Shawnee Creek Campground

We arrived on a Thursday night & it was nice and peaceful. There were two other groups at the time & they were both respectful. Friday everything changed drastically! We came back from a float to discover two new RVs had arrived power by loud generators. At around 10pm a loud group of young adults arrived to party on the gravel bar connected to the creek. They blasted music, set pallets ablaze, and talked extremely loud until a little after 1am. They were not campers so they loudly loaded everything up, took turns reviving their truck engines, bright lighted all the tents, screamed and yelled at each other then peeled out (dramatically). They also left a lot of trash behind near the creek bed. I was up all night due to the sound of the generators and loud party. I went here to primitive c

Time frame: We camped early August Tuesday-Thursday. Our experience was awesome. Each camp site is a decent size, and we were 1 of 2 families camped there during our time. There is a creek with direct access to the river (50 yards down) directly behind our camp site. The river was really only busy for a short time during late afternoon, as the floaters passed through. All in all, our time there was very peaceful and relaxing. The wild horses came through the pasture at the front of the site every day we were there. Once they began to come through the campground, but were pushed off by the other family looking to try to pet them. We were told that this isn't a guarantee and that we got lucky. We enjoyed walking to the edge of the pasture and enjoying them from a distance. Traffic: It

I sought out the location of where the wild horses herd was, because my late wife went there a year ago and said she loved it. Why I didn't go, remains a mystery. She passed away on May 15th 2022 from Cancer...But because she was an equestrian horse trainer, and taught me everything I know about horses, and she loved it so much, I felt that her spirit would want me to put her ashes there among the horses. I found a quiet place near the creek that I felt was a good place and put her ashes to rest, and now her spirit will run with the horses. 🙏❤️⭐️

Great place to see the wild horses! They were just off the left side of the road on a walking trail each morning around 8:30 just before the campground

Visited in October but did not stay the night. We did check out the 4 campsites located along the creek and 2 at the Current River where the creek enters. The signage states there is no fee to spend the night at the primitive class sites until Springtime. The field across from camp attracts wild horses since the govt feeds them hay there in the winter time. The negatives are no cell signal at the camp. Must go approximately one half up the 2 mile gravel road to get a signal.