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Nice Campground is open from May - October. Maximum stay is 14 days. Maximum length of campsites is 36 feet. No water or trash receptacles available.
On paved forest road #5130, thirteen miles north of Winthrop along Eightmile Creek.
I love this beautiful campground, and look forward to when they reopen. I'm glad I called the forest service about the status of the campground, and it is still CLOSED.
The work being done is two-fold. (1) To shore up the bank opposite the campground, and (2) to insure the health of the salmon run, which has decreased due to silt in the water.
I'm not sure why someone mentioned in another review that the showers are closed due to COVID.
****One of the things John from the Forest service mentioned is that people have been coming up here their entire lives. I have to say I was a bit taken aback (in a good way) since this truly applied to me.
From the time my brother and I were small our dad brought us to The Granite Falls Fish Ladder to watch the salmon run, go fishing, and camping.
Way back then.....we slept in sleeping bags on the ground. On one camping trip we were startled awake by a fierce thunderstorm, followed by a torrential downpouring of rain. We grabbed our sleeping bags and bolted for the car, where we spent the remainder of the night.
Because we were soaked to the skin the windows quickly fogged up and I drew faces in the moisture while bolts of lightning lit up the night sky.
The return trip always included a stop at Zeke's, a hamburger stand that used to be across from the fish ladder. Wonderful memories 💖
So, even though it's sad and frustrating, Gold Basin will reopen (eventually) and we can all look forward to making new memories.
Great camp site. Very well kept. Because of covid the showers are closed though. But a small hike to the river and a sand bath fixes that.
Update Summer 2022: Gold Basin Campground is unfortunately closed to the public this year due to landslides making parts of the grounds unsafe. I've heard they plan to reopen when construction on the riverside is finished.
This campground is beautiful and the sites are spacious. Our spot had enough trees to set up our hammocks. The only downside was the neighboring site had about 15 people and partied loudly until 2am. We even heard another neighbor yell at them to quite down. We spoke with one of the campground hosts the next day and he must have spoken with them because the following night the partying only went until around 10/11pm. It would have been nice if camp hosts were slightly more proactive on this kind of stuff. Lots of wonderful hiking in the area also.
This is a good campground for those you want to camp tent or RV. They have both single and double sites.
Site 071 is a semi-secluded spot that is one of the closest to amenities including bathrooms, showers, drinking water and amphitheatre. While I was there, 3 nights at the end of July 2020, the showers and flushable bathrooms were closed due to Covid-19. The non-flushable bathrooms (modern outhouses) run out of toilet paper very quickly, so definitely bring your own.
Back into the parking spot to make it easier to exit. The site is very close to the exit of the campgrounds. There is a small low-grade incline to the bench and campfire area. There is a yard low-grade incline to the tent pad. There is enough foliage and forest around to keep the area cool during hot days with just enough soon coming through in the afternoon.
It is a 2 minute drive to the Lake 22 Trailhead. This trail has heavy traffic during weekends and decent traffic during weekdays.
There is river access easy at a couple of points. (Check a campground map. There is another one north of campsite 36). The water is clear and there are a couple of places where you can walk across (the water to your chest at 5'9). We were there when it was in the high 70s/low 80s and the water was warm enough to be "cool" which a quick dunk would cure.
