Soda Spring Campground — Hotel in Tieton

Apparently much has changed with this camp ground and many improvements have been made. The National Forest Website has not been updated to these changes. When I stayed there in July 2017 there was a Camp Host and a $18 per night fee. The Camp Sites can also be reserved. There are Garbage Dumpsters through out the camp ground and water is available. I stayed Monday thru Wednesday and there were many others in the 24 camp sites. There was also much traffic on the road next to the Camp and through the camp ground during the day. The Camp sites are in good shape with concrete pads and really nice fire rings. some of the tables were in bad shape, but I noticed materials for new tables stacked at the entrance. The Soda Springs Trail had suffered a bad windstorm and many trees had fallen down and someone had cut a path through them. Still, it was very challenging for me the dog to work through. My only frustration was that it was not primitive and out of the way as I was led to believe, by the National...

Hidden gem. This is a great location if you want to get a little further away from people. A no fee campground with about 6 sites, pit toilets and direct access to a nice hike to a lake. Our group brought our dogs on a beautiful summer weekend. We came mid-afternoon on a Friday really concerned we'd have difficulty finding a site. It was NO problem as we ended up being the only campers. Our site was a short walk to the river where we enjoyed a few hours crossing the water and playing around. There was a huge tree that made a fantastic bridge. This is just up the road from the earlier campground. The road is a little rough but our friends were driving sedans and got...

Great. Note: no latrine on site, the other reviews stating so might be confusing it for soda springS campground that’s about an hour away. There are 6 sites, it’s free, basic fire pits and no picnic tables. Next to a river. Filled up quickly on a Friday evening, but cleared out by Sunday morning. Road to campground has lots of potholes but it’s doable if you...