Reyes Creek Campground

The campground is open even though the road is technically closed. If you don't mind driving on the shoulder around the road collapse, it's a great spot. The creek was flowing. The flys are painful during the day but they go at sunset The camp hosts are hilarious. There arent bear boxes, but bear scat abounds. Put ALL YOUR FOOD AWAY.

Just got back from my first camping trip in 10 years, and this place was perfect for me, my partner, and our dog. Love the creek - I put up a hammock in the back of our site right off the water. We went during the week, so it was quiet and incredibly peaceful. The one or two other groups camping a few sites away were very respectful. Bathrooms are exactly what you’d expect, and that’s all I can say about that. Dumpsters were clean and bear-resistant. We met the *lovely* camp hosts, Shawna and Larry, who mentioned they’ve been there for about 6 months. I’m hoping I spelled their names correctly. They drive around with their dogs (River and Floky?) to check in on everyone and get to know the new campers, and they’re both very kind and so much fun. Larry caught a trout and cleaned it for us so we could cook it for dinner! I brought 2 bundles of firewood and ended up needing to buy a few more. The hosts were able to use debit, even offline. The treated bundles definitely burn way faster than regular collected wood from the ground. Speaking of being offline — there is no cell service at all for miles. I was able to connect to satellite on my new phone which allowed me to send and receive emergency messages for work. We experienced what we strongly believe to have been a bear across the creek during dinner the first night. It was frighteningly large and its eyes reflected my headlamp in the pitch black. The second night brought what I believe was a fox or coyote close to camp, but making noise and having our large husky with us kept it from wanting to get closer. Definitely bring lots of water because there’s none here unless you’re filtering the creek I suppose, which, I’m not sure if that’s allowed??? Tried to find a trail behind site 18, and it was overgrown and hard to figure out exactly what path to follow, so I ended up following the creek for some time and then turning around. Anyway… all in all a very good camping trip. Would recommend. Will go back. And for anyone who may wonder like I did, the first week of October was highs around 80 and lows around 50. It did get chilly in the middle of the night, but in a good way where a sleeping bag alone was enough to stay cozy.

This was an excellent campground. There were many trails all of them absolutely beautiful. The firing helped and it's very secluded with a small town. About 15 people nearby. There is no cell service And to be sureto bring all your own supplies. If you follow the Creek you will find trout. They're small but it's absolutely gorgeous. How do great time? I would recommend this place to anybody and everybody who goes camping

Great campground that can be difficult to get to. When we can the road f on 33 was washed out with a giant part of the road missing. We drove all the way around the mountain to go from the 5. The Lockwood road had signs that said the road was closed and visitors on Reddit said the signs are there, but does not mean you can't drive on it. It is about an hour from the road closed sign to the campground. Campground is nice and is reachable during dry periods unless you have an off-road vehicle as there are multiple river/stream crossings. There are bugs and spiders that like to hang out under tent rain flys.

Update: still perfect out there. Went in May and found the creek stocked with trout!! An absolutely gorgeous campground hidden in the mountains of nowhere lies this little gem. Been coming here for years and I must say the newer improvements such as a camp host has made all the difference. Respectful quiet hours are now implemented 10pm- 6am. The bathrooms are maintained and cleanly. Resources and local information is abundant with the host. Additionally the camp hasn't changed over the past 15 years. Plenty of water in the creek for fish to live. Clean water runs continuously. Reserved spots are not available. (Although i was lucky enough to snag one that was open mid-week.) The hiking trails are a true test to experience level, inviting all levels of expertise. Minimal rock climbing potential. All in all a wonderful trip complete with "rental dogs" from Camp Sheideck's residence who have the kindest and friendliest of pups who came to visit for treats. Highly recommend. Best kept secret of the area. Just be sure to anticipate the heat and be prepared to need chase in the day and heaters for the night. This location gets extremely temperature variations.