Although we loved being so close to the various hiking trails within the park, the campgrounds themselves are designed more for RVs. We had to see the ranger several times before we found a site that has enough green space to pitch a tent. Rangers we're super helpful throughout our ordeal.
Otherwise, Fort Stevens is a great place to explore.
This is one of the best Oregon State parks! First, the park is quite large. You can select open and sunny spots or wooded and shady. Some sites are closer to the beach and more open and sunny. We camped farther away from the beach and enjoyed the wooded site with excellent privacy. The restrooms and showers are clean, although there is no heat in shower areas. The parks has miles of hiking and biking paths away from the roads. Much safer for children and pets! There is a lake for kayaking and fishing. Of course, the beach is amazing. There’s even a hull of a shipwreck. We will definitely return.
This park is absolutely huge. I reserved a spot in Loop M and I think we were the only campers we saw the whole time, which I guess midweek in February might not be that surprising for such a large campground. Every site we saw seemed beautiful and private though. We only spent 1 night here, but had a great time visiting Astoria (just about 15-20 minutes away), and made it to the shipwreck on the way out. Facilities were immaculate. Will definitely return.
This is a terrific park. Clean, family friendly and you really feel like you're part of nature. We saw lots of wildlife and it was just a short drive into Astoria for some dinner.
Large sites, miles of bike & hiking trails, a lake and the beach. Nearby town of Astoria is great.
Very clean large camp ground. Lots of options!
There's plenty of paved trails to explore, a short walk to the beach, and a friendly atmosphere. Only downside is most campsites have little to block headlights at night.
This is the largest RV campground west of the Mississippi! The location is beautiful. But you will have to walk or drive at least a mile to get to a trailhead or to the beach or day-use areas. O-Loop is reserved for walk-ins, so you don't need a reservation. Just enough AT&T service to send occasional text messages.
Great camping spots with SO many walking trails!!! The forts are very cool and the shipwreck is very neat!
We chose Fort Stevens for our maiden voyage in our first camper. The concern of being side to side with my neighbor quickly went away as we pulled up to loop H, site 23. It was the perfect maiden voyage that provided some privacy along with hook up conveniences and fun local attractions.
This place is incredible!
Beautiful, big, clean, amazing staff!
Absolutely incredible experience at Fort Stevens State Park. Huge state park with over 300 different pitches for tents, RVs etc. We were there on a friday night and it was super busy, but we still felt like we had some privacy with our tent site. The showers and bathrooms were very nice and clean, and was nice to have a hot shower after a long day. We enjoyed watching the sunset from the beach which was about a mile walk from where our tent was pitched. Would highly recommend. After camping for 7 nights throughout Washington, Oregon and California, this was by far our favourite.
Large, well-equipped campground w/ showers and flush toilets. Primarily closely spaced paved spurs for camper trailers and RVs. Only had full hookup RV sites available, so a bit pricier than I'd have liked (~$32), but we didn't reserve ahead of time. Around 300 sites too so privacy isn't really an option. However, the park grounds are very well kept with miles of trails (many ADA paved) for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. Great mushroom foraging here too. Found a good flush of Oysters (pl. ostreatus) that we cooked for breakfast. Free mushroom walks available most weekends in Oct.
Great and quiet campground. Spot felt secluded and clean. Campground had wood for fires and the beach was a short walk/bike ride away.
Every kind of camping: Yurts, Cabins, Tents, RVs, Trailers. 20 + hiking trails amongst the dunes, forests and old armory sites of Second World War.
Our first trip to Fort Stevens in September. We camped here 5 days and was in spot J-195, not a real great spot for us because it is 90* to the road and because of the tent water drain was close at the right side of the driveway it was real difficult backing in our 21’ trailer. We found that only loops(H, I, L and M) have complete full hookups and not just water and electric like(J) loop. After looking around we found many other much better spots we could camp in. Most camp sites have the Fire Ring and picnic table in the back of the site close to the asphalt driveway where if you open your awning up it would overhang the fire ring and not be useable, like our site was. Many sites are very skinny and only have room for the asphalt driveway and maybe 10 additional feet beside the driveway. And most sites are only 35-45 feet deep.
We drove to many of the fort sites like the gun bunker and the reconstructed wooded fort itself as it was very close to our site. Warrington was also close bye for shopping at Walmart, Costco and many others. Then we stopped at the Fish Mongers in Hammond and ate cod fish and chips, good food! We also drove to the Astoria column. We haven’t been there for more than 15-20 years and found it great looking, and the view from up there was spectacular overlooking the Columbia River and Astoria.
While we were here, we saw 3 Elk’s eating tree leaves right across from our camp site. They were not spooked by anything and calmly walked and ate down the road. We also walked to the beach and saw the ship wreck and found you can drive on the beach if you have 4-wheel drive. The bathrooms were clean and the whole campground have many camping host’s per loop to keep things is good working order. A very large campground with over 300 sites.
Most of the camp sites are close together and have little of no cover between sites. Many nights from our camp we heard kids playing, adults talking, laughing and other loud noise close by.
We used our American the Beautiful Senior pass to get free access to many of the paid Federal site locations close bye and this has saved us many costly fees.
Forgot this park was gem!!! So much to do -bike-hike-sit by the camp fire but do not forget your bug spray !!!
Stopped here on a road trip through the PNW - awesome large state park worth tons of sites, amenities, trails, beach, etc. Standard state park restrooms and showers so don’t expect much. But a good group of families and travelers. Single draw back (could be because of the wildlife) no trash containers to speak off beyond the large single drop off site.
I've stayed in the cabins a few times, always a great experience. Extensive walking/biking paths and beautiful shady sites. I now have a camper van and stop by frequently to use the dump station. They have $5 suggested donation, totally worth it for the cleanliness and ease of use. The station is conveniently located next to the park entrance, quick and easy.
By far, the most excellent Oregon coast campground. You really couldn't ask for more. Absolutely excellent facilities; flush toilets, hot showers, 7 miles of bicycle trails, geocaching, hiking, razor claiming, beach combing. Have both RVd and tent camped here since 2004. Zero complaints! Yurts, cabins, tent and RV sites. It's absolutely huge. The beach, a large beautiful lake stocked with trout, hiking. You really can't go wrong. Highly recommend Fort stevens.
We love Fort Stevens. Everything from backpack camping to full rv hook-ups. Bathrooms are clean. Sites under tree and sites open to sun. Lots of hiking trails and explore the old fort or the beach. And fishing.
We didn’t realize how big this campground was until we got there. Over 560 sites! Camping world! The sites are not terribly private but it still beats most RV parks. Like the previous poster said, quiet hours were not enforced and there was a loud group across from us active until well past 10. It’s an impressive place though with lots of volunteers picking up trash and being helpful. One did enforce some daytime quiet with loud music coming from the rowdy group. We ended up not staying long but I’m glad we saw this place. If you want to drive out the spit, to the very “end” of Oregon, there’s a bunch of road construction. You turn into a break in the fence and will very soon be driving on the beach! Everyone is doing it and mostly fishing. It was an adventurous surprise for sure!
One more thing, there was some rather loud aircraft flying occasionally overhead, one came over in the middle of the night.
The park itself is great. There are a ton of bike paths and your entrance into your campsite also allows you access to the park the next day so you can explore after check out if you want.
Quiet hours are not enforced. There was a rowdy group near me that was loud well past 10p.
I only stayed one night but would like to come back again. So much to explore!
Cell service is non existent in park FYI.
Beautiful park. Lots to do. Staff was helpful and friendly. Great bathrooms and showers.
Love this spot for the history!
If you have kids, and/or just like to immerse yourself in the history of the area you're camping in, Fort Stevens State Park is the right place.
For the casual state park camper: Tons of campsites with a variety of size and accommodation options, rentable cabins and yurts, excellent bathroom and shower facilities, close to the ocean, and bike paths galore.
For the history buff: The wreckage of the Peter Iredale; year-round military displays at the military museum and information center; the only Civil War-era earthen fort on the west coast; multiple turn-of-the-century, concrete artillery gun batteries; underground tours of a gun battery that served as a World War II command center. Fort Clatsop, the last encampment of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery before embarking on their return trip east to St. Louis.
Highly recommend this park for families. Make sure to bring your bikes. Very well maintained bike trails connect you to so many activities. Historical sites, the ocean, and lake are just minutes from each other. The showers were free. The staff are so friendly and helpful. Everyone was smiling.
Very nice campground!
You can hike, bike, beach walk, see historic sites in the park and the greater area. This park makes a great base camp for exploring the area. I will be back.
