Sawmill Creek Campground and Day Use

The Sawmill Creek Campground is a recently renovated recreational facility with camping, picnicking, hiking, and bird and wildlife viewing opportunities nearby. It is 1.5 miles up Blue Lake Road, accessible by vehicles from May 15 to November 1, or accessible by foot, cross-country skis, or bikes year-round. The campground has 3 single tent sites and 1 group site with a 30-person capacity. There are also picnic tables, fire rings, garbage bins, a covered group picnic shelter, and a vault toilet. Two sites can accommodate small RVs, but hookups are not available. There is a 14-day overnight stay limit per calendar year that is monitored and enforced year-round. Visitors are advised to bring their own potable water or to treat water collected from Sawmill Creek. There is no campground host on site and firewood is not available for sale; pallet burning is not allowed. Bear safety is crucial as brown bears can be present any time, so please use the bear-proof lockers provided on site. The setting is a temperate rainforest environment with views of the surrounding mountains. The trailhead for the Beaver Lake/Herring Cove Trail is accessible from the campground, there are fishing opportunities in Sawmill Creek, and the Thimbleberry/Heart Lake Trails and Blue Lake are nearby on Blue Lake Road.