My friend and I went out for a one-nighter at McAllister hiker camp, up Thunder Creek Trail. The trail itself is beautiful, undulating among old growth cedar and douglas fir, with the creek always audible if not visible. No big obstacles to overcome, other than some wildfire smoke that settled in the valley. The trail is forested most of the way, so we never needed our hats; I rarely used my sunglasses.
Our Gaia recordings clocked McAllister Camp about 6.4mi from the Thunder Creek trailhead, with about 900 ft ascent and 140 ft descent.
- The hiker camp is well marked by guideposts and beautifully constructed. It has two big cook areas with nice logs to sit on or use for tables.
- We chose the 'left' cook area, and discovered 4 perfect tent sites nestled into the trees beyond the cook area. They're only big enough for one 3-4 person tent or 2 singles, but they're very level and nicely spaced apart for privacy.
- Along the path that divides the two camp areas, there is a bear wire to hang food, but there are also plenty of trees if you're opting for an Ursak.
- At the end of that path, there is a lovely little privy
- The water source is a creek that you pass on the way in (but not terribly far from camp).
We only shared the camp space with one other party of 2. Due to the spacious layout, we had plenty of privacy and peace within our area.
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