That really depends on the time of the year.  Clear creek is a substantial year-round creek.  In late spring/early summer, there are many areas chest/shoulder deep, and a couple spots where it may be a little deeper.  Even in the driest part of the year an adult can typically get nearly waste deep, and sit/lay down to get fully submerged to cool off.   

The short answer is yes, you can fish, but you won’t find many keepers.  Because the creek is primarily for swimming, wading, and exploring, we ask that anyone who fishes on site, does so downstream about 200’ from the main creek access location, and we have a zero-tolerance policy for any line, or tackle being left in the creek.  Leave no trace, please! 

For excellent fishing:  About 5 miles away is Milo McIver State Park which sits on the Clackamas River, and offers both deep water (above the dam), and shallow water and/or fly fishing (below the dam).  Within 12 miles there are countless spots along the Clackamas River, including the North Fork Reservoir and Promontory Park and boat launch. 

Absolutely!  Though we don’t have official “RV sites” with hookups, pull throughs, or perfectly level pads, most of our sites can accommodate a boondocking camper or trailer.  Each site has unique characteristics with pros/cons for various types of camping and camper desires.  Some sites are more secluded and set back from the road, others have more level parking areas, may be easier to get a camper into, and/or may require less leveling.  So depending on size, type, and experience/skill level of the driver, you may consider one site over another.  For more info on these “pros/cons” see the Site Selection Guide.  One more thing to consider if bringing a camper is the road down to the camping area.  See below FAQ “What is the road into the camp area like?” for more details. 

You will turn off the paved road onto a gravel road, then almost immediately pass our home.  From there, the road down to the camping area is about ¼” mile, one lane gravel road.  It is steep in parts, with turnouts along the way (should you encounter a vehicle coming the other direction.  We keep a good vertical corridor clipped back for taller rigs, so you shouldn’t have many issues with brushing up against limbs and leaves. 

For those pulling campers:  My family has been pulling campers, trailers, and motorhomes up and down the road for the last 20 years.  On a few occasions, this has included a maximum size (39 ½’ park model trailer with a double pullout), which is doable but certainly not easy.  However, different people have different experience and expectations, so I stay a little conservative when suggesting what other people will find easy.  I would suggest to about 25’ should be relatively easy, and up to about 33’ fine for a reasonably a confident/experienced driver.  Though I would and have pulled something bigger than that, I wouldn’t recommend it for any but a very confident and experienced driver.  Finally, given that it is a steep gravel road, I would recommend 4WD for any towed trailer or heavy rig. 

2025 Note:  We plan to do quite a bit of improvement work to the road in the summer of 2025.  If you camp mid-week, you may find us actively working on portions of the road.  This may result in temporary road closures.  We will conduct our work in a way that can allow a camper to pass within 10-15 minutes, but we want mid week campers to know the possibility of short delays.  We typically schedule this type of work on days when there are no campers on site, but often that is impossible, and we may conduct some road work when a camper or two are on site.  If/when we do, we will maintain good communication, and do everything we can to minimize any delays or impact on our campers.