A beautiful setting where I've spent many a night encamped in this park usually at the old Battery doing our yearly Civil War reenactment. And excuse I mean me War between the states?'' As there was nothing civil about it when it was actually happening 1861-1865!'' We do a Reenactment of this stressful period as much as we possibly can that is every Labor Day Weekend for 20 years! The park is very quiet, relaxing and peaceful at nights. 5 stars*****! ''Thank you'' read more

I camped here the Thursday night of Memorial Day weekend- managed to snag a tent site without a reservation. I had a great time photographing the Peter Iredale shipwreck and I also ran the 2 mile trail around Coffenbury Lake. I was planning on exploring the barracks in the morning, but when I woke up in a wet tent in the pouring rain, I wasn't going to stick around. Headed back again this May! read more

Love that you can drive on the beach, the Peter Iredale shipwreck is pretty cool too. I have come up here for some geocaching with my family a few times now and it's always lots of fun :) read more

Beautiful place on the coast! Plenty of trails, bike trails. You can also drive your car onto the beach. We have had bonfires here during the summer and watched the sunset. It's also gorgeous during the winter best place to watch a storm. Peaceful and picturesque. There are places here to camp as well. We also come here to clam dig for razor clams. Love this place! So glad it's close to home. read more

I go camping with my daughter every year. She is 10. I also camped every summer growing up. We are tent campers so bear that in mind. Fort Stevens is a HUGE campground and is completely full just about every day from June through September. Do not expect to be in solitude at this place during these months. Then again it is one of the largest campgrounds in the state so if you went here for solitude then you didn't do your homework. Sites We stayed in N12. The camp spaces are pretty tight so you will likely get to know your neighbors good or bad. Luckily ours were great. You get the driveway and a 10-15 foot swath of grass next to it with a fire pit and picnic table. There is no vegetation or other separation from the next campsite. Overall the sites are clean and well kept if not overly spacious. I imagine they are built for people in campers and RVs, not for tent folks like us so the campground is designed more along the lines of a huge parking lot with some trees and bushes around. Atmosphere Don't kid yourself, camping is a family activity most of the time so there are a lot of kids. For those who complain about it, that is like going to Disneyland and wishing there weren't so many darn kids having fun! Yes, there are tons of kids on scooters and bikes riding around. Yes at time they can be noisy - its called having fun! There are a lot of dogs as well but we did not hear a single one at night. Facilities Facilities were clean and were never busy - but then I did not use the showers so I can't speak for those. I did find it odd that they chose 8am in the morning to close the restrooms for 30 minutes for cleaning. Seems like the evening would be a less busy time. Other Firewood was available on site - it was $5.50 for a bundle - seemed similar to what was being sold along the road outside the park. They will even deliver it to your site if you sign up - or they will drive through in the evening with a bunch of bundles and you can flag them down. I registered online and completed the pre-registration and printed out my info and car pass so when I got there I only had to slip my pre-registration into a box in the parking lot. This is a big plus as the line to register in the office can take a long time during typical check in times. The location is ideal. There are lots of beaches to visit there in the park (and the shipwreck) as well as the old fort. It is also just a jump down the coast to the great beaches and tourist stops like Seaside and Cannon Beach. Or you can get into Astoria quickly if you want to eat something not cooked over a camp stove. read more

Review is just for the campground and not the State Park itself---which is immense, immensely beautiful, and historic. The deluxe cabin itself is four stars, it's not even glamping---it's being in a nice, nice cabin near people who are camping. The cabin has space heaters, a bigger fridge, microwave, a kitchen sink, a bathroom with a hot shower with great water pressure, a living room with a futon sofa, a bunk bed in the bedroom. Yes, it's a one bedroom. And the water in the shower and sinks get hot faster than at home. Decent water pressure too. Which was so welcome on the weekend we were there, where it rained a lot and heavily just about the entire time we were there. There's even a DVD player for those antsy kids trapped on rainy days (when we were there!) One star off the cabin because they do NOT clean well in there, when water spilled everywhere , we mopped it up with towels and it turned the towels BLACK. There's a mop in that locked bathroom closet, surely! That mop must be pristine. The futons are industrial, very indestructible, and very hard. But hey, better than camping, right? Bonus: Gas grill, too?! A couple of the deluxe cabins are pet friendly, too. It was not so busy and crowded here on the weekend we went, compared to the rest of the campgrounds. NOT a fan of the playground. It's fine, for younger kids, a bit dated. Unattended kids ran rampant when we visited and not all of them are well-behaved, and that's a euphemism. I didn't want any of our crew ending up mentioned in an unfortunate google/huffington post news article. But the crowd must vary depending on when you go, right? The campsites are packed densely on top of each other. Not a whole lot of privacy. Convivial is nice, but some space is too. We do prefer Cape Disappointment. (Ironic? But true.) read more

500 sites and full tonight. It's 9:30 and kids are still wandering around but it's starting to quiet. There's just two of us and we are staying only one night. Bathrooms are great and the showers look good too. Nice place to walk and many people, who look like they usually don't bike, are biking around and around. Beach is awesome. I would stay again. Putting in my ear plugs and will sleep well tonight. Update; we slept great! This place is terrific! One exception: The hippy couple across the street were burning a wet huge log and created tons of noxious smoke that filled the area. What were you thinking? The log had moss on it- should have been your first clue! Next time be a good neighbor and buy wood from the volunteers or stay some place else. read more

Loud, noisy and obnoxious - I am talking about the parents (here I use the term loosely) who apparently think taking the kiddies to Ft. Stevens is about the same as Walmart on a Saturday afternoon or a McDonalds with a kiddie playground. We camped in M5. Unbeknownst to us we were next to the bath/shower walkway (you're not shown these on the website maps and on a wide corner which normally, I guess, has the gate open to L loop, this trip is was closed. So what do the beer-guzzling/chip crunching chair-potato parents do? They turn their kids loose on razor-scooters (motorized), bikes (wearing no helmets as required of anyone under 16) and send them off away from their campsite with no supervision and expect all the other campers to tolerate the noise and bad behavior. This was our worst camping experience in 6 years of camping. I guess if you are in a hard-sided trailer you won't hear the noise, don't know, didn't ask. It was only after day 3 of this crap we went to the host. We were told the hosts are "not allowed to handle these situations but he contact a Ranger. Note: we saw Ranchers in the early a.m. before most campers were even up yet, and again between 9-10 pm when most of the kiddies were finally put to bed. I feel for the Rangers who now have to be like traffic cops, too few for too many breaking the rules. A Ranger did show (the host said they'd given this "family" a warning about the razor scooters before - what????) and the kids disappeared to wherever they belonged in the first place. If you want any resemblance of peace and quiet DO NOT CAMP here in the Summer months. The up side: we partook of the Kayak trip, bird watching walk, thoroughly investigated the old Fort and had a grand time outside the camp ground. The Oregon State Park system has very little consistency. The hosts here do not put out on/off duty signs nor do they get out in the carts to just peruse the areas. If they can't do anything about violations they see they should at least be able to report them; autos speeding in going the wrong direction, no bike helmets, campers taking over not only their site but those next to them and across the street. Yep, unfortunately this trip we saw it all and way too much of it. We are older, respectful and friendly. Our buttons got pushed big time this trip. Parents: if you can't/won't parent keep the kids at home in your backyard. I feel for the people who have to live next to you. read more

Do you camp old-school style in tents? If so, private tent sites are a rarity. This place is much better equipped for flatlander camping, what with hook-ups at every site; but that is on the plus side for tent camping - Hey! I don't have to walk for water? And I can dump it right here too? Sweet! To sum up the campground: - Bathrooms were clean and convenient. All the RV's meant not having to wait for a stall. I can't review the showers - I'm old school and can deal with being dirty for a couple days. - The parks rangers were very nice, and they kept the peace, though we did have a bike stolen in the night - a camping first in my 40+ years of life. The rangers indicated this wasn't completely uncommon, so bike locks people! (Luckily our bike was found, but lesson learned.) - If you like long walks - I mean really, REALLY long walks - there is beach access. The beaches are fantastic, but I suggest y'all hop in the car - there is plenty of parking at the four beach areas North of the campground. - The bike trails are nicely paved and go all over the place. If you don't like wearing your bike helmet, keep in mind that Oregon State Law requires them on people under 16. - Most of the sites are shady, but bits of sun peek in. And in case you don't know this already, it's windy by the ocean; and it's the PNW - the clouds might not burn off until noon or later. Bring a jacket...and pants. read more

The park itself is great! However, I have a disability, that requires me to have a service dog. We walked into the museum the woman said that my dog couldn't be in there, and then she noticed that my dog had a service dog jacket on. She said "oh, never mind". She was very nice. A man sitting down behind her said we almost bought a service dog jacket too. (it was obvious to me, he was implying that he isn't a real service dog) The woman said "oh hush" to him. I didn't respond. I now wish I had. Not only are there more than 30 disabilities, that a person under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may have. Only around 10 of these disabilities are visible. The government created this law so that people like me are able to go on with somewhat of a normal life. It was most definitely not made so that people can mock someone like me. Basically, it really doesn't matter if you believe a person has a disability or not. There are only 2 questions a business owner or his employees can ask. Is this a service dog? What does he do for you? It is illegal to ask any other questions. You would think that a person who works (or volunteers) for the state would know this. P.S. It's not like you can just get a dog and boom he's a service dog. There has to be training for the dog to help your specific disability. And letters from multiple Dr's, and so much more to be legal. read more

I prefer to camp in cooler weather, so fall, winter, and spring. I have a small motor home, and camp with two large dogs. During Discovery Season, this is my favorite campground. The prices are reasonable ($23), and the grounds are not very crowded. Except during holiday weekends, there is almost always space available - most loops are removed from the reservation system, so convert to first come first served. They start with only a few loops open, then open more as needed. I like some privacy in my campsites, and some space for my dogs to play - many of the sites in this campground fit the bill. The rangers and park hosts, all that I've interacted with, are very friendly and welcoming. Very important to me, this is a VERY dog-friendly park. Lots of trails and roads to walk the dogs, and lots of dog bag stations. read more

Great place for a quiet retreat. Fantastic beaches and historically interesting sites. We spent a week there and explored a little bit each day including the Lewis and Clark site not far away. Recommend this wonderful area for relaxing and education. read more

We reserved a yurt several months in advance, and got one near the restroom (yay). We were surprised how many folks were camping here in November. The yurts are nice (we've stayed in the yurts at Cape Lookout multiple times) but for some reason our heater really struggled with the November chill...it seemed like our Cape Lookout yurts stayed much warmer in similar temperatures. But still, it's a very fun and well-maintained campground, with good firewood for sale and a handy store at the KOA across the highway. Just make sure to bring plenty of warm clothes/blankets and keep all your food indoors (the raccoons can get into all sorts of containers with no problem). read more

We loved this place because we were in the woods even though we have a big rig. Very friendly staff and great location to hundreds of things to do in the area. Note: We were there in late September when there are fewer travelers. I have no doubt that it is crazy during the summer months. We will definitely stay again but only during off season and never during the summer. read more

Incredible state park; great location, stone's throw from Astoria (worth visiting if, for no other reason, to see the oldest settlement west of the Mississippi). Love the bike trails, kayak-friendly lake, stunning shipwreck. One of the only negatives is the park being a victim of its success, leading to securing a campsite being difficult, and (being a car/tent camper) having to compete with seasoned RV campers. read more

This is a great place for the fat American RV "camper", however if you are looking to tent camp... don't hold your breath. They have 170 full hook-up sites compared to just 6 tent sites! read more

The only reason I'm giving this park 4 stars is because it's pretty cramped. The spots are extremely close together. I would estimate that from my drive-in pad to the neighbors is only about 20ft at most. That being said, it's simply gorgeous! The trails are amazing and shipwreck beach is spectacular. There are some mosquitos that can be bothersome, but I'd say we are in their territory, so don't complain (or wear long sleeves). The park staff were super helpful, even came to verify our power was working correctly at the site. The showers and bathrooms are clean and the water was hot. So happy we stayed. We will certainly come back. read more

Great location on the coast with a TON of things to do! Close to Astoria and the column or Fort Clatsop. We always take our bikes and you can rack up 20 miles in a weekend without even thinking about it. There are a lot of great paved biking/walking paths to use. Good beach access with what is left of the Peter Iredale to look at. We go once a year am I look forward to it everytime. read more

Love Fort Stevens! Great bike paths and beautiful views. Very cool history and labor day cannon fire.

We're tent campers & love outdoor stuff (such as clamming, fishing, and crabbing). Fort Steven's a treasure trove for razor clam lovers. Not so much for surf fishing when we were there (only tried twice and saved the rest of our energy on razor clamming). The kids loved the clean and pristine beach. For once, we saw no pet's poop on the beach or anywhere in the campsite. HOWEVER... MOSQUITOES EVERY WHERE..no matter how much you drench yourself in repellent and covering your area with citronella candles, they'll find you and turn you into a human connect- the- dot. Bring your extra strength cortisone and face netting if you want to enjoy your stay with worry free. Other than that, the camp hosts are awesome & friendly. The most nicest and sweetest hosts! The next time we come back, we'll be more prepare to fend our precious skin from those blood suckers. read more

Great campground! Awesome trails, can't go wrong. I could easly spend days here. The only down side is Mosquitos they are everywhere from April - September/October. read more

Don't walk the Parking Lot A trail for the next couple months,and don't expect to find the myrtle, salal, and evergreen huckleberry that used to grow on the sides of the trail for a very long time. The whole area has been clearcut, essentially, 15 feet on either side of the walking/bike trail, all the way into the forest. This was done presumably to reduce the scotchbroom, which was becoming less profuse over the past few years, since the trees have been growing in, and the land undisturbed, blocking the sun, and removing the conditions under which scotchbroom thrives(disturbed land and sun exposure). Anyway, the geniuses who did this chop job left the one thing this area does not need---a holly tree of at least five feet! Too bad about Parking Lot A. it was my favorite part of Ft Stevens. Sue S read more

What hasn't been said about this place? Our family just acquired a VW Eurovan off of Craigslist and we were looking for a quick trip to put it through its paces and take our twin 6 year olds camping. Ft. Stevens and Astoria were the perfect distance to make an adventure out of a single night away from town. The park blew our minds! The campgrounds were well maintained and the bike paths were in great shape. We had an amazing time exploring the shipwreck, the beaches, and the various military installations around the park (these were especially fun for our boy). Its location to Astoria is also a highlight, as we were able to take in some local sights (the Maritime Museum) and partake in a few of the local breweries without straying too far from our campground. If you've seen the movie Inside Out, our first weekend in Ft. Stevens was a core memory for our family and we have a sticker from the park proudly displayed on our van! read more

Clamming, fishing, camping oh my! Great place to go. They have yurts. And they have a $5 parking fee. Their is hiking and lots of animal and plant life to look our for. We had a great time. read more

Great park, tons of trails and lots to do and see. Park is infested with mosquitos and ticks though, so be prepared.

Is it a must see? Not really, but it was definitely interesting. We didn't sign up for any tours, just wandered by ourselves. If you don't don't a tour, I could see spending 1-4 hours in this park. We saw the ocean, the river, and wandered around the military forts. We were able to explore some but many were flooded and we couldn't get very far into them. Nice little history museum too, and a gift shop. read more

This is one of the best parks in which I have stayed. If you tent camp and enjoy walking into the wilds to stay you won't find that here, but it is a good place for a bike ride, or a walk to the beach through dense forest. I loved the stay here even though I was surrounded by RVs read more

Great beaches. Great trails ( and lots of them!). The shipwreck is pretty neat - my kids loved exploring all around it.

Stayed one night, nice big pull through spot with hook ups. It did happen to be on the path to the bathroom, which I couldn't tell when reserving, so there were a lot of people walking basically through our camp spot. Tons of bike paths and interesting things to see. Would like to come back and explore some more when I have more time. read more

Beware of mosquitos!!! The beach and shipwreck are amazing, the campground is beautiful, the facilities are top-notch, but it is nearly impossible to enjoy any of that. The mosquitos are enormous and relentless night and day. A real health hazard!!! read more

Great place for the kids! So much history, coolm musuem and fort. Check out the ship wreck, and great camping facilities as well!

Always a wonderful experience staying here so beautiful calm peaceful relaxing. It's close to all of the major sites and not too far from astoria. There are wonderful hiking trails that connect you to all the historical sights and it's always wonderful to visit Fort Stevens and to see all the wonderful history that presents itself to you read more

Our family tent camped for 2 nights here in mid July. We had a great time despite the gloomy, grey cool weather. There is so much to do around the campground beach, ship wreck, lake, the fort and museum. It is also great place for biking and walking. It was very quiet and peaceful. We can't wait to go back next summer and stay longer. I would recommend this camp area to anyone with children. read more

If you like Military history you should go to the Fort Stevens military fort. It has batteries, a museum, and many other thins to explore. It is a lot of fun and has a lot of information. read more

went camping a couple years ago.... had a blast with the kids... we biked, hiked, and played at the beach. Just dont forget the bug spray lol read more

Amazing camping spot great facilities and beutifull envoroment.

Best camping on the coast. Beautiful , lush hook up spots that are private! Will continue to come back for years to come

Fort Stevens is a great park to visit, but there are reasons some of the historical area is locked or fenced off. Battery Mishler has always been kept locked and only opened for guided tours because people have been known to get hurt or lost in there. The only time anyone could get in there for free in the past 20 years without a guide is if the lock and chain was vandalized, and that has happened over the years a number of times so if you got in without a guide, that's why you were able to. A lot of the top of West Battery is crumbling and big chunks of concrete have fallen off, the last occurence narrowly missed a couple of exploring families. Since so much concrete is breaking away, it is quite foolhardy to climb around in the restricted areas unless you have a fond desire to become a human pancake or visit a local hospital. The paid tours have been going on for years. They just didn't start yesterday. read more

This a VERY large campground and sights are kind of close to each other, but still nice. Great sights to see in area either by foot or car, so make sure and plan some time to enjoy all the area has to offer. Very clean bathrooms and free showers. I found it very od that for large campground there is NO trash cans around the park, but yet, dog poop bags, so if you pick it up you have to carry long way to throw away...(I did). FYI the maps we were given of the park and area did not seem to be correct on mileage or paths. I would for sure stay here again. No ATT cell at campground but pick up in other spots in park. $30.00 a night is WAY less than the KOA right before the park, so please don't give KOA your money unless you want all the bells and whistles of a KOA. read more

we've seriously done so much camping at this place. also have some good peeps who've been a number of times. didn't even know they had facilities for horse camping until someone told me they ride their horses in all the time. what what? I didn't even know that was a thing, but apparently these guys got it covered. the campgrounds (not camp *sites*) are huge with tons of sites. the downside to that is that this place services a lot of people. sometimes all at once. this is a state park and by no means out of the way. this means that the place gets hella crowded. for those of you who are used to these wide-open public camping facilities know this means dealing with other peoples kids, and sometimes the bros next door have keggers and do their old highschool football teams holler in the middle of the night. yeah, they have the usual quiet time after 10pm or whatever, but you really expect everyone to be civil at all times only because you want them to be? yeah, right. you want privacy and silence at night? take up back packing. or maybe get a little more creative than to pick one of the largest state park camping facilities in the state. seriously, they are out there. if you get there and you don't like the crowd, that's your bad, in my opinion. how to avoid the bustling crowd? don't go camping on key holidays, such as; 4th of july, memorial day, labor day or any particularly hot or moderate summer day, etc. if you do go camping on these days, try a pack-in place with short hikes. theirs places in the state with a 45 minute hike to get to your site. you are going to find more serious out-doors-people that aren't privy to amateur hour at the state park who think a fire ring, picnic bench, a private driveway and a moaning neighbor in the middle of the night that doesn't know what a pillow is, 15 feet away actually constitutes camping. it doesn't. it isn't. it's an easy way to get out of the city. the prices are comparable to other state parks. it's much larger and thus has a larger budget to include other novelties. things like showers on premise. the ones i know for sure are by the yurts. oh yeah, they have yurts with heaters. when it's 20 degrees outside, the heaters make it a sweltering 30 degrees inside. bring your good sleeping bag. or if your $20 deal at Target is your best rig. get a hotel. rookie. KOA is down the road. they have handicapped parking for you. coincidentally, so does Ft. Stevens so your grandma who's a little sturdier than you can get her Rascal Scooter up the ramp into the yurt. The matress pads a few inches thick, making them at least 300% better than that used situation you picked up for a dollar in Deek and Brian's basement. They are reasonably comfortable and help to ease grandma's achy hips. or yours. Susan. They got cool books in there where people have documented their trials and tribulations which don't include your endless rant about your frizzy beard because you forgot your beard conditioner at home and your vegan lifestyle leaves you ignorant to the, literally, thousands of uses for bacon grease. Nancy. Grandma's a badass and she's got stories about the hike around the lake just down the road, bird watching and the shipwreck on the beach that you can walk up to and, at-your-own-risk, climb. Ft. Stevens is also in a centralized location where the Walgreens is less than a 20 minute drive where you can get your tetanus booster for 60 bucks. The bros can get a 30 pack of Coors. sorry, they don't have your brand of pomade, Dapper Dan. how to successfully camp at Ft Stevens while avoiding the amateur hour shenanigans; avoid state parks, generally, in the peak summer season and especially on weekends. by all means, the weekdays are going to be much more sparse, but they also close off loops to get more people into a focused area making it easier to service the facilities like the washrooms, showers, and various garbage drop off sites. you might have a few sites near you that are vacant, which gives you more shoulder room and fewer conversations of society's finest that you wish you couldn't hear. on the weekdays you'll see more casual fare. someone's grandparents who's flannel you're actually wearing right now. by the way, he donated that for a reason. and it's not because your girlfriend just learned how to stitch an off-seam rip on pinterest. Yeah, when you thought it was so original to bring wine camping, they actually remembered to bring a wine key. yeah you can burrow it. they wont even give you a hard time when you forget to bring it back only to lose it before the next camping trip anyways. They are also really polite. they will wave at you every trip to the near-by restroom making you self conscious wondering if 4 trips to the bathroom is too many. they will also leave you, sitting on the john, pondering social issues like, "Why do they get an RV AND Medicare and all I'm going to get is diabetes?" read more