Memaloose State Park Campground
Lee D.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed May. 31, 2019

Confusing to find what you are looking for!

We drove out here yesterday because I wanted to check out the campground and take a hike I had read about (I’ve seen more than one photo that shows nice views of Mt. Adams). Approaching from 84 East, you need to shoot past the campground and back track about three miles. Once westbound, you enter through a rest area. Keep going and it will lead you into the campground (as long as you don’t mistakenly get back on the highway and have to do it all over again)! The campground itself looks nice but it is sandwiched between the road and the railroad tracks with the Columbia River just beyond the tracks. The sites that back up to the river appear to be very nice, as long as you don’t mind the train noise. After exiting the campground, I tried in vain to find the trail I was looking for but no luck. Before I knew it, I was back on the highway! I’d like to try it again sometime but yesterday was not meant to be! After all of our loops, I realized I forgot to take photos. This campground is quite a distance east on the gorge and not near the waterfalls, if that is what you are looking for.