This campground is conveniently located across the street from the Deschutes river. It has flush toilets and showers and (some sites) full hookups. The hosts are very nice and helpful. There is not a lot of shade and you can hear the street noise at night.
Beautiful but trying to add a second night can be confusing.
The campground is clean and has nice bathrooms and showers. Great location. Close to rivers and lakes for fishing, kayaking, rafting. Close enough to Bend. Tumalo has awesome food carts!
We stayed here last weekend and really enjoyed our time. We were lucky enough to be in a big group site and had our own bathroom. There was even a kitchen sink outside for cleaning!
The campground is right by the river and just 15 mins from Bend. The location for us was great.
Very convenient shows and information
Had a good time during my short stay in spite of the nearly constant rain. The bathrooms and showers were always clean. The bathroom even had heat which felt nice. There is a separate place to wash dishes that includes a trash bin for scraps and hot water. This looks to be a great place for families as there were lots of children running around having fun. The only downside is the phone service. It is listed as having phone service but that is not totally true. Most of the time I had no service or 1 bar. If I walked to the group site, I could manage to get two bars. This was important to me because I was still teaching (online) while camping. I hope to bring the rest of my family someday soon.
Excellent location and excellent setting near Bend, OR. Very clean campground, with good space between sites (no 50amp, so don't forget your adapter!).
Loved the location, close to all the downtown shopping and breweries but far enough away to also enjoy nature. Sunsets were amazing! Very quiet campground, bathrooms were sooo clean! Loved our back in spot, full hookups for our little trailer. Will be back for sure. So much to see in Bend!
I’m a big fan of Oregon State Parks in general, but I really love the sites that are on the River here. I usually spend a few days here each summer when attending concerts at Les Schwab.
Website says limited opening June 9, 2020
Tumalo State Park is one of my favorite state parks in one of my favorite areas of the state. The camp hugs the Tumalo River (though no campsites are along the river). There’s an awesome but well-loved day use area with swimming and barbecues. You can tube along the basalt rock wall and there's a grassy area for picnics.
The campsites include tent and electric RV sites nestled up against basalt rock hills. Sparsely forested, so plenty of sun, but some sites also have shade. Flush toilets, showers, and very cool yurts that are popular.
Minutes from downtown Bend if you want to get fancy, but also located next to all the outdoor hiking, biking, fishing, and rafting activities in the area. Gets very crowded due to it’s proximity to Bend, especially the day use area.
Very clean state park campground. Camp hosts were awesome, other campers very respectful. Very close to town and nature. Most full hookup sites seemed easy to maneuver with RV/trailer. We had 30’ TT and had no issues. Nice paved sites with bench and fire pit. Book early!
Came while the fire ban was going, so that kinda sucked. But the actual park was pretty nice. Clean bathrooms and nice size spots
Nice cg with multiple options and close to towns for food and entertainment! Great access to the river and excellent grassy fields for day use. There is also some bouldering too!
Tumalo campground is located within the vibrant town of Bend. But what makes this campground unique is that staying there you quickly realize that your completely removed from the hustle and bustle of a town that has so much to offer.Waking up in camp you can plan between two great agendas a float down a picturesque river or hike up river along a trail that takes you through many breathtaking vistas. Staying two nights I was able to do both.
Showers, bathrooms, and running water are available. A tent site is $21/night with 1 car allowed. Additional cars are $7/night. There aren't any tent sites secluded from yurts and RVs, so you will be hearing generators run, though people did shut them off at 10. IMO, it's expensive for a tent site in a spot where you're surrounded by glampers.
Very solid, typical Oregon state campground. Has all of the good things that you'd want: clean flush toilets, Junior Ranger programs and activities, decent spots (some better than others), playground, and nice trees and pretty rock walls.
But what sets it apart is it's proximity to Bend, Oregon, as well as the Day Use area across the road with a river and swimming area along with picnic tables.
Very popular in the summer especially; be sure to book early. Between nearby Bend and the other activities on-site and in the area, you could definitely spend several days here and not get bored.
The main draw for this park is the proximity to Bend and to the Deschutes River, but it is not my favorite Oregon State Park. The layout is a little wonky; we had reserved a site on-line and went to the left, directly to our site, not seeing the sign to go to the right to register. Not a problem as the ranger (who was very friendly and helpful) registered us. Firewood is a reasonable $5 per bundle, but only available from 5-7pm. There is a reasonable amount of privacy between sites due to trees separating them. You will hear road noise and, after it quiets down at night, I heard the river, which was peaceful. Flush toilets but the ones near our site were a bit tight. However, there was HOT water, a luxury not always enjoyed while camping! I didn’t check them out, but another camper said the showers were nice. Not much to do IN the park but you can access a portion of the Deschutes River Trail from the park. Contrary to what I anticipated, Tumalo Creek Falls are NOT in the park but about 17 miles away (but worth going to see). Husband could get sporadic internet, but I was not able to get any, a surprise given how close we were to Bend.
This is a great campground spot. Just a few minutes outside of Bend. The spots are clean and nestled in a wooded area. The showers are clean and super warm. The campground is quiet. 2/3 Verizon bars with LTE.
Great campsite close to the Deschutes and not far from the village of Tumalo where there are good options for food (ie food carts and pizza joint)! Also easy drive into bend for a bit more city life.
Nice campground with yurts, trails, an amphitheater, playground, and a nice, clean bathroom. It has outdoor sinks by the bathroom for doing dishes and plenty of tent sites. The day use area across the street has a nice little creek also! Sites aren’t very private but they’re nice and flat. Ada camping was all paved
That that this park is closed to the public if you are not camping on site you are not allowed to use this part even though it is a state-funded taxpayers park me and my wife on our way to Arkansas from Oregon decided to stop eating lunch and shower we were told to leave the park because we we're not camping at that Park
Loved being able to camp here, at Tumalo State Park. There were a couple of great hikes nearby that I wanted to do, so brought my husband and dog and we camped here and did some hiking. Here are a few things I really liked about this campsite:
Vaulted toilets on site, water source, and the camp spaces are decent size. Highly recommend this place because again, it is close to the city but also isolated for true camping!
We stayed in a yurt here and inside was a sign in book with a lot of fun adventures shared from other travelers. There’s walk path across the street to the river and park which was fun to tube down in the summer heat. This was our second time staying and we will definitely return. It was well kept.
This is the closest campground to Bend coming from the west, so make reservations early. One section is open all year with limited services. Trailer/rv, tent, and group sites available as are yurts. Updated restrooms and showers. Day use area across The road with river access. Lower loop is next to the river but doesn't have fancy restrooms. The campground can be noisy with trucks on the nearby road. The sites are large. Hosts on site, rangers enthusiastically enforce 10 pm quiet time. No sewer dump station - closest are in Sisters and Bend.
This campground has a spot for everyone - large RV’s, yurts, tents, and even bikes. It’s close to the water and has a great Ranger program. Float the river, visit the volcanos, and hike to the top of Pilot Butte in nearby, Bend to see all of the gorgeous mountains.
Ranger Steve led a great orienteering class and a fun owl pellet dissection class.
We only stayed here one night but this campground is very nice. The campsites are nice. There are fire pits. Restrooms and showers available. Nice and spacious showers. Neat rock formations around our campsite. Loved the area this park is located in as well. Can’t wait to go back to this one. Would recommend reservations as campground was full when we went in late August.
This is a very convenient, family-oriented campground. The camp hosts take 'quiet time' very seriously.
This campsite was one of my favorites so far. Mostly because we had a long drive and arriving at this campsite felt good. VERY clean with private separate showers and a dish washing station outside the bathrooms. Although a smaller camp ground and the sites were relatively close it didn’t bother me. We stayed here 2 or 3 nights while exploring Bend. Maybe 10 15 minutes into bend but very heavily wooded area and on the river. We camped right in front of the play ground and there were definitely a lot of children and families. Also didn’t mind that. There also tent sites, yurts, and RV/ camper spots. I think what I enjoyed most about this site it just gave me a sense of “home” during our road trip. And of course dogs are welcome!
This park is really nice. It is across the road from the day park where there are great hiking trails and lots of areas to put your raft in the deschutes river for some fun floating. The camp hosts keep this campground so clean even taking the camp spots once someone leaves. We enjoyed our stay!
