Bear Creek River Access | Informal Campsite

August 4th, 2023 by 1997andrewstewart

Stayed two nights here, nice hiking trail across the little creek that takes you up the mountain into a bunch of thimble berry patches. If you park back by the pit toilet the traffic isn’t noticeable too much. The little creek is a great temperature to sit in the water and cool off on a hot august day. No ATT service, very little shade but easy access and there’s a pit toilet and you can wade into the bigger river.

August 3rd, 2023 by skystarlite

stayed 2 nights. we parked on the side of the lot closer to the pit toilet (it’s hidden in the trees to the left—it doesn’t smell great, but it’s clean). the road noise quiets down at night. there is a small section behind the pit toilet that we parked under during the day for some shade, otherwise it’s pretty exposed. the water is extremely clear. there’s bridge that leads to a pretty trail through the forest, lots of yummy thimbleberries. no at&t.

August 6th, 2022 by Jon1822

Large dirt parking lot on the river along a busy highway, has a pit toilet

June 25th, 2022 by lutzie.feuerstein

Road and Train noise is drowned by the river. Even if next to Highway, we really liked this spot. Especially because of the toilet.

May 29th, 2022 by mass.rail

Great spot for an overnight. If you park close to the river you don’t hear cars and you barely hear the train. Please keep it clean.

July 4th, 2019 by stoplightrave

National Forest parking area and river access site. camping allowed up to three days, like Paola and Cascadilla and a few others along the river.

some road noise, but not bad, and the creek drowns it out if you're close enough. pit toilet is in the trees to the left as you pull in, hard to see from the lot.

fires allowed below the high water mark only. please leave no trace.