Went there to use bathroom, and drive threw no one there this time of year. The younger generation have no respect for the veterans or senior citizens. Showed them my veterans' card and she told me to pound sound. Was able to do this at this location a couple of weeks ago. She said if you want to pay Ten dollars I could go in and use the bathroom. And if i went in without paying she would have the ranger write me a ticket. She was doing all the talking and I was never rude to her. Just shows you the younger generation does not know the freedoms they have were fought for by the veterans. I am also a senior citizen. I am 63 years old. So they wonder why know one goes to the state parks no more. Signing off Proud Veterans of the United States and a big time trump supporter. Bobby Fryar read more

Went camping over the weekend at Loafer Creek. Stayed in site 94. They've cleared a lot of the underbrush around that site so not nearly as much privacy as in previous years. The a holes in spot 132 decided to party until 4 o'clock in the morning and keep everybody up. Thanks for that. Lots of clean bathrooms, and a central shower area in the first loop provides reasonably priced showers with both hot and cold water. Apparently, there are no evening patrols in this particular campground. No enforcement of the reasonable time to be quiet. When we informed the people at the gate on the way out, they just looked at us blankly. I guess we'll have to contact the district office. Cell phone reception was mixed. People with AT&T did not seem to have good cell phone reception in most places. I have T-Mobile and got two bars in most places. My friend who had Verizon had full service and 5G If you get a chance, go to the waffle shop in town. That's literally the name of the restaurant. See Rachel at the counter for excellent service. Also in the area not to be missed is Jake's burgers. read more

Loafer Creek Recreation Area - Loafer Creek site 94 - Parks Near Me

My family and I camped here over the July 4th weekend and had a great time! Mostly families or friendly groups camping, and everyone was having a lovely time with fires and conversation until well past midnight, but that's what vacation is all about. Bathrooms and showers were clean, and we had brought own our soap and toilet paper (a wise choice, some days there were neither). The showers were cold water only, but that's to be expected--it's camping! The showers are token-run, not quarters, and the conversion machine takes only 1, 2, or 5 dollar bills, so bring cash. The lake was great for fishing--my husband and daughter headed out by the shores near the boat ramp. No catches but the fish were active. Dogs have to be on a leash and can't be anywhere but the campground, but our lab mix had a great time when we hiked at the Feather Falls trailhead (highly recommend for dog owners). Speaking of dogs--one of the nearby camping groups had let their dog run free, and it approached our site a little aggressively. I called the rangers and they took care of the issue immediately by reminding the owners that leashes are required. Greatly appreciated their care and speed to keep us and our dog safe at camp! Weather was great, not too hot and not too cold at nightfall. Loved it and will be back! read more

Great place to swim for the day love the beach area , they have a lifeguard always on duty and life jackets if needed and staff working is always so friendly. read more

I camped at group campground. It was huge. 1 group campground has 8 car parkings, a nice fire pit, 3 picnic table sets, and a bunch of flat area for pitching tents. It is really spacious. Also, the ranger there was super nice. read more

This is a clean, quiet, and beautiful campground. The showers and bathrooms are also very clean. The campground is walking distance to the day use area where you can swim and fish. Also it was not crowded at all over the whole Memorial Day weekend. We loved it and we had a blast!!! read more

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Very disappointed with Loafer Creek. We were put in a terrible campsite (totally uneven). Mosquitoes rampid. Lake Oroville is depressingly low. No camp fires allowed (for good reason tho). Red flag warning activated. Camping without a campfire is really a bummer. Find another place wouldn't recommend. read more

Loafer Creek Recreation Area - Making the best of it - Parks Near Me

DO NOT CAMP HERE. We are a very friendly, quiet group of hard working people with kids. No drugs, no rowdy parties. We camp in a group every year for a week all over California as a family and have for over 30 years. We have never felt more disrespected and unwelcome in a campsite than we did in this one. We were being so closely watched from the second we got there. From day one, the camp host was VERY unfriendly. She never once waved or tried to get acquainted with us. Never welcomed us. They had state park rangers and Oroville police (do the police we pay for really have nothing better to do??) driving through our camp up to 10 times a day. I was walking with a 2 year old and very rudely asked which camp I was staying at as if I was breaking some kind of law by walking around the campground. We were given no warnings and written four citations in one day. We were given citations for riding a half a mile in the boat on the trailer (fine..we broke the rule we got tickets we apologized). We have three of the sweetest dogs in the world that we love and treat VERY well. We left our very sleepy, friendly labs and one golden retriever in the back of our truck in the shade with water and ran into town. They allege that our five month old 20 pound lab got out (never has he ever attempted to jump from a 5 feet up closed truck bed..positive someone took him out) and was a "threat" to the campsite. We were SO rudely approached about this issue and were threatened to be kicked out for all of the complaints we have had against us (nobody told us we had any complaints so news to us..we had already dealt with the boat incident). She also made a comment about how she "knew more than" we thoughtShe wrote us ANOTHER ticket for the dogs being left and compared it to leaving your children unattended and essentially called us horrible pet owners. She said we had issues with the boat, the dogs were left unattended, and we had several noise complaints and if she had any more reports we would be asked to leave. Nobody once warned us about noise. We dealt with the boats. We left several days early and were bullied and harassed out of this campground for very minor issues that could've been solved with a simple warning. We were made out to feel like criminals. It was absolutely ridiculous and we will never EVER return to this hell of a campground. read more

Loafer Creek Recreation Area - Look at this ferocious hound. LOAFER CREEKS MOST WANTED. - Parks Near Me

This campsite is also part of the Lake Oroville SRA so I am duplicating my review from the main Yelp page. I just got home from my family's annual camping trip, and I Must say I enjoyed this campsite. Since school is back in session or almost, the campground was pretty empty. It was perfect!! The other group sites were empty til The weekend. We spent 4 days and 3 nights at the Loafer Creek group campsites (8/10-8/13). Our site had 8 parking spots, a large sink and food area wth a large grill, and plenty of tables around a centralized fire pit, and 5 designated spots for tents that could fit 2 large tents (12 person) or 3 tents at each pod. There were plenty of trees for cover, minimal bugs/ant/spiders/bees. And a restroom/showers About 100 feet away (bring dollar bills for tokens- 1 token=2 minutes). You see a lot that you won't see on a regular basis like Tons of deer that wander through, and a horse campsite across the way. And we didn't see any Rattle snakes or any snakes!! The park rangers were cool at the entrance, there was young female who was very helpful and friendly (she helped us with locating swim areas and hiking area like Feather Falls-which is a MUST if you're in the area), and the older/shorter stout lady just looks mean (she didn't say anything or interact with us). The first night we were there we didn't see police or park rangers. The weekend nights, park rangers drove by and checked out the sites once every night, except the night we got too loud playing games around the campfire (we knew we were loud, but didn't realize it was passed 10pm and "quiet time"), the ranger nice, cracked some jokes and just reminded us to Lee it down so we don't get complaints from other campers. No harm no foul. Unlike all the other posts I've seen on here, they didn't bother or harass us. We had a large group of 25 people, ranging from 3-45years old, my 77 lb. American Pitbull Terrier (accompanied/leashed/under control at all times), and just to add...we are also a racially diverse bunch with lots of tattoos and alcohol, that have music playing all day (Asian, Filipino, Hispanic, Caucasian). There's a market and gas station down the street with an icee machine and a killer tritip sandwich. *Cons* no current swimming area at this location. The pictures that are pictured and posted previously after the rain that show signs with "No dogs on beach" is no longer relevant. There is no water access within walking distance. From what rangers and locals told us, They released water/drained the lake 100-150 feet below the post flood levels. We ended up going to the aquatic park (which is also an Oroville SRA so with your parking tag from the ranger you can get in for free). We swam, BBQd, and rented stand up paddle boards and my dog got to swim there too! No water access is the only reason I'm 4-starring this review. Tip: don't hang things from the trees (ropes, hammocks, etc) it damages the trees, no loud noise after 10pm (be mindful of other campers), don't walk through bush or unmarked trails (tons of poison oak and possible contact with rattlesnakes), bring dollar bills. Lastly and mostly...get out there, relax and enjoy your loved ones, get off your phones and tablets and enjoy nature!! read more

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So I came here years ago with my cousin and the kids my daughter has Cerebral palsy and is wheelchair bound. On the 1st night she had to use the bathroom so we thought it would be easier and quicker to drive down to the dirty bathroom and just carry into the bathroom instead of loading up her chair and taking it apart, the next day at 6 am the park rangers or whatever the hell they are came up to me while I was making breakfast for everyone and says they they had lots of complaints about loud noise, drunk people, and said that they say us carry a girl that was so drunk she couldn't stand, I looked at him with my daughter sitting in her chair and said no that wasn't us the girl people are saying is drunk was my disabled child he looks at her and say will you guys have to pack up and leave to much noise at this point I was pissed so we left he didn't apologize for being wrong was just rude to us. Will 6 years later my other cousin convinced me to go camping here again so I decided to go and give it another shot will what do you know 1st night here we go again we are getting threatened to get kicked out again says we made to much noise all weekend and were fighting in Tagalog I looked at him said all weekend no we have only been here since this morning and we don't speak Tagalog we all speak English here, point blank I will never return here again and I don't think you should ever come here unless you wanna get kicked out for lies they make up read more

Great park if you want to experience what its like to camp in a police state with low water levels, despite having record rainfalls, and no enjoyable, swimming areas. The front gate was a mess just to enter are friends camp site number and more confusion was given. I believe there is an agenda to make it more of a pain in the a@@ to camp for regular folks with this location and its probably well funded . Some state parks tend to be this way in california. Judging by some of the other bad reviews here, id avoid this place, untill the mess gets sorted. read more

Really enjoyed our stay. Camped here to be close to the Feather Falls trailhead. The sites are big with plenty of privacy. The rangers let us drive around and pick one to our liking. The campground is walking distance to the lake... but unless you're a boater, the lake is not that interesting. Bring 50 cents if you want to use the showers. Campground has AT&T reception... iPhone was a life saver when I realized I forgot my trail maps in the office printer :-) But there should probably be some rule against facebooking while camping :) read more

DO NOT CAMP HERE if you want privacy. I am currently camping here and Patrols demand generators off at 8pm in the summer. It was 99 degrees today its 930pm and still hot but they threatened to kick us out if we kept them running. On the plus side their are showers but zero grass, everything is dusty. Front desk ladies are super nice. read more

Will be nice if they ever let eater levels up like they did before. As of now they enlarged boat trailer/car parking and repaved and stripped the lot but you can't launch or get to the water because it is not long enough to reach water. I can understand why due to having to keep low levels of water in case of big storms they cannot accurately predict right now with a dam and spillway not yet finished rebuilding spillway read more

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Do not camp here! Yucky, creepy power trips in this park!! It was a while back that my friends and family camped here. We were a target of some horror movie. Same as the last post the zero tolerance for any noise is unconstitutional. The rangers were crawling through the brush watching our camp site. They literally made us go to our tents at 10pm or the cops would arrest us for whatever silly charge they could claim. If I ever go back to this location I will have a camera crew!! I wrote a complaint but wasn't intent on pursuing the charges for harassment. The scariest part was my aunt and I were walking to the rest room when we spotted the ranger army crawling in the brush watching our camp site. We were caught off guard and scared. Not an environment I would ever want to put my self in again. read more

The bathrooms were very clean and they have showers which is great except for the machine to get tokens to take a shower broke and so o decided to drive up to the front desk ranger and she was no help they should keep some at the front station just in case that happens luckily the other people we were with had extra the site itself is clean and pretty shady but they are kinda close together you can hear the next sites convos for sure and you have to drive a pretty far way to take the kids swimming so all in all I would rate 6/10 for the clean bathrooms oh and something weird that they require music off by 10pm which is a little strict but I get it. read more

The campsite itself is really nice. Clean, spacious, great fire pit. However, (1) no water access, despite being right by the lake, and (2) it's 1:15 in the morning and there are several campsites nearby still having raging parties. Not a place to go for nature, nice place to go if you want a couple really uncomfortable nights of not sleeping. Camp in your backyard, or something--don't bother paying for this place. read more

camped here to do the feather falls hike. i was surprised to see the huge amount of space for our campground. parking was also spacious..able to fit 3-4 cars per campground. upon arrival, rangers allow us to drive through the camp and pick our top three campsites we liked..then go back to the rangers and see if any of those are available. we stayed in the first week of september (sunday/monday..labor day) and thought it would be packed but many of the campsites were empty. campsites are spaced out and not too close..as well as the bathrooms. oh the bathrooms!! always stocked, mirrors, even TOILET SEAT COVERS. they're also single stalled so you get your privacy when you need to drop the kiddies off at the pool. i'd have to say their bathrooms were cleaner and stocked than some of my friend's bathrooms. extra point for showers that are centrally located. easy to navigate, which is a big plus cuz i hate driving around in circles trying to get out of the campground. they had a "beach/swimming/picnic area" about a few minutes drive (or can walk) but as we heard..the water was muddy and wouldn't really call it a swimming area at the this time of the year. but the picnic area/grass area was nice and big. you can definitely hear the next door neighbors..even if we're far apart. but that goes with every campground...you'll get those rowdy noisy neighbors once in awhile. rangers were present often and seen driving around to make sure everyone was following rules and kept safe. i also want to mention that there's a convenience store/super market about a 5 minute drive. its fully stocked with groceries and everything..and prices were decent compared to san francisco's markets. we stopped by to load up on food and snacks. not much to do around or near the campground unless you come here with a big group of friends or family or have a boat to launch. there's a visitor center, the dam, and feather falls hike, even so, its a few days tops. but i'd come back again for sure. read more

Went here for just a night at campsite #5. Pathways are nice and clear. Bathrooms are clean and well stocked. The campgrounds are clean and it seemed like each tent campground had a picnic table and a fire pit, dumpster nearby and running water close too. Would definitely consider going back ! read more

Even camping is really not my thing, I gave this campsite 5 stars. It is prefect for people like me who can't deal with too many outdoor stress. The campsite has a lot of tall trees and flat land. Since we have the two group campsites, so we pretty much by ourselves even the use of the restrooms and showers. Restrooms and showers are very clean, and the rangers clean them well everyday, may be even twice a day. We never ran out on anything. Because of the dry year, the creek that around our site has no water. It has a lot of yellow jackets and flies so have to choose the right time to cook. read more

I can't believe some of these reviews! Loafer creek is a great place to camp! We camp there a lot all summer long every year. We follow their rules and have always had the best time! First....this campground is a tent, no hookups campground. If you can't camp without your generator running your AC why are you camping??? Stay home or go to a place with hookups! We are all in tents there and I for one do not go there to listen to your generator!! We love that the rangers , camp host , PD, patrol! We go out on the lake all day leaving our belongings there and have no worries about it because they are patrolling. Camp host has always been great. She waves every time she comes by, brings us firewood, maps, info, etc...she is great at letting people know about not riding in boats or trucks, unattended dogs, dogs off leash etc...in order to avoid citations. I noticed those that have received citations are angry they got caught because they didnt listen to the warnings and lash out! Really! Grow up! Everybody that works there are always very nice and helpful. So don't let the few bad reviews from people that shouldn't be camping in the first place, or people that refuse to follow the rules keep you away from an otherwise beautiful campground!! read more

I was out hiking at Loafer Creek and within the park area when I found a road heading to the main highway, i believe this is a service road to the lake, I decided to take it and was overcome by a speeding truck and a tough guy that said I needed to leave. He was California state worker, very rude on how he talked with me, just a tough guy taking out his aggression on me. He said he needed to escort me off the property. Not cool. read more

Loafer Creek Recreation Area - This is the tough guy here - Parks Near Me

I stayed for a night with my two dogs. Since it was late in the season more than half of the campground was already closed and there were only a few campers in the remaining part. So it was very quiet, I had a nice large campsite close to the restrooms. They were well kept and clean. There are plenty of deer around, some turkeys, too. But dogs have to be on leash anyway, and can't go on the trails, I probably won't be back. read more

We stayed at the equestrian park. The facility was lovely and very clean. The bathrooms and showers were cleaned daily. The sites are really nice and the paddocks are in good working order. The view of the city lights was especially pretty too. The trails are perfect for a quick ride, beginner level, or hot laps. There are a bunch of small loops probably equaling 8-9 miles. The trails themselves are very well maintained and there are no steep cliffs or drop off ledges. One very wide bridge and a few places where you have to cross the street but the street is a quiet campground street. I would highly recommend this fantastic facility. Price is a little high at 45 a night but it's worth it to me. read more

The harassment from the rangers and constant patrolling through the grounds at completely random times from either the rangers, highway patrol or Oroville city police. It's ridiculous. Never coming here again with my family. read more

Camped here for over 10 years...never encountered anything like this. We were being watched as soon as we drove onto the campsite! 5 complaints--people passed out drunk taken to shower, public urination BS! My niece is disable f****r with cerebral palsy, she has to be carried. We got 'evicted' at 6am. Unacceptable behavior...what the F ever! DON'T camp here if u wanna have a good time...especially if u're a minority. read more

Nice little camping spot located close to the lake. The staff were super friendly and had tons of suggestions for what to do in the area. They have water spigets near all the camp sites, and more centrally located bathrooms and showers (bring quarters if you plan to shower). All the sites have parking spots right next to them and they're $30/night (they also sell cords of wood for $6). Unless you go on a super busy weekend like Memorial Day, getting a reservation ahead of time is not completely necessary. read more

I camped at this campground over the weekend. When I first got there, a ranger told me that there was a mistake in reserving my campground and told me to wait for her supervisor. I pulled to the side of the road and waited 20 minutes for the supervisor to come. Immediately, the supervisor (A woman mid-twenties with brown hair) was extremely disrespectful and rude to me. She asked for my license plate number, and when I didn't know it by memory, she informed me that I needed to comply, because I was lucky to be there, and she could force me to leave at any time. She then told me that she would place me in a buffer site for the night, because people like me screw up all the time. Some of the staff here are extremely disrespectful and rude, and should not be in any setting where they are helping customers. I will never come here again after being treated like a criminal for making a simple mistake in booking a campsite. read more

Very clean campground. No RV hook-ups, but we didn't miss them. The restrooms were very clean and had a washtub outside. The only downside is that quiet time is from 10 PM to 10 AM. They asked us to turn off our generator at 8 AM when we were in the middle of brewing our morning coffee. I guess they have campfire stories on Saturday night at dusk with a park ranger, but we had to leave early due to a forest fire evacuation. read more

Are hook-ups (water and power) for RV's there?