Indian Springs

Drove in on a Wed late evening as we were driving through on I-80. There were only a couple other campers on site, but we were surprised to see many campsites were reserved for the weekend even in mid October. We parked in site #17, got plenty of room around our truck camper. Nice campground overall but as many other reviewers said, the noise from I-80 and the train were surprisingly loud. We can hear it even inside a well insulated camper. Luckily, it didn't disturb our sleep too much.

Stayed this weekend on site 27. The campsite was clean and large. Proximity to the Yuba and swimming was great. The biggest downside is Highway 80 noise. It’s much closer than I expected. Site 27 is one of the farthest sites but we could still hear the ambient drone of the highway. Our site was clean, very large, and included 2 picnic tables. The downside to our site was the slight grade downhill. We were able to set our tent up on flat ground but the tables and fire pit were tilted. This was a fine place to stay for 1 night. I would not recommend for a relaxing trip or for a trip longer than 1/2 nights.

3.5 stars. This review is for site 31. Sites 29-35 are walk-in sites with about a 100 foot downhill walk over rocky ground. Site 31 has a lot of nice shade most of the day. The tent pitching area is flat with soft ground, no rocks, and can fit a 10x12ft tent easily. Has a picnic table and fire ring. It's located very close to a water spigot and a short walk to outhouse style(no running water) bathroom. Ignoring external factors the site is 5 stars. The campground is very close to a deep swimming hole with tall rocks for jumping but also has an easy way in and out of the water, and the water isn't too cold(Late June). You may want to visit just for that. There were no bears or wildlife trying to steal food, but precautions should be taken anyway. The problem is the proximity to I-80. This is a very busy highway with traffic 24/7. The highway is just over the creek and on a downhill. So cars are always going fast and trucks are frequently using their jake brake. There are also trains frequently chugging up the mountain above the road. It looked kind of cool at night, but again they are noisy and blow their horn too. You will not get to experience the sereneness of nature here. An entire unit of Brownies camped next to us and we hardly heard them over the road noise. The creek can only be heard sporadically between vehicles. Bring earplugs to sleep. The bathrooms were clean, but not stocked or serviced often. We stayed for 3 days and the toilet paper ran out in the women's bathroom every day. There was 4 full rolls in the men's, but it was locked up and could not be moved. So both men and women all used the same bathroom frequently. Bring your own toilet paper. The fire ring was completely full of ash and stones. If you want to use the attached grill for cooking you will need a shovel to clean it out. Food cooked over a hardwood fire is worth it, so I did. 3.5 stars for the reasons listed.

Campground was nice with a fun swimming hole, but oh wow was the freeway noisy 24/7. Train blasting horn multiple times throughout the night as well. Sounded like camping underneath the I5

Campground is nice, plenty of space between sites. Close to hiking trails and swimming hole with a waterfall within the campground. Short rock cliffs to jump into the cold water or just folat around. The freeway noise is loud and the biggest downfall. Just need to imagine it is strong winds blowing through the trees. Sites in the upper 20's are farther away from the freeway and not as loud as the sites closer to Yuba River. Nightime is not too bad with less traffic. Nice place to stay for the weekend or on your way to other destinations.

Good staging area for off roading and climbing. Good access to river to cool down on summer days. DO NOT spend the night at campground. Extremely close to the interstate you will hear constant very loud traffic noise.