Trillium flower
one of Clay Creek's shelters to rent
Shelter 2 is a day use shelter for rent at Clay Creek Campground
Clay Creek Campground Amphitheatre.
Towering Maple Trees.

About Clay Creek Recreation Site

Overnight camping is closed until further notice. Day-use recreation areas remain open for public use.Reserve a campsite at Clay Creek on recreation.gov or pay when you arrive for non-reserved campsites using the Recreation.gov Mobile App. You must download before you reach the site since there is no cell reception in the drainage.  Clay Creek Recreation Site is nestled in the Coast Range of Oregon between Eugene and the Oregon coast at an elevation of 436-492 ft. Located at the confluence of Clay Creek and the Siuslaw River, this recreation site offers a wealth of activities including forest hiking, fishing, wildlife viewing, picnicking and camping. The Springfield Office of the Northwest Oregon District of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages the Clay Creek Recreation Site.

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Hiking

Hiking

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2026 (Current year)

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Reviews

34 reviews

3.9

Overall rating

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5 stars 47.1% (16)
4 stars 26.5% (9)
3 stars 8.8% (3)
2 stars 2.9% (1)
1 star 14.7% (5)

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Elizabeth W

August 26, 2020

This was the noisiest experience I have ever had. Left halfway through because two nights of no sleep was all we could handle. The park hosts really should have done something about this, to be honest. The river was amazing, the hiking was amazing, I love this area, just hit this on a very bad weekend.

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Clint F

July 31, 2020

There was no mention of how incredibly small site #20 is on the website. We have a larger tent (Kingdom 6) and it wouldn't even fit in the space without touching the tiny fire pit. Also, our car barely fit in the parking spot. We ended up just driving 3 hours back to Portland. It was a huge waste of a day. The campgrounds itself is also pretty far down a side road into think wooded area. It didn't seem like a very pleasant place to stay unless you had one of the few large sites.

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Robert C

January 10, 2020

Cool camping for the long drive to get there.

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Daniel B

December 18, 2019

Well taken care of. Clean. Thank you

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Location & Directions for Clay Creek Recreation Site

No Physical Address, Walton, OR 97490 United States

Elevation: 139 ft

Getting There

From Eugene (valley): From Interstate 5 go west on Beltline Road to West 11th Avenue. Turn right onto West 11th Avenue (Highway OR-126). Follow Highway 126 about 29 mi to Siuslaw River Road just west of Walton. Turn left on Siuslaw River Road and ...

Nearest town

Walton, OR - 22 mi

About 34 min to downtown

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Last updated: October 7, 2026

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