Soldier Creek

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About Soldier Creek

Overview

Soldier Creek Campground is located on the shore of beautiful Strawberry Reservoir at an elevation of 7,200 feet. Visitors flock to Strawberry for its great fishing, boating and trail opportunities.

Recreation

Strawberry Reservoir offers excellent boating, water skiing and canoeing. Anglers fish for rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and Kokanee salmon.

Soldier Creek Day Use Area is within 1/4 mile of the campground and has great beach access. A boat ramp, marina, boat rentals, fish cleaning station and small general store are located on-site.

Other popular activities in the Strawberry area include hiking, biking and horseback riding.

Facilities

This large, popular campground contains a group overnight shelter site that can accommodate up to 100 people. Over 150 single and double-family campsites are also available. Camping spurs are spaced 50-75 feet apart. Located adjacent to Strawberry Reservoir with dump station and boat ramps provided and boat launch and fish cleaning station available. Roads are paved. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring.

Loop A has nice shade from pines and aspens; some sites on this loop have covered picnic tables. Loops B, C and D are nearest the reservoir but have no shade; picnic tables are covered and most have privacy/wind screens. There are no shower facilities at this campground.

150 single sites - $23.00, Capacity - 8

10 double sites - $46.00, Capacity - 16

1 group site pavilion - for overnight - $300.00 per day, Capacity -100

and can accommodate up to 15 RVs.

For day use - $250.00 per day, 7:00 am to 10:00 pm - Capacity- 100

*Reservations can not be made for day use at the pavillion, day use is only possible on a first come, first serve basis when there are no overnight reservations*

Boat ramp and parking fee - $9.00

Natural Features

The campground offers scenic panoramic views of the reservoir and surrounding valley. It is situated among rolling sagebrush covered hills above the reservoir. Young pine trees and a stand of aspens forest the area, providing limited shade.

Nearby Attractions

The Strawberry OHV Trail System offers 75 miles of trails. Hikers and mountain bikers enjoy the extensive trail system as well.

Strawberry Visitor Center has interpretive displays, a working fish trap and egg collection station and a nature trail.

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