14 again.
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August 30, 2026 Stayed at: 018, Loop: SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND
Bathrooms clean but very pungent
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Po Box 249, Sisters, OR 97759 United States
Elevation: 897 ft
Smiling River Campground is located approximately 20 miles from US Highway 20, which provides access to the area.
Last updated: November 3, 2026
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Population: 3,022
Nearby city: Bend, OR
Approx. 34 mi away (straight-line distance)
Elevation: 3,186 ft
Sisters, OR
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