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Campsite #5 at American Forks Campground, WA
$15
Campsite #5
| Drive-In | 8 people |
| 45 ft | Back-In |
| 1 | weak |
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10/1
Campsite #5 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 45ft driveway, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (9)
1.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 22% |
| 4 star | | 22% |
| 3 star | | 22% |
| 2 star | | 22% |
| 1 star | | 11% |
@DanielleP30464 · Camped on Jun 10, 2022 at Campsite #5
Definitely not a site for anyone who is towing anything that is longer then 22-24 feet. The problem isn't with the sites, its more the general roadway. We were on site 5, which was supposedly for trailers 45' feet and below. We were well below that threshold. There are trees to the edge of the roadway that's about built for a golf cart, and where there isn't a tree, they have drove in 8 inch diameter pressurized wood poles that stick out out anywhere from 6 inches-18 inches tall, making it impossible to back up. We called a couple days prior to make sure our site was ok for our trailer and our rig and we were reassured, there was no way even an ice road trucker could have backed up anything. We were lucky we got out, had to make camp at another site that we were lucky to find in the middle of the night. The site is beautiful. Camper vans, trucks with campers, or a small truck with like a 20 foot trailer would be ok, anything beyond that is a no go.
@DerrickW215017 · Camped on Aug 1, 2021 at Campsite #5
Clean camp sites, very quiet with little highway noice. The Forest Service needs to pay attention on restrooms. One of the pit toilets was locked and the other made me gag from the smell and flies.
@DerrickW820 · Camped on Aug 1, 2021 at Campsite #5
Clean camp sites, very quiet with little highway noice. The Forest Service needs to pay attention on restrooms. One of the pit toilets was locked and the other made me gag from the smell and flies.
@KristiA7083454 · Camped on Jul 28, 2021 at Campsite #5
I actually missed the turn off to this campground because it looked like a horse trail riding place. A little ways up the road I discovered Cedar Springs Campground and a prestine campsite right on the river. Cedar Springs is further from the highway with no horse activity (flies, dust) within it so I parked at the campsite and stayed there. It felt like paradise
@KristiA172 · Camped on Jul 28, 2021 at Campsite #5
I actually missed the turn off to this campground because it looked like a horse trail riding place. A little ways up the road I discovered Cedar Springs Campground and a prestine campsite right on the river. Cedar Springs is further from the highway with no horse activity (flies, dust) within it so I parked at the campsite and stayed there. It felt like paradise
@SherryM3096021 · Camped on Jul 13, 2021 at Campsite #5
Close to the road but river drowned out the traffic noise. Lovely place. This was one of our favorites on our 3 month trip. Only issue was even though info about campground said it could fit our 35ft. 5th wheel it was a hard fit. Luckily my husband is good at this and was able to squeeze us in but we almost could not get out because of the placement of these large wood posts around the driveways of the sites. If those weren't there it would of been much easier. Road in and out is very narrow. No one could of passed while we were driving in and out. It is close enough to Mt. Rainier to spend a day there and dinner down the road at Whistling Jack's was amazing.
@SherryM793 · Camped on Jul 13, 2021 at Campsite #5
Close to the road but river drowned out the traffic noise. Lovely place. This was one of our favorites on our 3 month trip. Only issue was even though info about campground said it could fit our 35ft. 5th wheel it was a hard fit. Luckily my husband is good at this and was able to squeeze us in but we almost could not get out because of the placement of these large wood posts around the driveways of the sites. If those weren't there it would of been much easier. Road in and out is very narrow. No one could of passed while we were driving in and out. It is close enough to Mt. Rainier to spend a day there and dinner down the road at Whistling Jack's was amazing.
@JoAnnW932 · Camped on Jun 16, 2021 at Campsite #5
Love this place
@LoriB594 · Camped on Sep 19, 2019 at Campsite #5
It's a lovely campground, and we liked that the spaces aren't crowded together.
We spent a lot of our time up the hill at the American Lodge, (reserved by friends for our large group,) but would definitely come back just to enjoy the sound of the river and the wind in the trees.
We and two other couples camped at American Forks (we didn't want to try to take our trailers up to the lodge) and all agreed we'd come back.
We spent a lot of our time up the hill at the American Lodge, (reserved by friends for our large group,) but would definitely come back just to enjoy the sound of the river and the wind in the trees.
We and two other couples camped at American Forks (we didn't want to try to take our trailers up to the lodge) and all agreed we'd come back.
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