Fish Creek Campground

Lovely campground! Stayed with a small group at site 36, which is a large site with a parking area that can fit 3 cars/SUVs. We set up 3 large tents, 2 hammocks, plus a lot of cooking equipment, and still had room for more! There's a trail that leads down to the creek right from the site, which we used each day to cool down in the water. Very dog friendly - our group's pups enjoyed themselves too. Vault toilets are clean and the toilet paper was abundant. The price of $17/night (plus $5 for additional cars) is very reasonable. Used a bit of the non-potable water and came prepared with lots of drinking water from home. Was a pleasant temperature in the high 80s with a regular breeze.

Now for the downsides...it was extremely buggy;. Even with multiple types of bug spray and a Thermacell, we got bit by mosquitos and various flies all throughout the day. Plus, there are really big beetles that flew on us at night. Wish we had a big bug net over the picnic table or other areas, but at least the hammock was covered. There were also noisy neighbors - one group had a bunch of ATVs they started riding at 8am, and another was shooting guns. No cell service, but that was expected (and pleasant).

We have camped here multiple times in the past at different camp sites and liked them all. Our favorite is the one next to the creek. It's hard to find a flat area for a tent, but it can be done. The facilities are not as updated as Troy Meadow up the road, however, the less amount of people the better. We have also taken our tent trailer and found it easy to back in. There is potable water on site, however, the bathrooms seriously need updating and improving.
We take our Jeep and ride around the trails that are accessible.

We just wrapped up a 2 nights stay for Father's Day and it was great! You must pack in your own drinking water but you can fill up fresh water tank at Fish Creek campground (which is south of the overflow). And please make sure you pack out your garbage. No one wants to clean up after you. In the first part of the campground (before the sign telling you about Jackass Creek Trail) there are some pretty deep ruts. If your rig rides low to the ground you may have some issues but if you go slow you may be okay. Also it was difficult to achieve a level stance so I suggest you bring a shovel to dig holes for one side of your rig to dip down into. Just FYI. I was able to fit my F-250 and 32ft TT in between trees which gave us great shade during the day. It is very peaceful up there even with the occasional dirt bike going by every once in a while. The other folks at the campground north of us weren't even audible until night time when the sound carries further. This spot overlooks a meadow which is nothing short of majestic. Bring your chainsaw and you can help yourself to free firewood off of any tree that is down. Also there is no cell service up here whatsoever. You will lose service before the first hairpin turn on 9 mile canyon road if you are coming from the east. Enjoy and happy camping!