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Sunset Falls Campground

Sunset Falls Campground, near Yacolt, Washington, is a cozy spot that offers a peaceful escape into nature. With its proximity to the stunning East Fork of the Lewis River, it’s a great place to unwind and soak in the beauty of the surrounding Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

The campground features small, well-spaced sites equipped with picnic tables and fire rings, perfect for evening campfires and stargazing. Visitors have noted the tranquility of the area, with one camper mentioning, “No loud noises, super peaceful.” The vault toilets might not be the most glamorous, but they get the job done, and the drinking water is clean and refreshing.

For those looking to stretch their legs, there’s a paved trail leading to a picturesque waterfall just a short walk away. Campers have enjoyed the nearby swimming hole, making it a hit for families looking to cool off on warm days. Plus, the area is a paradise for waterfall chasers, with plenty of hiking trails and scenic spots to explore.

While some sites can feel a bit close together, the overall vibe is friendly and laid-back. Whether you’re planning a quick weekend trip or a longer stay, Sunset Falls Campground is a solid choice for anyone wanting to escape the hustle and bustle and enjoy some quality time in nature.

Description

National Forest

Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Overview

Sunset Campground is located in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Visitors enjoy scenic views of the river and a waterfall within the campground. The campground is open all year.

Recreation

There are several hiking trails nearby, including the Silver Star trail which offers excellent views of Portland, Oregon. The area is also popular with kayakers that visit the East Fork Lewis River.

Natural Features

The campground is just off the East Fork Lewis River at an elevation of 1,000 feet. The campground road and trail path to the falls are paved and shaded by large evergreen trees.

Nearby Attractions

The campground is located in between Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams, and only about an hour north of Portland, Oregon.

Contact Info

This location is staffed. Please call (360) 729-0018 to speak with local staff.

Charges & Cancellations

Cancellations Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee. A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee including tax and applicable add-on for a campsite. Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. No-Shows A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite. Refunds Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Refunds will not be issued after the 7 days has ended. Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay. For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive. In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.

Fee Info

Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00

Reservation Info

Reservations for peak season at www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777

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Location

Sunset Falls Campground is located in Washington

Detail location of campground

Directions

From I-5 take exit 9 WA 502 for Battle Ground. Go about 7 miles and turn left on WA 503 and head north for about 5.5 miles. Turn right onto NE Rock Creek Rd, which will turn into NE 152nd Ave and then a slight left onto NE Lucia Falls Rd for about 7 miles. Then turn right onto NE Sunset Falls Road, travel for about 7 miles and the campground will be on your right. Location: 40806 NE Sunset Falls Rd, Yacolt WA 98675

Address

40806 NE Sunset Falls Rd
Yacolt, WA 98675

Coordinates

45.8186111 N
122.25 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.

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  • Verizon
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Site Types

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

Features

For Campers

  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Reservable
  • Drinking Water
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Pull-Through Sites
  • Big Rig Friendly

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19 Reviews

Reviewed Aug. 8, 2024

A new favorite close to home

Great small campground with easy access to falls. We enjoyed 2 nights. No phone reception, no loud noises, super peaceful.

Site9
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Michelle L., August 8, 2024
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Michelle L., August 8, 2024
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2024

Winter stay at sunset falls

This is an amazing small campground with 10 nice RV sites. Great views of falls from just a short hike away. The tent sites looked nice as well. Sound of the east fork of the Lewis River from all parts of the campground. We stayed in site 9 and enjoyed it. Had a sunny day and was able to get some solar charging on our van. We will return at some point as we had a good time

Sitesite 9
Month of VisitFebruary
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Reviewed Aug. 10, 2022

Beautiful location, sites could be better

The drive to this campsite was truly beautiful. I hadn’t been through this area of Washington before and it was great. The campground itself was very secluded - 30 minutes to any services or cell service (ATT). While the location was beautiful, the main sites were very small and close together without much privacy. The hike-in sites were very private, but too private for me as a solo camper so I didn’t stay here. The pit toilet was one of the oldest I’ve encountered so far. This could be a great site for secluded hike-in primitive camping if you like that! The first come first serve sites were all available when I showed up on a Thursday.

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Month of VisitAugust
Reviewed Jul. 26, 2022

Inexpensive, Gorgeous, & Quiet

This is the kind of campground that we love, small, quiet and lovely. Tucked right on the banks of the East Fork of the Lewis River and on the edge of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, this is a great get away for anyone in the Vancouver / Portland area. The campsites are small with pull-through parking that could accommodate rigs up to 35’ or up to three vehicles. It’s short enough to walk it before pulling in to see if you’ve got enough room to turn around. 

The sites all have fire rings, and picnic tables and a small tent pad. The vault toilet buildings have taken the brunt of 3 decades of the Washington moss and lichen so were further along the way toward decomposition than I normally like in a bathroom building and smelly, but they were clean enough to use. The water was clean and good tasting and the campground hosts were friendly and efficient. 

The campground was pretty forested, but we were able to still charge up our solar powered system even on cloudy days in one of the less wooded sites. We didn’t even need to pull out our portable solar panel, which we often do when camping in forested areas, allowing the camper to be in the shade, keeping it cool, and being able to put the panel out in the sun. 

Nearby recreation opportunities are endless, from the world-class paddling on the Lewis River to many nearby creeks and streams. The area is a waterfall chaser’s dream, with many parks and hiking trails within 20 miles, just follow the road back downstream and stop at the many parks along the way. The road is pretty narrow and I wouldn’t recommend riding road bikes along the busy paved roads, but further into the forest the dirt road offers some great access and is perfect for gravel bikes. 

In this area you’re about 20-30 minutes from suburban Vancouver WA, where pretty much everything is available, including some pretty fabulous wineries. Check 'em out!

Month of VisitApril
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Shari  G., July 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Shari  G., July 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Shari  G., July 26, 2022
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Reviewed Sep. 16, 2021

Natural Beauty

Sites are decent not great. Listening to the river was nice. Very quiet for my stay just the way I like it. Vault toilets are well ICK but it is what it is. Vicks under the nose for the win. Trail to falls is paved and shady. I'll be back with a better site in my sights next time. All sights are fcfs until Spring. A fire 🔥 would make this location much better....so bring on the 🌧

Site9
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Amy C., September 16, 2021
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Amy C., September 16, 2021
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Amy C., September 16, 2021
Reviewed Sep. 16, 2021

Pretty Waterfall

Pretty area! Just inside the NF. Never saw a single staff member while here. Fine by me! Next time I'll choose a better site. Mine was not the best. Not enough trees for my liking. All sites just have a little pull through a bit different for me. I did enjoy hearing the water very easily. Season is winding down it was COLD this morning I was prepared!

Site7
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Amy C., September 16, 2021
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Amy C., September 16, 2021
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2021

Swimming Hole!

Came here for one night, a quick one hour drive from Portland. When I arrived on a Sunday afternoon, the campground was mostly empty and the day use area was packed. Some sites are reservation and others are FCFS.  There's a great waterfall, swimming hole about a quarter mile walk from the campground. Lots of families were out having a great time swimming, jumping from the rocks and picnicking.

I had a reservation for site #7, but ended up moving to #6 because it was nicer and empty. No one came around to check my reservation. Only 3 other campers were in the campground on a hot August day. All of the sites are pull-though. My site was overlooking the river, but there is no safe way down to the river from any of the campsites, that I could tell. There is a path to the river near the parking area, but the real attraction here is the day use area. 

The day use area was totally empty and surprisingly clean the morning after being super crowded with swimmers. Saw some tiny frogs and tadpoles in the rocks. 

The only bummer was the camp staff were making a lot of noise mowing and blowing Monday morning. I guess that's too be expected, but I was hoping to hang out and listen to the river at my site before I left and it wasn't pleasant. 

It's a beautiful place and would have stayed another night if there was any cell reception. No Verizon. No ATT. 

Used my new PRO account for the first time for some offline research!

Site6
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Kathy B., August 20, 2021
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Kathy B., August 20, 2021
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Kathy B., August 20, 2021
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Reviewed Oct. 17, 2020

Beautiful river camping

This is a smaller campground with both overnight and day use spots. Some overnight spots are hike in and a bit more secluded.

Reviewed Aug. 20, 2020

Great getaway spot

This is located at a beautiful place in the forest. The con of that being the trucks going in and out through the day. But overall my stay was quite enjoyable. Site #18 was closest to the road but that allowed me to be parked close. I highly recommend you bring your own bathroom facilities because the vault toilets are... well. Yeah. Isn’t camping fun!!! Yes, it is! I want to return to this campground so that I can explore more trails.

  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Patsy P., August 20, 2020
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2019

Lovely spot for tent camping

My husband and I took our first camping trip together here this summer. We had a great time. We brought our labrador with us and she enjoyed it as well. It was very quiet and a lovely setting. The camp host has firewood available for purchase as well. The hike to the falls was very short, on a well kept paved path. We will definitely be back.

  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Sarah J., August 23, 2019
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Sarah J., August 23, 2019
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Sarah J., August 23, 2019
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Reviewed Apr. 5, 2019

Sweet Little Campgroud Near Beautiful Waterfall

I love this little campground. There's ten spots on the right that are all pull-throughs (for tents or small trailers). The sites don't have a ton of privacy, but they have tables and such, enough room (some are much larger than others), and half of them are right overlooking the Lewis River. On the left side there's another eight walk-in campsites, most of which have lots of privacy. The walk-in sites are a very short walk from the parking lot, so unless you need your car or trailer, they're a pretty great way to go.

And finally there's a day-use area just a short walk away with absolutely amazing views of a sweet waterfall.

There's pit toilets, but bring your own water.

I've read horrible reviews about the "camp host" on other sites, but we didn't have any interaction with her, so I can't say anything for sure about it and our time there was lovely.

Tips: Bring exact change in cash. When we were there it was $12 for a campsite.

Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Corinna B., April 5, 2019
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Corinna B., April 5, 2019
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Corinna B., April 5, 2019
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Reviewed Nov. 1, 2018

Great Location, Spots and Price

Great campground in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Smallish campground with about half the spots right on the river. Nice day use area slightly separated from the camping. Picnic tables and fire rings. Mostly tents when we were there, but there's also pull-through driveway type spots that could fit a trailer. At just $12 per night, price can't be beat.

Plenty of trees and grass. Most spots are slightly exposed to the turn-around road, but still feels private since there's space and trees between the spots.

Not too far from Mouton Falls, which are amazing, plus other hiking and swimming areas nearby.

Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Brian C., November 1, 2018
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Brian C., November 1, 2018
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Brian C., November 1, 2018
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Reviewed Aug. 7, 2018

Fantastic site

11 is a walk I’m site that offers the most seclusion in the campground. You are away from all other campers and surrounded by river and trees. The hike along the river and to the waterfalls is short and offers great swimming and relaxing. Fishing is not permitted on the river that runs through the campground.

Site11
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Josh W., August 7, 2018
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Josh W., August 7, 2018
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Josh W., August 7, 2018
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Reviewed May. 31, 2018

Settle In Settle Down

A nice creek valley, clear easy camp sites with decent spacing, a short walk to a waterfall swim hole, huckleberry and mushroom picking and fantastic sightseeing in Gifford Pinchot top the list here. It's four stars if you get a campsite creekside (which is also further away from the road), three stars for anything else. If Sunset is full, Rock Creek Horse Camp and Cold Creek can each accommodate tent campers - Battle Ground Lake too.

Month of VisitMay
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  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Bjorn S., May 31, 2018
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Reviewed May. 29, 2018

Beautiful and private

There are places to swim along the Lewis river, Silverstar look out point is near by, plenty of trees for hammocking and gathering firewood. Very missy and relaxing, the sound of rushing water will help put you to sleep.

Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Monica D., May 29, 2018
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Monica D., May 29, 2018
  • Review photo of Sunset Falls Campground by Monica D., May 29, 2018
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2018

Spectacular experience

One of my favorite campgrounds. Very well kept and kid friendly campsitewith easy to moderate hikes availabland site. Love the close proximity to the river as well! My only complaint is the near comingling of campsites with RV sites, in my opinion more space between the two is necessary for those of us who want to hear the hum of nature, not RVs, at night.

Month of VisitJuly

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the max vehicle length at Sunset Falls Campground?

    Sunset Falls Campground allows vehicles up to 40 feet.

  • Are fires allowed at Sunset Falls Campground?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at Sunset Falls Campground, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

  • Does Sunset Falls Campground have wifi?

    No, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Sunset Falls Campground does not have wifi.

  • Is there cell phone reception at Sunset Falls Campground?

    According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is available, AT&T is unknown, and T-Mobile is good.

  • How hard is it to get a campsite at Sunset Falls Campground?

    Some campers book as far as 6 months in advance, so on high-demand weekends it can be very difficult to get a campsite at Sunset Falls Campground. If you want to get a last-minute campsite at Sunset Falls Campground, try setting up a text message Alert atTheDyrt.com/alerts

  • Why is it so hard to get a campsite at Sunset Falls Campground?

    There are 18 campsites at Sunset Falls Campground and over 80 million Americans who camp! Try snagging a cancellation by setting up a text message Alert atTheDyrt.com/alerts