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Willow Creek Retreat is a private nature retreat on a farmstead on the West Plains of Spokane County, conveniently located 5 minutes from the Spokane International Airport. Situated on 20 acres with abundant trees and a year-round creek dappled with wildflowers. Boasting shaded campsites, abundant bird songs, and bird watching opportunities including blue heron, hawks, great horned owl, quail, ducks, turkeys, pheasants, and a creek full of frogs for the kids to catch and friendly horses to watch. Each evening, listen to the coyotes howl, the owls hoot, crickets chirp, frogs croak (in spring/early summer), and the gentle ambling of the occasional short train that crosses the track on the nearby spur. Willow Creek Retreat is an excellent place for a camp reunion, families wanting to get their kids into nature, fall bird hunting, or a room. Please book us on Hipcamp the original camping platform.
What a hidden gem! If you love animals, you will LOVE this place. The host, Rachel, is an extremely kind and considerate person. A lot of effort has gone into this simple yet peaceful and charming place, and it shows!
We have a 1975 travel trailer and we were treated horribly by the host and overcharged she asked us to buy our 4 wheeler that we hauled in and when we left to haul our travel trailer home we asked her to look after it until we got back and when we got back that night it was locked up behind her gate so we waited until the morning when we came back to pick it up it was GONE !!! She said she put it outside of her gate and someone STOLE it in the middle of the night she said it was possibly her "NEIGHBORS ".... Mind you if it was outside her gate she would have KNOWN !! And to top that off all of my DISABLED HUSBANDS EQUIPMENT WAS ON THAT TRAILER!! His Wheelchair his Walker His camode and his shower CHAIR !!! Not to mention the WHEELER WAS ON THE TRAILER WE HAD HAULED HER FROM AK !! It was worth almost 20.000 all together . WE. had to file a POLICE Report!!! NEVER AGAIN !!!!!!
Unlike many RV parks and private campgrounds and resorts nearby Willow Creek Retreat does not host long term campers. It is private, secure, and well kept.
Less crowded than a KOA, without long term druggie tenants living on site.
This place is fantastic. We went mid week and nobody was here almost the entire 3 days we stayed, so we had the whole place to ourselves. We stayed in the little cabin and it was great. Perfect amount of space for 2 adults and 2 kids. The cabin has electricity, a coffee maker, hot plate, and a small fridge if you need it. There is drinking water provided and a propane stove for cooking outside on one of the picnic tables. Our daughter did a fun pony ride with the owner leading the nice older pony around. The owner's coonhound will often come over to visit you and ask for some belly rubs. It's a great spot to watch the big jets land and take off from Fairchild AFB, there are nice hammocks and a tree swing to enjoy in the camping area as well.
Hi I am the owner, Rachael and this is my experience regarding our guest Stacy.
This guest violated multiple rules upon booking. When asked if her older RV looking to be in disrepair was fully functional with working 30 amp plug, she stated it was. After setting up it became evident that the RV was not functioning as an extension cord was used to power the RV. After being mislead I should have asked her to leave but I did not. That was my first mistake. I let them stay the night. They brought in an additional trailer with a broken 4 wheeler and other personal items with the same vehicle which was a loaner from a dealer they were trying to buy a car from. On their booked check out day, they were still here past check out without paying. I asked for payment and they booked a site without power. I refunded it and asked them to book the correct site as they were using power (this was the "overcharge") I do not have access to payment info, I just require people to book the correct site with the amenities they are using. They did pay the correct amount and stayed another night.
The next day they still did not pay after check out time and did not vacate until 4 pm, when check out was noon. I felt bad for them and figured they were running into financial hardships so I offered to buy their 4 Wheeler, but they told me it was not functional but would sell it to me for $4000. I passed on the offer. When they vacated, they left the 2nd utility trailer behind with no communication about when they might return to retrieve it. Since the items in the trailer had little value and were abandoned, I locked the gate at sunset as I usually do. I planned to move the abandoned trailer off my property the next morning. Still no communication from the owner, so we pulled the trailer with our tractor to just outside the gate and left it around 10 am. At some point the trailer disappeared, I figured the guest retrieved it. I finally got a message at 4 pm 24 hours after they left asking about the trailer. I have no idea who took it.
We don't have a ton of rules, but if a guest violates our rules, overstays without asking, and abandons property I understand they will be very disappointed with our service. We do not tolerate squatting behavior or allow non functioning RVs. If you bring an older unmaintained RV that does not have a functioning 30 amp plug you will be asked to leave. If you do not supervise your off leash dog you will be asked to leave. If you overstay without paying you will be asked to leave, if you abandon property after check out without communicating a plan to retrieve it, it will be disposed of. We are very gracious to guests who communicate and follow rules. I think quality guest will appreciate we have zero tolerance for dishonest, flaky guests in trashed out RVs.
