Iron Creek Campground

All the sites were pretty big and we didn’t feel like we were too close to our neighbors.

My husband and I stayed at Iron Creek Campground again this August. It's one of our favorite campgrounds. We arrived on a Sunday afternoon and selected a campsite situated on the right (creek) side of Loop B. This time we looked at Loop A, but the campsites didn't seem as private, and a couple of RVs had their generators running. My husband uses a walker, so we chose site #38 in Loop B, which was close to a restroom, which was rarely used there was a trash receptacle and potable water across from our campsite. The camp hosts keep the restrooms immaculate and well supplied. Pretty much all of the campsites in Loop B are large and private, with enormous evergreen trees and varying degrees of shade. We brought our Siberian Husky along, and she enjoyed cooling off in the creek. The creek can be accessed on the Northeast end of the campground via the trail alongside the creek and the water is calmer there. Do be cautious on the trail along the creek, especially with children. It has a steep bank with rapids below. We hiked on the trails and saw some magnificent old growth trees 10-feet plus in diameter, and we didn't see another soul. Our stays at Iron Creek have always been very relaxing and peaceful. On one occasion we decided to drive up to Mt St. Helens to the Johnston Ridge Observatory which is 1:41 each way from Randle. It made for a long day, but it was truly astonishing to see the area as it is now. We hadn't seen the area since 1974.

We try to make this a annual family camping trip. We have our favorite spots in the park and love to spend time walking around the grounds during the day and having campfire stories at night. With no electric and no cell service it makes for great family time.

Beautiful campground set in old growth conifers. We loved the trail which rings the CG and also the river access. The sites are a bit small though and there were no cooking waste water disposal areas.

Beautiful campsites with generous spaces in between each site. Our family loves coming to this camp ground. Fun trails to walk & the paved roads are perfect for bikes.

This is a wonderful campground in a moss covered forest. All spots are secluded and you feel as if you had the whole ancient forest to yourself. The river is beautiful and shallow, you can hear the rushing water from the campground. The spots are big and graded. It is well suited for big RVs. We have a 36.5 travel trailer and we had no issues getting in and out of the campground and parking in our spot 056C. There were much bigger rigs in spots next to us. Not a very busy campground, but one of the best we have ever stayed at. The Iron Creek Falls are a 15 minuted drive up a scary bumpy "paved" road, and a 0.1mile walk to the falls. The falls are worth every bump! The water is warm enough to take a dip right in the waterfall. It is a beautiful nature spot.

Excellent campgrounds with nice trails around the river

We really enjoyed this campsite last year so we planned another trip. However this time we had a group of noisy campers nearby that were up drinking and partying loudly past midnight. Not just quiet campfire talk. You could hear them even with earplugs in several campsites away. And there was another large group that allowed their kids to play night games after 10 pm throughout the campsites. (Not just their own) Then one of them got lost so there were adults at 11 pm with flashlights yelling the lost kids name and going through everyone’s campsites looking for them. Of course we want to find the lost child but the whole situation could have been avoided by respecting quiet hours and not letting kids play night games after 10 pm around everyone else’s campsites. I don’t think we will use this campsite again based on multiple groups of loud rude campers who didn’t respect quiet hours after 10pm.

It was cool with lots of cover, so that was great during a heat wave. Toilets were clean. The campsite was ready when we arrived. Pretty much everything you'd hope for was done. A couple of warnings, the last couple of miles of road is kinda worse for wear. It's got some sunk patches that look like it was flooded at some point. And I got a "multi" spot, which at other campsites means you can get several tents in there, like for several families. At Iron Creek it means 2 tents, tops, and not big tents. I'd still go back but if we had more than two couples (even just a couple kids), I'd get an extra campsite.

Nice grounds but bathroom doors slam loudly all night long.