Blue Pool Campground (Middle Fork Ranger District)

We found very little information about this campground online and didn’t know what to expect, so wanted to share our experience. We absolutely loved it! We had sites 18 and 16 - both were huge. 18 backs up to a large day use area and has a path down to the “swimming hole.” Site 16 has a trail down to the creek (Salt Creek) and a little pebble beach. We camped when it was 90 degrees and it was at l... We found very little information about this campground online and didn’t know what to expect, so wanted to share our experience. We absolutely loved it! We had sites 18 and 16 - both were huge. 18 backs up to a large day use area and has a path down to the “swimming hole.” Site 16 has a trail down to the creek (Salt Creek) and a little pebble beach. We camped when it was 90 degrees and it was at least 10 degrees cooler sitting down by the water. The water was crystal clear and beautiful. There is one water pump in the back of the pump house by site 21, but the camp host said it didn’t taste great so we used it only for washing dishes. Oakridge is a close drive if you need extra ice, water or groceries. Bathrooms and sites were very clean. I included a map (that was not easy to find) so you can see the layout. I would avoid 21-24 as they are really close to the road. We didn’t actually see sites 3-6 because they are walk-in, but they are right on the creek and I bet are dreamy! Of what we saw, I would say 16, 17 and 18 are the best spots. Only downside was train noise but it didn’t bother us. Great campsite to access Waldo, Odell and Crescent Lakes, as well as Salt Creek Falls. We spent an entire day paddle boarding and kayaking at Waldo Lake’s Shadow Bay (no mosquitos as of 8/22/25). Would definitely camp here again - it’s beautiful.

We found very little information about this campground online and didn’t know what to expect, so wanted to share our experience. We absolutely loved it! We had sites 18 and 16 - both were huge. 18 backs up to a large day use area and has a path down to the “swimming hole.” Site 16 has a trail down to the creek (Salt Creek) and a little pebble beach. We camped when it was 90 degrees and it was at l... We found very little information about this campground online and didn’t know what to expect, so wanted to share our experience. We absolutely loved it! We had sites 18 and 16 - both were huge. 18 backs up to a large day use area and has a path down to the “swimming hole.” Site 16 has a trail down to the creek (Salt Creek) and a little pebble beach. We camped when it was 90 degrees and it was at least 10 degrees cooler sitting down by the water. The water was crystal clear and beautiful. There is one water pump in the back of the pump house by site 21, but the camp host said it didn’t taste great so we used it only for washing dishes. Oakridge is a close drive if you need extra ice, water or groceries. Bathrooms and sites were very clean. I included a map (that was not easy to find) so you can see the layout. I would avoid 21-24 as they are really close to the road. We didn’t actually see sites 3-6 because they are walk-in, but they are right on the creek and I bet are dreamy! Of what we saw, I would say 16, 17 and 18 are the best spots. Only downside was train noise but it didn’t bother us. Great campsite to access Waldo, Odell and Crescent Lakes, as well as Salt Creek Falls. We spent an entire day paddle boarding and kayaking at Waldo Lake’s Shadow Bay (no mosquitos as of 8/22/25). Would definitely camp here again - it’s beautiful.