Fort Stevens State Park Campground
MickandKarla W.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2023

Lots to do in this State Park

The state park (SP) was fairly easy to find as there are SP signs well before the park, and all the way to the park regardless of which direction you are coming in from. WAZE and our RV GPS wanted to take us down other streets, but we held the course following the signs. There are multiple ways to get to the park, but the signs lead you to the most RV friendly roads. We turned into the park entrance, where there was a huge parking lot and a sign to register. Check-in was quick and easy. Our cost was an $8 online booking fee, with both of us having the Oregon State Park Disabled Veteran Pass. This pass provides 10 days of free camping per month to disabled veterans, resident or non-resident. We proceeded right out of the parking lot and to the H loop, where we drove to site H10 with FHUs. This is an old loop with lots of trees, but the road was passable with our 40’ fifth wheel. However, site H10 has a brush on the driver’s side and low-hanging trees on the passenger side. It’s a tight back-in, and you have to hit the pad exactly to keep from scraping the driver’s side, and we brushed branches on our 13.5’ roof. After several tries and some minor scraping, we got into the site. We asked a park ranger if we could trim the branches so they wouldn’t scrape the roof, especially in the wind. The ranger gave us permission to hand trim. On select loops(there’s a sign as you exit the registration parking lot on where) they sell firewood by the camp host areas for $7 a bundle. They also sell kindling for $4 a bundle. The water pressure was okay, and we had no issues with the sewer or electric. As we were here for two weeks and football junkies, we tried to get Starlink to connect with no luck as there were too many trees. We had 2 bars on Verizon, so we were able to get some internet with our MiFi. Fort Stevens is a huge campground with a variety of site sizes and utility options. The best loop for big rigs, in our opinion, is the newer O loop(water and electric 50/30/20 AMP only) that doesn’t have as many trees or shrubs between sites. The O loop’s even-numbered sites 2-26 are big-rig friendly and open enough to provide satellite shots, especially for Starlink. In general, just our opinion, loops B, C, D, E, F, G& M, are better suited for tents and/or shorter rigs(up to 35’). Class A's and 5th wheels may have trouble with overhead branches. Loops I, J, and N have plenty of sites that will fit big rigs, but read reviews as loops I and J are heavily wooded with overhead branches and brush/shrubs separating sites like in the H loop. There are a ton of trails to walk or bike. We really enjoyed all that Fort Stevens State Park has to offer, with a side benefit being all the elk roaming around the campground and deer hanging out at our campsite.

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  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023
  • Review photo of Fort Stevens State Park Campground by MickandKarla W., November 12, 2023