🏞️ Riverside & creek camping

Riverside and creekside sites trade crowds for the sound of moving water, cooler summer nights, and easy walks to swimming holes, fishing, and rafting put-ins. They're scattered through the national forests of the West, and the best-placed ones go quickly.

120 riverside & creek camping campgrounds across the western US, most-reviewed first. Tap any for live availability, reviews, and a free cancellation alert.

• Furnace Creek CampgroundCalifornia4.4
• Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia and Kings Canyon National ParkCalifornia4.4
• Davidson RiverNorth Carolina4.5
• Hickory Creek (TX)Texas4.5
• Fish Creek CampgroundMontana4.3
• Potters Creek ParkTexas4.4
• SOL DUC HOT SPRINGS RESORT CAMPGROUNDWashington3.8
• Rocky Creek (Somerville Lake)Texas4.5
• Kirk Creek CampgroundCalifornia4.5
• Plaskett Creek CampgroundCalifornia4.3
• Sandy CreekTexas4.5
• Yegua CreekTexas4.4
• POTWISHA CAMPGROUNDCalifornia4.1
• Johnson Creek CampTexas4.3
• Buckhorn CreekTexas4.3
• Newhalem Creek CampgroundWashington4.6
• Brushy CreekTexas4.5
• Riley CreekIdaho4.7
• Downstream (MT)Montana4.6
• Sentinel CampgroundCalifornia4.4
• Dinkey CreekCalifornia4.2
• Mill Creek (Texas)Texas4.3
• Rocky Mountain National Park Timber Creek CampgroundColorado4.5
• Green River CampgroundUtah4.3
• Elk Creek CampgroundColorado4.4
• Colonial Creek South CampgroundWashington4.5
• Deep Creek Campground (NC)North Carolina4.5
• Bald Ridge CreekGeorgia4.4
• Plymouth ParkWashington4.2
• GLORY HOLE RECREATION AREACalifornia3.9
• Outflow CampingPennsylvania4.4
• Christopher CreekArizona4.5
• Lizard Creek CampgroundWyoming4.6
• Owens Creek CampgroundMaryland4.7
• Hanks CreekTexas4.1
• Upper Lehman Creek CampgroundNevada4.5
• HOOD PARKWashington4.1
• Susan Creek CampgroundOregon4.5
• Sherwin CreekCalifornia4.4
• Eel Creek CampgroundOregon4.1
• Junction Creek CampgroundColorado4.7
• Holter Lake CampgroundMontana4.2
• Charbonneau Park and CampgroundWashington4.3
• Johnson CreekTexas4.4
• Beaver Creek CampgroundMontana4.5
• Indian Creek Campground (WY)Wyoming4.5
• Virgin River Canyon Recreation AreaUtah4.3
• North Mills RiverNorth Carolina4.7
• Alley Creek CampTexas4.2
• Duck CreekUtah4.4
• Rock Creek Recreation Area (Cherokee National Forest, TN)Tennessee4.5
• Willis CreekTexas4.0
• Gore Creek CampgroundColorado4.6
• ONION VALLEYCalifornia4.2
• Gone Creek Campground (Timothy Lake, OR)Oregon4.7
• HORSE CREEKCalifornia3.7
• STONY CREEK SEQUOIACalifornia4.4
• Russian RiverAlaska4.3
• HOYERArizona4.6
• Union Creek Campground - Rogue RiverOregon4.5
• UNION CREEK CAMPGROUNDOregon4.6
• Warrior CreekNorth Carolina4.5
• Waxmyrtle CampgroundOregon4.0
• Alpine Meadow CampgroundCalifornia4.5
• Riverside (Id - Targhee)Idaho4.7
• Cedron CreekTexas4.3
• SPRING CANYONWashington3.8
• Lottis Creek CampgroundColorado4.8
• Big Pine Creek CampgroundCalifornia4.4
• Sheep Creek CampgroundCalifornia4.4
• Gerle CreekCalifornia4.7
• Beaver Creek (Idaho)Idaho4.6
• GRANITE FLAT (CALIFORNIA)California3.7
• Iron Creek CampgroundWashington4.5
• Quartz Creek CampgroundAlaska4.6
• Cooper Creek Campground (GA)Georgia4.2
• EIGHTMILE CAMPGROUNDWashington4.5
• Tyee Campground - Umpqua RiverOregon4.3
• Denny Creek CampgroundWashington4.3
• GRAYS MEADOWSCalifornia4.2
• Caney CreekTexas4.2
• Sharp CreekArizona4.6
• Colonial Creek North CampgroundWashington4.4
• Hellgate CampgroundMontana4.1
• TUTTLETOWN RECREATION AREACalifornia3.7
• Swift Creek CampgroundWashington4.3
• DIAMONDUtah4.3
• SPILLWAY CAMPGROUNDColorado4.5
• Plowman CreekTexas4.3
• Antietam Creek CampsiteMaryland4.2
• Smiling River CampgroundOregon4.3
• Link CreekOregon4.2
• Beckler River CampgroundWashington4.6
• Pine Creek CampgroundMontana4.5
• Sprague Creek CampgroundMontana4.4
• Reyes Creek CampgroundCalifornia4.6
• Bridalveil Creek CampgroundCalifornia4.6
• SPRUCE GROVE CAMPGROUNDColorado4.4
• Williams Creek CampgroundColorado4.7
• Big Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park)North Carolina4.7
• Big Meadow Campground - US Forest Service Sequoia National Forest (CA)California4.4
• PARKSIDEMontana4.5
• Lower Lehman Creek CampgroundNevada4.5
• Abram'S Creek CampgroundTennessee4.2
• Deer CreekCalifornia4.4
• NASON CREEK CAMPGROUNDWashington4.4
• Lodgepole (Jefferson Lake, Fairplay Colorado)Colorado4.4
• Baker Creek CampgroundNevada4.3
• Rock Creek Lake (Inyo National Forest, CA)California4.4
• Reynolds CreekTexas4.1
• Camp CreekOregon4.5
• Panther Creek campgroundOregon4.7
• LITTLE MILLUtah4.2
• PANTHER FLAT CAMPGROUNDCalifornia4.4
• Moraine Campground (CA)California4.2
• Groom Creek Horse CampArizona4.5
• Paradise Creek campgroundOregon4.5
• Schoolhouse Campground (CA)California4.1
• FISHHOOK PARKWashington4.3
• Silver Creek CampgroundIdaho4.5

Riverside & creek camping by state

Alberta (18) · Alaska (16) · Arizona (32) · British Columbia (16) · California (243) · Colorado (142) · Georgia (10) · Idaho (145) · Montana (118) · North Carolina (15) · New Mexico (22) · Nevada (11) · Oregon (236) · Texas (29) · Utah (117) · Washington (116) · Wyoming (60)

Other camping types

Beach camping · Lakeside camping · RV camping & hookups · Tent & walk-in camping · Dog-friendly camping · National Forest camping