Best Campgrounds near Scotts Mills, OR

This is a gorgeous state park, absolutely worth the visit even if you're just coming to the day use area. Amazing hikes, the main one being the one with 10 waterfalls - dogs aren't allowed on this one though and it takes about 3 hours to hike it, so heads up on that.

There's a nice off leash dog area, but it's not fenced in, so heads up on that too.

The camping area is a short walk across the highway from the beautiful day use area. Cabins are really nice and well-maintained, and there is ice and firewood for sale at the entrance shack. THere's also a dump station and water for free.

Nice RV park, close enough to Portland to work for us. We don’t have a tow car so we relied on public transportation to get to downtown, which was great (though it is a 1 mile walk to the bus stop). There are many long-termers here, but due to their 10 or 15 year RV rule, all the RVs here were really nice and fancy. There’s a little area with a free table, a book exchange, some workout equipment, a kitchen, laundry, and showers. The laundry room had a designated pet washer and dryer, which I always love, so we washed all of our dog bedding here. Showers were really really nice, super hot, good pressure, clean, free. Staff was nice as well. Free wifi that worked pretty well. There’s a small neighborhood dog park right across the street.

This is one of those interesting RV parks/ campgrounds that’s attached to a city park and to boat ramps/ fishing, so you have a lot of day use activity going on, which can be nice or not, depending on what you’re looking for. 

We just needed a place to stay on our way to Portland, so this was a good place for us for the night. At $50/night it felt too pricey but that’s the norm. The sites are mostly pull through, some back in sites along the back, and come with E/W hookups. There’s a dump station at the entrance that’s $10 (pay with credit card), but it’s supposed to be free if you’re camping here. It looks like they’re working on some waterfront sites that’re going to be $60/night. If you’re a resident of a certain portion of the city it’s $30/night. It looked like there were some down on their luck people staying here, as well as regular travelers just enjoying life. There is a host on site.

Barton Campground has everything you need for a good trip. We stayed in site 91. We had power and water hook ups. The bathrooms in our loop were nice and clean. The kids enjoyed the playground and biking around the loop. The river access down at the day use was lovely. All the park staff were friendly.

It looks like this place used to be maintained to a higher standard. There are remnants of a ton of fun amenities like walking trails, a basketball court, and large day use picnic shelters… but all of the above a pretty overgrown. There’s a cute photo op with a giant Adirondack chair, but the R and the O in “Barton” were missing. 😆 When we went on a walk, we noticed that the only bathroom in the tent loop was out of order. Also, the hose at the dump station wasn’t working…

But if all you need is a campsite with p/w hook ups, clean public restrooms, plenty of space for the kids to play, and sweet access to a beautiful river, Barton Campground would fit the bill!

Fun fact: when we stayed in June 2025, there was a section of the playground marked off with cones and pink tape. Apparently a migratory bird was nesting on the ground so they blocked it off so people wouldn’t disturb it. It was very cool!

This campground has a unique history. Ask the (current) host. She's happy to tell you what's she's found out. Since the site is nearly 100 years old, its off limits for large RVs. I, personal wouldn't bring in much larger then a long van, BUT, there are a few sites that will accommodate an 18ish foot trailer and its short tow vehicle (short bed truck or SUV. (LOTS of trees, narrow road.) I advise you to walk it first, if you question it in your head. Its not a huge camp) With that said, it has clean pit toilets and a shared pump spigot. Fire rings and tables in all sites. A tranquil Brooke runs through its left side (as you pull in) If youre an overnight and she can find room, you'll have a spot for the night. $25 @ the time of this review. Please note that I only explored the loop I was in.