Best Tent Camping near Echo, OR
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Best Tent Sites Near Echo, Oregon (10)
1. Sand Station Recreation Area
1 Review•3 Photos•15 SavesLake Wallula, OregonCamping is now 'group camping' only, and requires a permit
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Group
- Dispersed
- Trash
3. West Park (OR)
Be the first to review!•6 Photos•2 SavesUmatilla, OregonOverview
West Park is located within McNary Dam Wildlife Area just downstream of McNary Dam in Eastern Oregon on the Mid-Columbia River.
Recreation
The park provides two softball fields and a playset for the children to enjoy the park. There is also close access to the McNary Dam Wildlife Areas and its trail system.
Facilities
West Park offers two reservable picnic shelters. West Park #1 Steelhead Shelter has eight picnic tables and two fire grills and West Park #2 Coho Shelter has 10 picnic tables and two fire grills. Both shelters also offer electricity.
Natural Features
The park is located within the McNary Dam Wildlife Area. Day users enjoy the beautiful park with its mature shade trees.
Nearby Attractions
The Pacific Salmon Visitor Center, Oregon Fish Viewing Room and the McNary Dam Wildlife Area with its beautiful natural trails are all in close proximity to West Park.
- Pets
- Electric Hookups
- Tents
- Group
- Picnic Table
$70 / night
4. Penland Lake
2 Reviews•8 Photos•10 SavesUkiah, OregonFall asleep to the sound of crickets and frogs chirping and croaking and wake up to Blue Gill and Rainbow Trout jumping at the bit. This campground is set on the shore of Penland Lake, which also abuts private land and land owned by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). Penland is popular on summer weekends and offers access to fishing, boating, and swimming opportunities. There are seven campsites and two vault toilets on the National Forest portion of the campground, with more campsites located on the adjacent ODFW property. There is also a boat ramp, fishing dock, and benches located on the dam. Picnic tables are available for Day Use on the lakefront as well. There is no potable water or garbage service; please pack out all garbage and dispose of it at home.
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- Phone Service
- ADA Access
- Tents
- Group
- Standard (Tent/RV)
5. The High Road Cabin (two) TENT Spots
1 Review•3 Photos•11 SavesMeacham, OregonYou can't camp many places in Oregon that the general public is not allowed. You can here. Behind a locked gate, no public access. A permanent pit toilet is onsite. Pricing includes one camping unit (tent you supply)
- Pets
- Fires
- Reservable
- Tents
- Cabins
- Toilets
$29 / night
6. Blue Mtns North/Grande Ronde River Basin Area
2 Reviews•4 Photos•37 SavesMeacham, OregonThe Blue Mountain North/Grande Ronde River Basin Area is situated north of the Anthony Lakes Highway (Forest Road 73) to the Mount Emily area. It includes all of the developed recreation sites and trails in the northern Blue Mountains and those found in the Grande Ronde River Basin west of La Grande, Oregon. This area is mainly administered by the La Grande Ranger District although some of the area north of the Anthony Lakes Highway is administered by the Whitman Ranger District. Popular recreation areas include the Oregon Trail Interpretive Park at Blue Mountain Crossing, Mt. Emily, Spring Creek Recreation Area, Ladd Canyon, and Beaver Creek. Local communities that have a variety of services (i.e. fuel, lodging, stores and/or restaurants) are LaGrande, Island City, Elgin, Imbler, Cove, Richland, and Baker City . These communities are within one hour of this area.
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- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Trash
- Alcohol
7. Divide Well
Be the first to review!•2 SavesUkiah, OregonDivide Well Campground is a remote site with a rustic look. It is situated in an meadow with scattered ponderosa pine and denser fir along the campground edges. Divide Well is a popular spot for elk hunters, but little used through the rest of the season. It features 11 campsties and two accessible vault toilets. There is no potable water or garbage service, so please pack out all garbage and dispose of it at home. Nearby is the Potamus Point Interpretive Site , with breathtaking views, interesting geology, and a herd of re-introduced bighorn sheep. There are no developed trails on this side of the North Fork John Day Ranger District.
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8. Frog Heaven Forest Camp
Be the first to review!•4 SavesUkiah, OregonNo facilities are provided nor is this area maintained. It is truly for the camper wanting to rough it. Check with La Grande Ranger District office for more ponds to fish in the Blue Mountains.
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9. Four Corners Sno-Park
Be the first to review!Ukiah, OregonThis site features a large paved parking lot for the convenience of snowmobile users and cross country skiers. This open area has no marked or groomed trails.
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10. Drift Fence
Be the first to review!•2 SavesUkiah, OregonDrift Fence Campground is situated along the paved Blue Mountain Scenic Byway and is traditionally a hunting camp. This is a small, rustic site and the short access road is in poor condiiton. The campground features 6 campsties and 2 vault toilets. There is no potable water or garbage service, so please pack all garbage out and dispose of it at home. The surrounding area offers hunting, wildlife and wildflower viewing opportunities, and photography. Fishing is available at several nearby stocked ponds including Twin Ponds where the annual Fishing Derby is held. If you like to drive, you can pick up the Ukiah-Granite Roadside Geology tour brochure at the Ranger District and take a day trip to Granite. The Bridge Creek Wildlife Viewing Area (elk) is just a few miles down the road.
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Recent Tent Reviews near Echo, Oregon
207 Reviews of 10 Echo Campgrounds
Jen R.
Guide
Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area
Beautiful campground too close to Intestate
We stayed here in a tent site (no hookups) on our way back to Portland from Nevada. As an overnight cut-off campground, it’s lovely: Nice-sized sites set in beautiful Oregon forest (we’d been out of state for a couple weeks and REALLY appreciated the trees); clean bathrooms and showers; long “tent” sites that allowed us to back in our 18ft trailer without uncoupling for the night.
However, it’s right on the interstate. While you kind of tune it out after a while, the road noise is constant and definitely interferes with any sense of “wilderness”.
Robert M.
Traveler
Umatilla Marina and RV ParkPublic
Camping while pulling trailer
Easy to pull into tent camping spots. Recommend if traveling and need an easy sleep spot.
JP C.
RangerEmigrant Springs State Heritage Area
Very nice setting but a little too noisy
We spend a night there in July on our way to Boulder Colorado. The campground is quite nice and bathrooms were clean and providing all needed functionality. Large and tall trees provided a very welcome shade during the heatwave we were going through. The only issue was that, we were tent camping and being close to the highway it was quite noisy.
Jerry L.
Scout
Roosevelt Park
Not quite as nice as previous reviews
This is a nice little park, it’s a little misleading when you pull in as there is an Indian reservation next to it that looks like a bunch of homeless camps, so be careful where you park your rig. Also if you’re tent camping, I found out from the camp host that you may want to check with him before you set up a tent as there are automatic sprinklers that come on certain days
Kelly N.RangerEmigrant Springs State Heritage Area
Loudest campground in the state
Terrible tent camping experience. This campground is TOO close to the highway and too noisy even with ear plugs or music. We could barely sleep nor have a conversation while sitting across each other for breakfast. I would advice to only stay here if you have an RV camper. The bathrooms were very clean, great trails and the interpretive center was very educational. No complaints there.
Russ H.Guide
Wine Country RV Park
Depending on intended use its amazing.
This is NOT a secluded wilderness campround where you will have a epic back to nature experience. Having said that, if you want a place to park your rv (they do have tent sites also), with full hook ups while you explore the local wineries, with a pool and a shuttle van, then this place is amazing.
Ashton B.Guide
Penland Lake
Okay, but not great
I was very disappointed with this camp site. The one positive note is that there are a few campsites further away from the water so you're not so crowded. The campsites near the lake are tent sites with a parking area. Unfortunately, there were rvs parked in the parking area which took up most of the parking space. The tent sites were extremely close to each other and the water so I would image, come evening the mosquitoes would be awful! If you go further into the campsites area you will find a dirt road and a few more campsites near the water. Very tight and looks difficult to get an rv in, but there was a small one parked there. There was another site that looked like it had long term residence with trash and alcohol bottles spread out around their place. We found a nice place to wade our feet in the water and play fetch with the puppers. It smelled awful and wasn't really the ideal wading water but we made it work. Unfortunately, when we got out of the water we found leeches attached to our feet. So I would say this water isn't really meant for swimming and more for fishing and boating/floating. Then while we were cleaning our selves of the leeches, someone asked if they could have our spot since we were only day visiting. Made it awkward and felt like we had to leave.
- Kolette S.Scout
Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area
Emigrant Springs - Love it!
My husband and I love this campground. It's close to the mountains without being too far away - about an hour and a half from us living in Tri-cities. There are showers and water spickets, room for horses, and great hiking trails. There is room for both tent and RV camping. We have only ever gone tent camping, and the size of the campgrounds for us has been great. There is room to set up hammocks and chairs.
The only unfortunate aspect about this campground is that it is somewhat close to the highway. After the first weekend we spent there, we got somewhat used to the sound - it can sometimes be soothing. It's also a good idea to bring something to provide added shade to either the tenting area or sitting area as it gets quite sunny in the morning.
Taleah U.Guide
Crow Butte Park
Crow Butte Campground
So… many… spiders! I paid 20 bucks for 1 night tent camping for me and 2 dogs. The campground is absolutely gorgeous with lots of trees and water views. A little confusing to get to since there isn’t much signage to guide you and I ended up going to wrong way the first time. They have bathrooms with showers available for use. I was very very satisfied here but once it got a little darker, all the creepy crawlers started coming out and I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many spiders in one place. In the morning, I had spiders in each of my door handles, my mirrors, when I turned on my car they started crawling out of the hood of my car, and I had spiders coming out of my trunk for a week. I am not a “beginning camper” so I’m used to bugs and spiders on my trips but I’ve never had this many in one place. There are really cute baby frogs hopping all around in the mornings though which was very cute. Just watch your step. Probably won’t be going back because of the spiders though…
- Ashton B.Guide
Coalmine Hill
Good for hiking, not so fabulous for camping.
Let's start with the positive folks. This site as an amazing parking area that is large enough for rvs and horse trailers to be able to turn around without any issues. There's a wooden pin to be able to keep horses safe and secure over night. Almost all campsites are shaded. There is a trail for either a long hike or a short one. With two littles, we did the short on which around trip was under 3 miles. It looks like if we would have kept going there is definitely an uphill climb to continue the treck, but I'm sure the few is gorgeous on top! Now is time for the negatives that really just makes this place not that great. The campsites are very close together. The ground isn't very level, so tent camping would be bumpy and on an incline. There's also little tree trunk scattered out through out the whole place so it is kinda dangerous for kids to ran around a play. Mosquitos can be murdereres so lots of bug spray! Last thing, it is rather close to the main highway so lots of noise from the traffic.
Lee D.
Legend
Fishhook Park
Remote CoE Campground on Lake Sacajawea
General: 41 RV sites with water and electric plus 11 tent sites in a grassy common area.
Site Quality: Reasonable separation between the sites. The back-in sites are wide enough to comfortably fit a TT, 5th wheel or RV and your toad or other vehicle side-by-side. The pull-through sites are very large. All sites have gravel camper pads and most appeared very level or had a level area. Our site, along with several others, had a nice view of Lake Sacajawea.
Bath/Shower house: Clean even if a little dated. Didn’t use the shower so cannot comment on that except that the hooks are located outside of the shower stalls so even though there is a swinging door to the shower area, privacy is compromised a bit by this design.
Activities: Unless you have a boat (there is a boat launch and dock), not too much to do here except relax. There is a small swimming area but no beach to speak of (grassy and pebbly area). There is a playground and horseshoe pits but no hiking trails that I could see.
To get to this campground, you drive past many miles of apple orchards and then suddenly, you see the lake and campground. There are quite a few trees for shade. Surprisingly good cell (Verizon) given the remoteness of the campground. Be aware there are train tracks nearby and you will hear an occasional loud train. It was very quiet on the Wednesday before Labor Day, but we were told it would be completely full on the weekend.
- RRyan C.Scout
Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area
Excellent State Park
Excellent 1/2 point between home in Idaho and the Oregon Coast. Tent and full hook ups with helpful campground hosts.
Yes, you can hear the freeway from the campground - so it may not be recommended for tent campers.
Nanette C.RangerFishhook Park
Wrong time of year
We camped here May 2016. This park we tried the tent only site and it was a bit of a walk to haul all of our stuff. The trees were in bloom and bugs hatching & swarming, so that was a huge hurdle. Fishing was great off of the docks. Showers were nice, although not located in the tent part of camp. Bathrooms were ok, but no lights at night. The beach would be nice when the water is higher, otherwise it's just muddy.
- DDerek R.Scout
Crow Butte Park
Crow butte park
Camping here is nice on the Columbia River Washington side. Little breezy at times. $40.00 a night for RV $30.00 for veterans $20.00 for tents
JulieJay M.Traveler
Port of Arlington RV Park & Marina
$10 to dry camp
Not sure of the price for an Rv slot. Beautiful river view. Some tent pads, level area for my van to park and sleep. Great breezes today.
- Cecil K.Guide
COE Lake Sacajawea Charbonneau Park
Nice camping by the water
Good experience camping here. Really loved watching the sunset over the water while taking a stroll by the shore. Metal fire pit made perfect for dinner, and the ground was mostly even for our tent.
Eric M.GuideEmigrant Springs State Heritage Area
Historic Camp.... 50ft from the freeway. 👎🏼
So much history in this area. A nice little camp with full hookups, cabins and tent spots. LITERALLY right next to the freeway. Camp host was not friendly and the noise never stopped. Keep on going down the road and look for something else if you’re looking for a true outdoors experience.
Alissa K.Scout
Beach RV Park
Great tent site with WiFi
Great site off the freeway- but because it’s close, you’ll hear cars all night. We were the only tent campers so we had a bunch of space. Fire rings and picnic tables at every site as well as a bunch of firewood. There are 2 bathrooms and showers that look pretty new. WiFi works closer to the RVs.
- DDenise D.Guide
Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area
Beautiful spot
This campground is great. We’ve stayed twice - once in a tent and once in a cabin and had a wonderful experience both times. We must have lucked out, because the nights we stayed traffic noise didn’t seem bad at all. Bathrooms are nice and clean. The surroundings are so pretty and walking through the campground is so peaceful!
Jaime B.Guide
RV Resort Four Seasons
Lots of hookups
This site was right next to Fort Walla Walla, with a park and dog park. Not much else here but weird animal statues and long-term RVers. Lots of hookups for RV and trailers. No tent or car camping. The bathrooms were still closed June 2021, need to use your own hookups.
- JJohn S.Traveler
Hood Park
Closest Campground to the house!
We do an annual trip here every Father’s Day weekend. Close to the river, plenty of fishing and swimming. The trees are nice. This is an Army Corp of Engineers campground so some federal rules apply: no firearms, no alcohol(at least not openly)
The only issue we have is the sprinklers come on Friday nights and wash the tents for us. it’s good and bad.
- KKayla K.Scout
COE Lake Sacajawea Charbonneau Park
Camping in the park
I have been going here for 20 years it's very nice clean and friendly people that run it. Great for tents or RVs. Full facilities with showers. You can watch the river traffic has a small marina by it that you can get gas at for your boat if you have those. Very busy Campground hard to get into at times.
Jill T.Legend
Wildhorse Resort Casino RV Park & Tipi Villiage
Pool AND Tipis!!!
We stayed in the Wildhorse Resort Casino RV Park & Tipi Village the day we purchased our trailer. The surroundings are sparse but what it lacks in scenery they make up for in amenities. There is a pool and a shuttle service to the casino. While we didn't go to the casino, we did spend a lot if time in the pool and envied those staying in the tipis. This is a great stop if you are traveling from Western Oregon to Eastern Oregon. The grounds and restrooms where clean and we enjoyed our stay!
- John 'n Sara D.Guide
Charbonneau Park
River Fun!
This park is well kept. The grass is green and luscious in the common area near the swimming. They have a boat launch as well as a separate dock for picking up passengers. If you walk along the shore line, you can find a flat area to set up your day in the water with chairs and floats. Bring a pop-up tent to create some shade and it is a great place to hang towels.
- CCharmaine O.Scout
Hood Park
SPIDERS SPIDERS SPIDERS!!!!
We reserved 4 nights here and left after two because we had to do everything inside our camper, otherwise there were spiders (and not the little ones) on us, on our chairs, on our everything! Black spiders, red spiders, brown spiders and spider sprays don't work. After spraying the outside of our tent trailer within minutes they were back. They were hanging from the trees! And no matter what you left out, the were webs on them the next morning! I WILL NEVER GO BACK THERE!!!!
- WWendy S.Guide
Fishhook Park
Beautiful campground has it all!
Love this campground and will come back. My husband and I usually pull our ‘68 Aristocrat Lo-Liner but on this trip we were “roughing it” with a tent and a small SUV. I was happy that not only did we get a spot on the river, but there were free, clean hot showers centrally located. The back in spots were not too close together. Some spots offer shade, others are full on sun. And the catfish were biting!
Jennie R.RangerEmigrant Springs State Heritage Area
Thimbleberries and plenty of room
We stopped for a night in a rustic camping cabin at Emigrant Springs in July of 2015. It was a welcome dose of green after a long day of brown along the interstate through Idaho and western Oregon. The cabin was rustic, the shower house was in good repair with nice hot showers. There seemed to be good space and shade around the sites offering some privacy. Great spot! Take the time to stop in Meacham on the West side of I-84 tomstop at The Oregon Trail Cafe - literally the ONLY store in this teeny town. Wonderful hospitality, the local ‘scoop’ and great breakfast.
Guide to Echo
Tent camping near Echo, Oregon offers a variety of scenic locations for outdoor enthusiasts looking to immerse themselves in nature. With options ranging from lakeside spots to areas with rich wildlife, there's something for everyone.
Tips for tent camping near Echo
- For a unique experience, consider the Sand Station Recreation Area, where you can enjoy a beach-like atmosphere and have fires allowed, perfect for evening gatherings.
- Be prepared for some noise at Sand Station Recreation Area, as it's located near the freeway and train tracks, but the daytime activities make it lively and fun.
- If you're looking for a quieter spot, Penland Lake offers more secluded campsites further from the water, ideal for those wanting to escape the crowds.
Local attractions for outdoor activities
- The Blue Mtns North/Grande Ronde River Basin Area is perfect for those who enjoy fishing and boating, with plenty of space for tent camping.
- At Penland Lake, you can indulge in swimming, kayaking, and fishing, making it a versatile spot for water activities.
- For a family-friendly environment, Sand Station Recreation Area is popular for its swimming area and beach, attracting families looking for a fun day out.
Features to enhance your camping experience
- West Park (OR) provides electric hookups, making it a convenient choice for those who want a little more comfort while tent camping.
- If you're traveling with pets, Penland Lake is pet-friendly, allowing you to bring your furry friends along for the adventure.
- For a more rustic experience, Frog Heaven Forest Camp offers a back-to-nature vibe with no amenities, perfect for those looking to truly disconnect.
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