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Ainsworth State Park Campground, near Cascade Locks, Oregon, is a fantastic spot for those looking to immerse themselves in nature while enjoying some solid amenities. With sites that accommodate tents, RVs, and even cabins, it’s a versatile choice for all types of campers.

This campground is known for its hot showers and clean facilities, which visitors rave about. One camper mentioned, “Super hot showers, reasonable prices, friendly staff,” highlighting the welcoming vibe here. You’ll find picnic tables and fire rings at each site, perfect for evening gatherings under the stars.

For outdoor enthusiasts, the campground is a gateway to stunning hiking trails, including routes that lead to nearby waterfalls. Reviewers have noted the beautiful surroundings, with one stating, “Absolutely gorgeous,” while another appreciated the easy access to trails. Whether you're hiking the challenging mystery trail or just enjoying a leisurely stroll, the scenery is sure to impress.

While some campers pointed out that the campground can be a bit busy due to its proximity to popular attractions, the overall experience remains enjoyable. With a mix of nature and comfort, Ainsworth State Park Campground is a great base for exploring the Columbia River Gorge and all its natural wonders.

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Park is located on the Columbia River Highway, approximately 1/2 mile off of I-84 at exit 35.

Address

PO Box 100
Corbett, OR 97019

Coordinates

45.59643652 N
122.05094197 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
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  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Hike-In
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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group

Features

For Campers

  • ADA Access
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • WiFi
  • Showers
  • Electric Hookups
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Sewer Hookups
  • Water Hookups
  • Pull-Through Sites
  • 30 Amp Hookups
  • 50 Amp Hookups
  • Big Rig Friendly

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Reviewed Sep. 29, 2025

Good location

Location is great, road traffic is loud can hear the train as well. Most sites look good. I booked day of and it wasn’t level at all 🙂. Clean showers and bathroom!

SiteB20
Month of VisitSeptember
Reviewed Sep. 23, 2025

Easy access to waterfalls

We stayed at this campground because we were wanting to do the 12 mile hike in and out of Tunnel Falls. This is a very popular yet clean facility. There are very active trains nearby that will wake you if you’re a light sleeper very early in the morning. If they run at night, I don’t know because I didn’t hear them. But that’s kind of the only downfall about this site. Well maintained and close to plenty of falls and hiking trails…. Would definitely stay here again. A lot of the larger RV sites are reservation, but we were able to get a site on first come first serve mid September.

SiteB27
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Sarah S., September 23, 2025
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Sarah S., September 23, 2025
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Reviewed Mar. 27, 2025

Columbia River Gorge Camping Close to Portland

As one of the closest state parks to Portland and in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge, Ainsworth can get busy during the summer months, but sometimes you can get a reservation during the week. I like to come in the off season. 

There 40 full hook-up sites, 6 walk-in tent sites and a hiker/biker campground with no reservations required. The campground itself unremarkable, with a bathroom/shower house, dump station and play ground, but it is a great jumping off point for exploring all things Columbia River Gorge.

Dump station and water available

Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Kathy B., March 27, 2025
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Kathy B., March 27, 2025
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Kathy B., March 27, 2025
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Reviewed Oct. 22, 2024

Clean but small sites

The place is clean and has a rain forest feel. Trees close in. Amazingly dark and quiet at night. A bit muddy for walking the dog.

SiteB13
Month of VisitOctober
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2024

Fine campground

Been there many times for hiking. It's where I went to do the mystery trail. A difficult hike not for the faint of heart. A bit hard to find but very rewarding. There's a registry on the trail also. Not many trails have one. I believe it is maintained by the Mazamas.

Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed May. 6, 2024

Nice State Campgroud

This is an older campground, but well maintained. Play area for kids with slides and swings. Hot showers. Nice amount of room around each site.

SiteBack-in trailer site
Month of VisitApril
Reviewed Apr. 30, 2024

Pricy but clean

A very nice and clean campground. Restrooms were incredibly clean and there are hot showers. It was $33 for a night at a standout site if you're from out of state. There's a railway track right next to the campground and sees a lot of use even through the night. They have five first sites that are first come first served.

Siteb25
Month of VisitApril
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Suryanshu P., April 30, 2024
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Suryanshu P., April 30, 2024
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Suryanshu P., April 30, 2024
Reviewed Sep. 28, 2023

My state parks

I love this park, super hot showers, the park rangers pretty much leave you alone . They are not into bugging you about any extra vehicle’s. As long as your site is paid for then you won’t see much of the rangers/ park host

SiteB7
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Michelle B., September 28, 2023
Reviewed Sep. 23, 2023

Rest by the falls

I tent camped here so I only know about the C loop(make sure you watch the videos). The park is large, lots of RV spots. There are 6 tent spots that I seen. I think the area is beautiful and has a lot of interesting little critters. They have locker room like showers that get real hot. It has nice paths that lead from one section to the other and it’s easy to navigate. I would stay here again if I got the right site(again, watch the videos)

SiteC6
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Stephen T., September 23, 2023
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Stephen T., September 23, 2023
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Stephen T., September 23, 2023
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Reviewed Jun. 25, 2023

Beautiful beautiful beautiful

Picture a hillside with a winding road surrounded by thick green trees. Ainsworth is that place. Absolutely gorgeous. I would give this place a 5 except out Starlink only works intermittently due to the beautiful trees. Old gouge highway bike path near by.

SiteB-15
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Michael C., June 25, 2023
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Michael C., June 25, 2023
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Michael C., June 25, 2023
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2022

Convenient to Gorge Waterfalls

Easy access right off Interstate 84 and the waterfalls are right up the road. I stayed in the pull through's in section B. My site wasn't level, but not a big deal. Some of the back in's in B loop looked terribly unlevel. Cell service for ATT was non existent. One night is sufficient if your stay is to see the waterfalls and historic route 30. Showers and bathrooms were clean. I enjoyed the little trail between A and B loops to walk the dog.

SiteB 18
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Paul B., August 12, 2022
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Paul B., August 12, 2022
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2022

Columbia River Gorge

My first time really exploring the Gorge since the fires of 2017. Lots of signs of the burn, but the campground seems untouched. Spent one night here on a hot August day. Power and water was nice to run the AC and also dump my tanks. Showers were decent. No camp host on duty, but the rangers came through a few times. 

The sites were mostly pull through. I reserved in advance, but there are some FCFS sites. You do need a reservation to drive into this area of the Gorge and a reservation at the campground counts, so not sure how the FCFS would work. 

I would have stayed longer, but terrible cell signal.

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Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Kathy B., August 9, 2022
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Kathy B., August 9, 2022
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Kathy B., August 9, 2022
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Reviewed Aug. 6, 2022

Shaded campground close to trains

Ainsworth is a very nice, small state park. We had two different sites due to limited availability. Book early! Our sites were asphalt and pull through with full hook ups. The park is very clean and quiet until the trains start at night. We were okay in an RV with air on. However, tent campers might be effected by the train. Bathrooms are large and spotless. Internal roads are tight but I saw larger rigs in the campground.

Your campsite fee includes a permit for the beautiful waterfall corridor and historic Columbia River highway. Take left out of the campground and stop at all as you make your way to Crown Point.

SiteA06 & B18
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Love4travel T., August 6, 2022
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Reviewed Jul. 28, 2022

Convenient location and nice facilities

Great location for exploring Columbia River waterfall area. Clean and nicely laid out bathrooms and showers. Tent camping experience not great and we were in the tent only section. Road and railway noise. Our site smelled like urine. Lights from the info board and neighboring sites shining into our tent all night long.

SiteC04
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jun. 27, 2022

Fun at 45 Degrees

Quaint little campground with decent privacy in the A loop. A bit of traffic and train noise but it didn’t bother us at all. Literally a climb to go anywhere and back. We came home with sore calves from walking the dog and going to the bathroom. The bathroom is a steep climb from either loop. Cool playground and close to all the waterfalls. Slightly narrow roads for the bigger haulers.

SiteA5
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Kyle , June 27, 2022
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Kyle , June 27, 2022
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Kyle , June 27, 2022
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Reviewed May. 16, 2022

Respite

Our friends highly recommended this park and we weren't disappointed. Although it rained hard for about 18 hours and our site B loop flooded we still enjoyed our two day stay. Beware of the trains and highway noise, but not too terribly bad. We hiked the great trails to two water falls and enjoyed the beautiful second generation timber. The park is very clean and the B loop sites offer greater privacy. We'll make it an annual stay!

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Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Jerrell W., May 16, 2022
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Jerrell W., May 16, 2022
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Jerrell W., May 16, 2022
Reviewed May. 13, 2022

Limited cell service

I have Verizon and had crappy service. The campgrounds were nice and clean though. Tents are all walk-in sites. The rest are RV. I preferred the A sites to the B sites due to proximity to railroad tracks. However, I sleep with a sound machine so I couldn’t hear the train when I stayed in the B site. Overall nice facilities, and quiet. And if you’re not staying there and need to rinse, you can use the showers for $2 I think.

Month of VisitMay
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2021

Beautiful park in the trees

this place is super clean, trees all around, you really feel like you’re dee in the woods with the luxury of a full hookup campsite. Friendly host, helped with all my questions about the park and the local waterfalls

SiteB25
Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Martha S., October 13, 2021
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Martha S., October 13, 2021
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Martha S., October 13, 2021
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Reviewed Sep. 11, 2021

First Shake Down Trip of the Season.

Close enough to home but far enough to be away. Great area close to another of trails. A little E close to very active train. Just make sure you look for a site away from track. Not a flat campground, electric bikes would be nice.

Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Mike C., September 11, 2021
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Mike C., September 11, 2021
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Mike C., September 11, 2021
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Reviewed Aug. 26, 2021

A very nice place to say for only $26 a night for full hook ups.

Our first time to Ainsworth state park. We found the(A) loop where we stayed very nice and sort of secluded with lots of trees even though you could slightly hear the HWY traffic and the occasional train without any horn. It was really not that noisy. The B loop is much closer to the noise and is more flat ground area. The only slight complaint we had is that the speed of the vehicles going down the hill road past our camp area was a little excessive. Most don’t understand what 5 MPH is and are doing 15-20 MPH. Much too fast for the small road and people. This Park is really not suitable for very large rigs as the roads are narrow and have several tight curves. We found the showers and bath rooms very nice and clean. As a matter of fact, the whole park was very clean by the attentive staff. The campground has a large play area that has a horse shoe area and they have an amphitheater area as well. A very nice place to say for only$26 a night for full hook ups.

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Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Robert D., August 26, 2021
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Robert D., August 26, 2021
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Robert D., August 26, 2021
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Reviewed Aug. 9, 2021

Great place to explore waterfalls

Ainsworth State Park is a pleasurable and supportive base camp for exploring this beautiful area. It's a 30-minute drive to either Hood River or Portland, depending on what you're looking for, and it's minutes to most of the notable falls and trails in the area. As far as I can tell most of the sites provide full hookups. Spacing between sites is generous. Bathrooms and showers are clean and well run. It's an easy place to get in and out of with almost all rigs and there are many pull-through sites. My only complaint would be that it's located fairly close to the road (route 84) and an active train route, so you'll get a bit of noise throughout the day and night. As a bonus, from camp, you can hike to the lower and upper "Horsetail Falls".

SiteA - loop
Month of VisitAugust
Reviewed Mar. 29, 2021

Beautiful views

This campground is beautiful, but busy. Family hotspot, and close knit campsites can make for a noisy stay. The train tracks close by stay busy, but that didn’t bother us. Great trails and waterfalls nearby. Within 25 minutes to Hood River is a plus for us. Great staff and clean facilities.

Reviewed Oct. 24, 2020

Awesome Adventure

Nestled in the awe-inspiring Columbia River Gorge, Ainsworth is equal parts waterfall wonderland, hiker's playground and camper's delight. Situated at the eastern end of the Historic Columbia River Highway, the park also marks the eastern end of the popular "Waterfall Corridor" that begins at Crown Point and includes the majestic Multnomah Falls. Latourell, Bridal Veil, Wahkeena, and Horsetail Falls are also along this route.

  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Anne H., October 24, 2020
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Anne H., October 24, 2020
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by Anne H., October 24, 2020
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Reviewed Sep. 1, 2020

Tent Camping at Ainsworth

This was my second camping trip in years.  The 5 or 6 spot are great.  They are somewhat secluded.  You could see you neighbors.  Would camp there again.  Very convenient for hiking and being close to the gorge to beat the crowds the following day.

SiteC5
Month of VisitAugust
Reviewed Jul. 23, 2020

Nice, small campground

I camped there in my RV several times and always tried to get slot A13. It’s all the way at the end and has a nice amount of space and only a potential neighbor on one side. I also tent camped and, after scouting the sites, chose C6. That site is a bit small but is away from the rest and above them on the slope so you don’t need your rain fly for privacy.

Reviewed Jul. 23, 2020

Great walk-in camping option

We stayed in the C Loop, walk-in camping, for one night in July. The C loop is great! More secluded than most state park tent camping areas. Water by the parking lot. The bathrooms are a bit of a hike away. I'd stay here more often but with the Gorge 400 trail closed due to the Eagle Creek fire and many nearby sites closed due to COVID, it isn't the best jumping off point for Gorge adventures. I still plan to come back.

It looks like site 1 and 5 in the C loop are the least secluded, but they all still have much more privacy than a normal state park site.

  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by michelle D., July 23, 2020
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by michelle D., July 23, 2020
  • Review photo of Ainsworth State Park Campground by michelle D., July 23, 2020

Frequently Asked Questions

What amenities and facilities are available at Ainsworth State Park campground?

Ainsworth State Park offers several amenities for campers. The campground features clean restrooms with running water, hot showers, and a playground for children. There are full hookup sites for RVs including pull-through options, as well as walk-in tent sites. Each campsite comes equipped with a fire pit and picnic table. Firewood is available for purchase within the park. The campground also connects to hiking trails, making it easy to explore the surrounding area directly from your site.

What do campers say about their experience at Ainsworth State Park?

Campers have mixed experiences at Ainsworth State Park. Many appreciate its prime location in the Columbia River Gorge and proximity to Portland. The campground is noted for being clean and well-maintained, with staff who take pride in the park. The walk-in tent sites offer more privacy than the main loops and are tucked into the trees. However, some campers mention road noise from nearby Highway 84 and train tracks as a drawback. While not the most secluded camping experience, most agree it's a practical base for exploring the Gorge's natural attractions.

How do I navigate Ainsworth State Park and find my campsite?

Ainsworth State Park is organized into distinct camping areas. Loop A primarily accommodates RVs with hookups, while Loop B offers more standard campsites. The C Loop features walk-in tent sites with a common parking area, set slightly away from the main campground for added privacy. Some walk-in sites, like C-6, are positioned uphill offering better seclusion. The campground has a straightforward layout with terraced sites in some areas. Upon arrival, check in with the camp host who can provide guidance and suggestions for local hikes. The park is relatively small, making navigation straightforward once you've arrived.

What scenic attractions and photo opportunities are available at Ainsworth State Park?

Ainsworth State Park is ideally situated for exploring the Columbia River Gorge's iconic attractions. The park serves as a perfect basecamp for visiting nearby Multnomah Falls, Oneonta Gorge, and Latourell Falls—all excellent photo opportunities. Within the park itself, hiking trails wind through lush forest settings. The campground's location provides access to spectacular Columbia River views and the verdant landscapes of the Gorge. While the campground might not be the main attraction for photographers, its strategic position puts visitors minutes away from some of Oregon's most photographed natural wonders.

Where is Ainsworth State Park located in Oregon and how do I get there?

Ainsworth State Park is located in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge, approximately 30 minutes east of Portland, Oregon. The campground sits just off Interstate 84 and the Historic Columbia River Highway, making it easily accessible by car. Its strategic position provides convenient access to the Gorge's famous waterfalls and hiking trails. While the proximity to the highway means some traffic noise, it also ensures straightforward navigation to the park. This location makes Ainsworth one of the most accessible camping options for exploring the Gorge area, especially for visitors coming from Portland.