Outstanding paved interior roadways. Gravel, mostly level parking pads. Some sites have lawn. While I see that 50 amp service is mentioned, it certainly wasn't available at my site. This is an outstanding park. Very pretty, very accessible, the view of the river with ships passing by is great. This is the 4th time that we have stayed here, and this time it was raining hard, and sometimes windy. This is a good rainy day park. It merits a 10, except for the manager who scores 0 on people skills. We came in late (pre-arranged) and it was dark. There wasn't another rig within 100 yards of the site we had selected. A nice older gentleman actually took us to our site and helped me move a picnic table. Then we made our mistake. My wife let our 12 year old dog out of the truck while she got his leash. We were within 10 feet of the trailer and the truck when out of the dark drives up the manager/owenr in his golf cart and rudely chews us out for letting our dog run loose. I am a retired police officer with 30 years of service. If I had spoken to citizens on the street the way this guy spoke to us, I would have been fired long ago. This is not the first complaint that I have read about this guy. My only advice is that if he doesn't like being in the business...get out and get someone with people skills in there. We'll come back again after he leaves. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Very, very nice park, very well kept. Great view of the Columbia River, watching ships and barges pass by, and some fishing boats and sail boats. Paved roads, in fact, they just seal-coated one half of the park while we were here. Good water pressure, electric was fine, as was cable. Nice "mini store" with food items and toiletries, even some common RV stuff. Lending library of DVD's, tapes, books, puzzles, etc. Obvious pride of ownership and management. Large pet area in a huge grassy area between the RV's and the beach, and you can walk your dog down or up river on the river's edge. The grass is mowed weekly. This park is close enough to run down to Vancouver or Portland, Oregon, only about 30 minutes away. The only reason we gave the park a "9" out of 10 is that the Wi-Fi is not free. Well, 30 minutes a day is, but then you have to sign up with a local Wi-Fi "provider" - for $2.00. That seems kind of cheap on ownership's part - they cannot include that in the price? But that's our only negative comment, and we would definitely come back here again, hopefully for a longer stay than the 3 nights we spent this time. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Wow! What a serene and beautiful location. An easy 2 miles off the interstate, right on the Columbia River. Watch ships travel the river, listen to coyotes at night and even catch glimpse of Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood! We give it three thumbs and two paws up! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
I have to give this park a 10 due to the large ships going by just in front of your site and the fact that you can salmon fish right on the beach. Very nice people in the office. A very clean and very big rig friendly park. It's easy to get to/from I-5 and only 25 minutes into Portland. Nothing fancy, but a very comfortable place to stay. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We love this park, which true to the name is right on the south bank of the Columbia river. We are in the park as I write this review and are watching a large barge passing by just 100 yards outside the windshield of our motorhome. The park is a couple of miles from Interstate 5 and on a lightly used road so is very quiet. The owners have made a lot of improvements since our last visit a few years ago. The sites are gravel with ample grass areas, but no shade. There is a large grass lawn between the sites and the river that includes community fire rings and a play-set. We will definitely be back. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a very scenic park, right on the Columbia River. However, there is zero shade and almost no grass except in the common areas. The sun will bake you all day long. Combined with a constant wind strong enough to not allow an awning, the day is long and hot. This is not the fault of the campground, of course. But it is something you need to be of which you need to be aware. Water pressure was good, as was the quality. Office staff friendly, however the office and store closes at five. You have to pay for Wifi, I feel this should be a freebie, even if it is added to the nightly rate. Wifi is such a necessity when on the road for any length of time, the hassle of having to sign on and pay each day is just that, a hassle. We would use this Park again for an overnight, but not more than that. We camped here in a Motorhome.
If you're looking for an RV park right ON the Columbia River - this is it! Wow, what a spectacular view! From 76 sites, 22 are facing the river. For big rigs, ask for sites 49 through 58; they're pull-through and very long with water views. Sites 1 through 10 also have wonderful views of the water, but not as long. Threaded sewer fittings are required (its a law). They are also for sale in the office. In addition, bring extra sewer hose and cable as the hook-ups are at the very back of your site. The roads are paved and the overall park is very easy to navigate. Our pull-through site was gravel and the patio is half gravel/half grass with a table. Maybe it's the time of year, but I wished the grass was greener; it was very dry (brown). The fishing is good and many people were fishing. Be sure to bring a long "surf" pole and 6 to 8 oz. weights to be able to get out to where the fish are from shore. A big surprise (and delight) were all the massive ships passing by throughout the day. There's a pool (no spa), cable is adequate (only 24 channels) but satellite is unobstructed. Wi-Fi is very fast, but only free if you stay a week or more. The town of Woodland (3 miles east) is cute and has all the amenities you would need. The owners are very helpful and pleasant..We'll be back! We camped here in a Motorhome.
A beautiful park with awesome views. The woman in office was a little, well not rude but not really inviting. The store has some basic essentials. There is no hot tub. There is a very nice pet area, small playground. I really liked the benches by the river bank with fire pits.I would love to stay again. I'd suggest booking early for weekends. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park was friendly upon check-in however the manager on the golf cart was, as mentioned in previous reviews, on his power trip. The park is quiet as it is a couple of miles off the freeway on a local road with little traffic. Nice views of the river and very peaceful. Appears to be good fishing by the number of boats that came to fish offshore every day. Nice pool but the hours could be longer with adults only period. It was quite windy when we were there but still pleasant. Well taken care of and lots of green space. We would stay here again on the way through. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We absolutely loved this park. We stayed in one of the Riverfront pull-through spots. We loved watching the pleasure craft, tugs, and ships pass. We were originally scheduled to be here 2 nights and decided to stay for 7. It was very serene, shopping within 5 miles. Grounds very well kept and personnel very friendly, except for male owner who could be a little terse and was not nearly as friendly as his wife and other personnel. Very convenient if you are traveling North on I-5 and need a stopping off place. We would definitely stay here again. If they had monthly rates for the riverfront, we would consider staying a full month. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very nice quiet place with river views. Long wide sites with grass areas for each site. Could see staying here for an extended time. Will try to stay again when in the Portland area. Much improvement over other parks in the Portland/Vancouver area. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Great water views. Super nice and helpful owners. Would have given it a 10 but the bathrooms were a 7 or 8 for being clean. Sites are gravel and plenty large with some grass & picnic tables. Downtown Portland is about 30 minutes away. We were here 5 nights and would come back again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
A beautiful park right on the banks of the Columbia River. This is the park where we chose to stay when we sold our home, and we have stayed there several times since. It’s a nice, quiet, family oriented park, located away from freeway and railroad noise. Very clean restrooms, showers and laundry and a well stocked store. Spacious sites with great river views. Owners and staff were helpful and friendly. Will definitely stay there again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is the second time we camped here and I don't agree they are unreasonable... they are RUDE when there is any kind of rule infraction they don't have the courtesy to remind you of the many,many... many rules - they start yelling at you get in your face and when you try to reason with them they kick you out of the park and tell you to never to come back (this happened to our daughter and son in law while we were all camped here 6 different rigs - and I can see where he is a pretty shady looking guy being a deputy sheriff- probably not a great move being the sheriff patrols this park and loves to ticket anyone who isn't parked on the gravel) both times we have been here we have seen this type of behavior from the management and it was never directed at us but it has soured us on the park and will never return to it even though the view is pretty darn good. If I could suggest anything to the management I would say - be more understanding of your customers, treat them with respect (even if you are correcting a rule infraction) you will see better results and less infractions. Trust me when I say this "you need your campers more than we need you... there are hundreds of campsites we can go to and if you want anyone to visit your park treat your guests as such. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
July 2008
$44
This is a very nice, clean, well run park. Interior roads are very good paved roadways. Pads are fairly level gravel. Some sites have grass, quite a few don't. We stay here at least once a year, and this year we have stayed twice. My only complaint is that there is the impression that management appears to be a bit over zealous in their enforcement of park rules, making one watch over ones shoulder for fear that they may be watched, and then yelled at for some infraction. As we pulled in our neighbors were having an afternoon family BBQ with about 12-13 senior citizen types, yet management was upset because they were not supposed to have more than 6 people in the site. We will continue to use this facility...but management needs to lighten up just a little. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Marked this down 'cuz the wind never stopped blowing,never,never..Otherwise it would be a ten. A lot of my friends have camped there and they say that it doesn't always blow all the time. Really nice cg away from the freeway and right on the bank of the mighty Columbia River where you can just sit and watch all the boats go by.. The management was very friendly and very helpful. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Nice location on the Columbia River. Gravel sites that were not level. Winter storms had taken down many trees which were still on the ground in the play area. Most of the play field grass gone and levelled out by a bulldozer leaving mostly sand. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed here one night on our way south down I5. While it's a few miles off the interstate freeway, it's worth the drive to get away from the typical freeway noise it seems most RV parks have, not to mention have something interesting to see. The park was clean and easy to maneuver through. The staff were friendly and accommodating when we checked in. They asked questions about the windows in our travel trailer and where we like to sit in order to put us in a site where we could have a nice view of the Columbia river. That was a nice touch I thought. While there we enjoyed exploring the sandy river beach with lots of driftwood and watching huge ships and small boats navigate by. It got *very* gusty overnight with wind blowing in off the river. Overall we had a great time and would definitely like to go back. The price seems tolerable considering the nice beach and the interesting view you get. The first 30 minutes of WiFi is free each day, after that it can get pricy... it would be nice to have the WiFi included for free. AT&T Mobility (formerly Cingular) wireless had a strong signal there. Water pressure and voltage were both good. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Riverfront setting is impressive but the park is only average. Some sites are side-by-side and thus close together. Cable was OK, but the WIFI was too expensive. Pool was nice in the hot weather but there is little else to do in the park. The park is miles from anything - stock up if staying more than overnight. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Nice clean park right on the river. Wide paved roads, but gravel sites too narrow to comfortably park truck alongside trailer. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Nice campground with a great view of the river. Power is steady even when the camp was full and a heavy load on the AC. Sites are gravel and level. Picnic tables could use a little refurbishing but they are useable. Great pool and a well stocked store. WiFi is for charge. You can see Mt St Helens from the back sites on a clear day. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Great family park with grassy field by river's edge with small play yard. The entire park was well maintained including the pool. It is a great place to watch the ships sail by from some of the front sites. There was a $4.95 charge p/day for WiFi. No privacy trees or shrubs left it feeling a little sterile. No campfires at the sites was also unfortunate. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Nice place. Very good paved interior roads with gravel pull throughs or back ins. Sites are not too crowded together. Very friendly staff. The place was not full the nights we were there, so the owner let us maneuver our 5th wheel sideways in our spot so that we could watch river traffic on the Columbia River go by. We definitely will return, and will bring the grand kids with us. Good beach access to the river, and a playground for the kids. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We've stayed here several times and enjoyed it every time. It's great to see the big ships come up the river. In the summer time the pool is great and the camphosts are always very helpful We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Sites were close together on gravel, paved roads. Some sites have a view of the Columbia river, none right on the waterfront. Wifi is available for $4.95 a day. There are a number of long term people who must go to work or someplace about 5AM as there is much door slamming and diesel truck running at that time. The park is clean and managers are pleasant and helpful. I would recommend reservations. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The park is only so so. Sights are quite narrow and not suited for big rigs with slides. In addition, do not sign up for their Wi-Fi as it costs an extra $5 per day, simply not worth it. They do have some very strict pet rules but that was OK as it is only common sense. OK for overnight but we would not stay any longer than that. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We stayed here because we wanted to do some shopping in Portland OR. We were pulling a 40 foot fifth wheel. The sites were tight to get into and close together. We had a pull though. For a one night stay this park is ok. It sets close to Hwy 5, hence very noisy. Our DirecTV didn't work as we were setting below and next to the highway. Lots of rules and I would say not pet friendly. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Paved sites with good access. Easy access from I5. We did not have any problems with any smells. Bathrooms a bit dated but clean. One of the best showers in awhile--great pressure and plenty of water--none of those drizzle water saver heads. Entire campground was tidy and well kept. Wifi suppose to be available but did not try Had an interior site since were only in for one night but those sites looked great. Spaces are a bit tight but seen a lot worse. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Good access from the interstate. Sites along the river are straight in and back out. WIFI was not working at time. Public phone at nearby gas station. Clean laundry room. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Stayed there in 1998 and have returned since several times to check for improvements and elected not to stay each time. The manager didn't project a welcome friendly feeling and we decided not to stay. There was traffic noise, smell from the sewer plant. Didn't feel safe due to surroundings. We camped here in a camper.