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From Portland, follow Highway 26 for 18 miles past the town of Sandy to the community of Zigzag. Turn north (left) onto Lolo Pass Road (Forest Road 18). Travel just over 4 miles and turn right onto Forest Road 1825. Continue for less than a mile and then bear right, staying on Forest Road 1825, and cross the Sandy River bridge. Continue for approximately 2 miles and then bear right at the "Y" junction. The campground is less than a mile past the junction, on the right.
Gorgeous campground! My only problem is that the campsites feel a little crowded in comparison to all the space they have there. The bathrooms were really clean (for a campground anyway), and none of them are a terribly far walk from the sites.
The creek is really cool though, and there's a nice nature trail at the campground. And going past the walk in sites (through the picnic area) there's more trails that go into the wise old forest there.
I liked it, but I think next time I'll pick somewhere closer to civilization.
Very beautiful campground, tidy campsites and clean bathrooms. The host did a great job maintaining the site. There is a lovely trail to Romona falls nearby. It is a 7 mile hike but totally worth it!
Nice campground with lots of shade. Pit toilets were OK. There's a hand pump water source. Interpretive trail. Check out the 1.5 mile trail-of-use going along Lost Creek downstream (NW) from the campground, it gets vague at a gully just outside the campground but after that becomes very clearly defined - and gorgeous, with thick layers of moss and huckleberries plentiful. Has fallen trees over it so have to climb over those. Lots of dispersed camping nearby.
this is a small, very pleasant campground in the woods, but why the hell does the Forest Service close this on Labor Day? Don't they know that September is a pretty nice month in Oregon?
