Sunnyside park is located on Foster reservoir, approx. 5 miles east of Sweethome, Or off of HWY 20.
After hiking the nearby Mcdowell falls trail I thought it might be nice to find a campground somewhere close and stay the night. There are a few nearby, and after driving through some, I decided on Sunnyside.
Nestled in the valley between some nice wooded snow covered hills, Sunnyside is a Linn county run park with about 150 sites, some are walk-up only while some can be reserved ahead of time. The campround is a wide open style grounds with most of the sites right on top each other, they seem to cater more to the RV'er than the tent camper and don't offer much privacy. That didn't stop me, I was able to find a spot with the two small ponds right outside my tent. These ponds are stocked with trout, so bring your poles.
The restroom facilities were decent, with flush toilets and private shower rooms. They were clean, but I didn't get to checkout the showers as they were being maintained during the off-season.
There is a boat ramp, with moorage for power boats and a decent size day use area. I can imagine that this place gets very busy when the reservoir is full, when in season, but suprisingly it and the campground proper were fairly empty. They also have a play structure for the kids.
They had Full hookup sites, water bibs and garbage service. There was also wood sales, which was delivered right to my pit, via golf cart by the nice couple who was hosting.
Even though it was the off season and very cold and wet, as I arrived a day after the last snow, it was a nice spot to just relax and enjoy the scenery.
