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Campsite #5 at Soda Creek Campground, OR
$24
Campsite #5
| Drive-In | 6 people |
| 30 ft | Back-In |
| 1 | good |
6/18
8/6
Campsite #5 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 30ft driveway, Fire ring, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (9)
2.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 44% |
| 4 star | | 22% |
| 3 star | | 0% |
| 2 star | | 22% |
| 1 star | | 11% |
@SusyDD84D6FE05 · Camped on Sep 20, 2024 at Campsite #5
Meh, minimal atmosphere and noisy neighbors
@SaraGDCDBE8B8F · Camped on Aug 28, 2024 at Campsite #5
On Aug 22 I reserved a campsite for the following week, Wednesday Aug 28. When we arrived on the evening of the 28th, there was a trailer in our reserved site, #5. I looked on the sign post which has a whiteboard with the reservations, and it showed the campsite was reserved for every other night that week, except Wed/Thurs nights. The campground attendant had not "reserved" our site, so someone had claimed it as a walk-up, and paid $40 for Wed/Thurs nights. We were going to try to explain the situation to the people in our site, but they weren't around. We were frustrated, but fortunately there was one campsite still open, #3. We were suspicious that like #5, site 3 showed every night reserved except Wednesday night, but we were out of options so we took site 3, which wasn't as nice as the site we reserved. At 10:15 pm a camper van drove into the campground and paused at our site, trying to read the number/reservation board. Turns out they had reserved it online, and we explained that the same thing happened to us but now there were no campsites left. They ended up parking in a pullout. The next morning when someone arrived to put up the new reservations signs we told him what happened, and he was full of excuses, saying that when there is a last minute cancelation and someone grabs it up, they don't update the boards every day. But I reserved the site a week ahead. He was stressed because someone had reserved site 5 for Thursday night too, but the people already in #5 had paid for 2 nights. So someone else was going to be screwed too. He even said "hey at least you got a site!" but I reminded him that I paid $8 for a reservation that wasn't honored, and the people who reserved #3 didn't get a site. The reservation boards aren't updated more than once a week, and there is no camp host. So the $8 reservation fee is bullshit, it doesn't guarantee you a site.
@RannaB3531315 · Camped on Jul 25, 2022 at Campsite #5
Site was covered in fine dust, had to park several feet away from table/camp area to avoid sun. Boat ramp 2 miles away, too hot to hike. This would be a great campsite in cooler weather when hiking is more enjoyable.
@DonL7703358 · Camped on Sep 16, 2021 at Campsite #5
Great place to camp close to Bend. Great views usually quiet
@DonL859 · Camped on Sep 16, 2021 at Campsite #5
Great place to camp close to Bend. Great views usually quiet
@MichaelK822 · Camped on Sep 13, 2021 at Campsite #5
Pros: next to beautiful meadow/steam; great mountain views; close to trailheads; well spaced campsites.
Cons: fine volcanic dust; only one toilet, which is next to a campsite and could use a rebuild.
Cons: fine volcanic dust; only one toilet, which is next to a campsite and could use a rebuild.
@michaelk687828 · Camped on Sep 13, 2021 at Campsite #5
Pros: next to beautiful meadow/steam; great mountain views; close to trailheads; well spaced campsites.
Cons: fine volcanic dust; only one toilet, which is next to a campsite and could use a rebuild.
Cons: fine volcanic dust; only one toilet, which is next to a campsite and could use a rebuild.
@JamesL897 · Camped on Jun 19, 2021 at Campsite #5
Everything is good. Camp host has a warm heart for campers.
@MandaB638 · Camped on Aug 27, 2020 at Campsite #5
We stayed here for 4 nights (1 night at Site #3, 3 nights at Site #5). The campground has only 10 sites and was quite peaceful during our stay. Both our sites were spacious. Amazing stargazing over the Soda Creek meadow, sunset over the mountains, and the creek is shallow, cold and great for soaking your feet after a long day of hiking. The campground is close to the Green Lakes/Soda Creek (longer, gorgeous) and the Ray Atkinson/Sparks Lake (short trails, water access) trailheads.
Site #3: Positives are great views of South Sister & Broken Top. I would not book this site again though, as it is directly on the road and next to the garbage dumpster.
Site #5: Partial view of the mountains. Huge site that is mostly screened from the road. Good trees for hammocks. Neighbors at site 6 aren't visible at all since there's a hill in the way.
(Sites 1, 2 and 3 are directly on the entrance road. Site 9 is on a little rise and you would need to park below, not in the site. Site 10 is right on the edge of the meadow so probably best for stargazers.)
Things to be prepared for:
- Signage from the highway is for Sparks Lake, not Soda Creek campground (you'll see the campground site when you turn off the highway).
- The campground is quite dusty.
- Toilet distance: one pit toilet (located behind site 3) - it was pretty clean and well stocked during our visit, but would be a long walk from most of the sites in the middle of the night!
- Temperature extremes: we were there in late August - there was a layer of ice on things in the mornings but it quickly gets hot and sunny during the day.
Site #3: Positives are great views of South Sister & Broken Top. I would not book this site again though, as it is directly on the road and next to the garbage dumpster.
Site #5: Partial view of the mountains. Huge site that is mostly screened from the road. Good trees for hammocks. Neighbors at site 6 aren't visible at all since there's a hill in the way.
(Sites 1, 2 and 3 are directly on the entrance road. Site 9 is on a little rise and you would need to park below, not in the site. Site 10 is right on the edge of the meadow so probably best for stargazers.)
Things to be prepared for:
- Signage from the highway is for Sparks Lake, not Soda Creek campground (you'll see the campground site when you turn off the highway).
- The campground is quite dusty.
- Toilet distance: one pit toilet (located behind site 3) - it was pretty clean and well stocked during our visit, but would be a long walk from most of the sites in the middle of the night!
- Temperature extremes: we were there in late August - there was a layer of ice on things in the mornings but it quickly gets hot and sunny during the day.
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