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Unless otherwise posted, you can stay 10 days in a 30-day period at any of DNR's campsites. During your stay, please practice leave no trace principles and pack out what you pack in. Dispersed camping, camping outside of our designated campgrounds, is allowed in some of our forests. Dispersed camping is not allowed at day-use sites. Toilets, picnic tables, trash cans, drinking water, and fire pits are not available in the backcountry. Please follow Leave No Trace principles and pack out everything you pack in. Dispersed fires are prohibited.
$10 - $15 / night
Currently closed for the pandemic - 10/13/2020
$33 - $55 / night
ODF offers three types of camping opportunities: Developed campgrounds, designated campsites outside of regular campgrounds, and dispersed camping.
Fee is $5/vehicle/night
$5 / night
Wandering elk is a Nature retreat center focused on creating an environment to explore our natural world nestled among the Cedars and spruce that border Willipa bay, we invite you to pitch your tent, or settle into our vintage clamper and relax, renew, and reconnect with what inspires you.
this amazing, 5 acre, wooded, retreat, bordering the bay has wetland area that runs through it.
We offer one Glamp her and 610 sites. The common area features include a shared, rustic kitchen with water pump, brick, barbecue grill, and seating. We also include some very basic cooking tools. Guests are welcome to use it.
Two bathrooms with flushing toilets, and non-potable water sinks various places to sit recline and walk around potable water is available on site. Additional amenities include basic, first aid, fire, extinguishers and wagons for transporting belongings.
Additional information about our facilities, and the surrounding area can be found at
awanderingelk.com
$50 - $150 / night
The 90,000-acre Yacolt Burn State Forest, and nearby areas to the north and east in Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat counties, are working forests. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages timber production, biomass byproducts, communication tower leases, and other activities in the forest to help fund local county services and the construction of public K-12 schools throughout Washington.
Located north of Naselle, this five tent-only campsite lake is situated on the way up to Radar Ridge. There is a short trail that goes around the lake and a trail connecting to Snag Lake.
$15 / night
$15 / night
$50 / night
Legend
This is a very nice campground with lots of greenery. There are mostly RV spots with 8 tent sites available. Prices are ok for tent camping $28/ site. It’s a family friendly campground with close proximity to the beach and a descent bathroom and shower.
ScoutThere’s only one bathroom on the side of the campground where there’s tent camping and it’s about a 7 min walk from tent sites (though the bathroom was clean). Not ideal if you need to go in the middle of the night. There were few other tent campers. Our site was the biggest so we picked it but there was some trash in it when we got there. Otherwise, staff was friendly. Campgrounds overall were well maintained.
Legend
Cape Disappointment is a great spot for campers of all kinds. There are RV hook ups, tent sites, hiker/ biker spots, cabins, and yurts. Very easy access to the water as well.
The yurts are your basic state park round dome with sleeping arrangements for up to 5 people. It has a table, chairs, and indoor heat.
Each site has a picnic table and fire ring. There is a park store that has basic essentials and the ability to buy wood.
During the spring, the wind can be pretty intense so beware if you are tent camping.
Scout
Nice little spot. Free hot showers. $20 for a tent site. Some of the tent sites to choose from were really small or not level but we got lucky with what we thought was the best site (B-10)
Scout
Sites are well maintained. The tent sites are not drive up, however they could have easily made this possibly, it just makes camping more inconvenient if you are not intending to backpack/hike to your site. The spigot could have easily been placed closer to the sites as well, but is at the parking area a small hike up the hill from the tent sites. The tent sites have wooden platforms which is nice as far as flat surface goes, however wood is harder than the ground would be, so camping pads/air mattresses etc are definitely necessary. Amenities are well-maintained and included in the cost of your site which is nice.
Scout
We’ve stayed here many times and if you’re planning to fish, crab, or dig clams at the coast this is the best place! They have a wonderful cleaning station, clean hot showers and RV and tent sites as well as a few small cabins. The tent sites are all on grass and back up to a stream. They even have a little camp store where we bought flour and seasonings to fry our clams at camp!
Traveler
This is Nehalem Falls Campground, site T3. It's one of six walk-in tent sites at this campground in the Tillamook National Forest. You park the car about 50 feet away and bring your gear in. The campground also has about ten car camping sites and two group sites (the only ones that can be reserved). The tent sites are very private and right on the Nehalem River which is warm enough to swim in.
ScoutFriendly enough owner. Showers and bathroom needs updated. Have to pay for showers. Nice field for tent camping and creek in the back.
GuideBeautiful area, very quiet, walk in tent sites were easy access, host was lovely.
Traveler
Tent camping. Made reservation for my visit as it's a popular place. Quiet, paved parking pads so look at site photos to see if enough room for your tent size. Be ready to climb the dunes for a breathtaking view
Guide
Your basic KOA with the amenities: flush toilets, showers, dog park, gift shop, kids activities, etc. but comes with the price $38/night basic primitive tent camping. No complaints otherwise and very friendly staff.
ScoutWent in late June and the campground was practically empty. Pretty good size tent camping spots. Right next to a cliff looking over the water. Sort of far from any town but beautiful spot
Guide
This location was convenient for what I needed in a pinch! First come sites available late at night. Tent site was small but workable.
ScoutNice and clean flat tent sites with grass. Lots of wildlife had a visit from a family of raccoons and deer. Lovely views of the ocean.
Scout
Beautiful access to the beach. Large tent sites. Area is very clean. Reservations are easy and the host asks what form of payment we would prefer. Very professional.
LegendThis is a great campground to stay at if you’re visiting Cannon Beach and nicely centrally located along the coast to visit the surrounding areas. You can walk into town (2.5 blocks) and the spaces are very green with picnic tables at each. Good size spots, not super spacious but good size flat spaces. There are RV(12’-40’)/Tent sites as well as various size cabins. They also have a general store and coffee bar. During the summer they have various horse 🐴 rides along the beach including night rides.
Full Hook-Up $62.00/night Water and Electric $57.00/night Tent Site $45.00/night Small Park Cabins $105.00/night (sleeps 2) Large Park Cabins $120.00/night (sleeps 3)
Traveler
We stayed here for the weekend. It was good. The RV sites are super close to one another, but the tent sites were a little more wooded and secluded.
Scout
Full hook ups (30 amp only) and tent sites. Dog friendly. Beach access. Super friendly hosts. No beach view. Sites need to be re-sized, nobody wants fire pits under their awning.
GuideThese sites are nice and secluded. Most are like little wooded coves. The tent sites were small, but good for a 4-6 persom tent. The restrooms are clean and have showers. The city of Westport was charming and not a far drive.
GuideFound this camping spot on a busy holiday weekend. Hardly anyone here. Good for us! Prices are great. $30 + for full hook. $20 for just parking two vehicles. A campervan and a tent. Camped in B-10, right by cliff area and the ocean. Would stay here again.
Traveler
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.
TravelerAbsolutely 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.
GuideI had a great stay at the KOA! Even though the weather was a little rainy, i was tent camping, i enjoyed this campround. All the little details they put up all arround the campground made me smile every time i passed them. One of my favourite photos of my six months travel photography trip i took there. The leave with the raindrops.
TravelerLarge campground with RV sites, tent camping area, and cabins. There is a clubhouse with a pool, board games, and movies. They also have a swing set, horseshoes, beach volleyball, and mini golf. Neighbors were friendly and it was quite at night. There is also a laundry facility and we like to go to Long Beach and Astoria nearby for the markets on the weekend.
Scout
Great place to stay for a beach trip. There are camper sites and tent. The actual camp ground is about 20min walk through the forest from the beach. The tent sites are cut out of the forest and under brush and are fairly private. The camp ground has token operated showers, so make sure to bring some cash to change to tokens. change is not accepted.
Legend
When I think of camping, I think of wilderness, semi-privacyand a campfire.
Pros:
-Right on the Columbia River
-Very small site and Inexpensive
-you can fish from your campsite
Cons:
-Right on a busy Highway
-Very crowded spaces and no privacy
-No fires
-No more tent camping
This was a decent campground if you are interested in staying still and not bothered by a cramped no privacy site
Scout
We stayed on Sunday and Monday nights and had the entire campground to ourselves. Not all of the tent sites can easily accommodate a larger tent. Toilet paper was found on the edge of our campsite, but that seemed to be the only trash around. Pit toilets were very clean! Big Tree Trail for hikers was well maintained and we took the opportunity to splash around in the creek. We will most likely be returning to this campground.
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