Dalles

The rock creek area offers many places to camp both dispersed and paid. Some of the best bull trout in the country. No wonder is a blue ribbon trout stream!

I am reluctant to give this campground a high rating because I don’t want it to get too crowded. There are only ten spots and they all fill up very fast or are already gone.

Camp is right next to river and road. Road kicks up a little dust but it’s nothing. You are surrounded by beautiful mountains, cliffs, forests and the majestic river.

Camps have fire pits, picnic tables, vaulted bathrooms and water pump. No cell service. Beautiful beautiful area and hardly any bugs or mosquitoes.

The Dalles Campground is a nice pleasant campground with 10 sites along Rock Creek.  Situated in a mature lodge pole pine forest all the site have plenty of shade.  All sites have picnic tables and metal fire rings.  Site has a water hand pump and ADA vault toilet.  Site 1 was interesting as you have to walk up an embankment to reach the site, which makes it not visible from the campground road.  A bear proof locker is available for food storage.  Being along Rock Creek gives those who wish to fish access to the blue ribbon stream with brown trout, rainbow trout, and brook trout.  Cost is $6 per night.  All the sites are nicely spread apart.  The road to Dalles campground is not recommended for RVs of trailers as it get pretty bumpy after the pavement ends,  this only get worse the further you travel down the road, but is doable if you drive very slow.