Beautiful park, I stayed here in a tent with my fiancée and our children, we took the kids to the…read morerestroom to get ready for bed around 8:45pm and when we got back to our tents the surrounding sprinklers were on and our entire campsite and tent was wet. Absolutely frustrating as could be of a situation and the park rangers and staff never once apologized. Not only did they not apologize but they also didn't compensate us whatsoever when a bunch of our belongings were destroyed due to their sprinkler system. Moral of the story is avoid staying here because the staff isn't considerate even when they ruin your trip. I have seen other reviews of this park that have experienced the same thing, again not sure why they have sprinklers running at 9pm inside your campsite.

Maryhill: The Park That Never Sleeps -- A Folk Ballad to Be…read moreSung to the Tune of Endless Jake Brakes -- I camped beside the Columbia, where the golden hillsides gleam, To find a little peace and rest, and live the camper's dream. The river shone like silver, the wind was soft and still -- But no one warned of Maryhill, the park that tests your will. The freight trains sang from dusk to dawn, with whistles long and shrill, On both sides of the riverbank -- a stereo of thrill! Each clattered by in endless line, with steel on steel's refrain, Like Zeus himself had dropped the beat for thunder made of train. Then came the trucks, all night they climbed that two-mile stretch of road, Their engines moaning, gear by gear, beneath their heavy load. You'd hear them grind in agony, ascending toward the stars, While down below, the campers dreamt of buying hybrid cars. But mercy fled the morning when those trucks came down again -- The Jake brakes sang their diesel hymns across the river plain. For minutes on end, the echoes roared -- a basso, blaring suite, A three-minute truck-fart fugue in thunderous repeat. The tent pegs rattled, spoons took flight, the coyotes packed and ran, The herons left for Idaho, and so did half my plan. I stared up through the canvas roof, eyes wide and sleepless still, And whispered through my pillow: "Lord... deliver Maryhill." Yet sunrise came all honey-gold, and peace returned for show, The river shone like mercy -- as if it didn't know. And though my eyes were bagged and red, my heart forgave the thrill: For beauty roars as loudly as the trucks at Maryhill.

With Horsethief Butte as the scenic backdrop, this lake is a relaxing spot for fishing & kayaking…read more Equipped with bathrooms & showers, a popular place for camping & RV sleepovers. Not naturally formed, flooded into existence by the Dalles Dam. Without a natural circulation of water, the summer creates toxic algae harmful to humans and fish. Warning signs are posted. A petroglyph trail is a highlight for all; in depth tour guide available by reservation. Boat launch access to the Columbia River.

Lovely piece of the Gorge. We've stopped by the lake portion and checked out the Petroglyphs before…read morewhile passing through, as well as briefly jumping onto a trail at the Butte. This weekend we got around to investing more time in the trails of Butte and it was pretty fun. The trails don't allow for a complete loop around the rock, as there's a block for restoration on the east side. But you can wander most of the way around the water side...up and around the rocks is really where's it at though. There are 3 access points to the top from the trails, and the bouldering up is loads of fun. Once atop you can roam all about and enjoy fabulous views from every angle. While the remainder of the trails at Butte are average, we found it pretty entertaining to climb around the rock portion. There's a decent amount of parking...Discover Pass required...as well at a vault toilet at the trailhead.

$25 a night. Attentive camp host. All the sites are good or excellent. Quiet. Family friendly…read more Everyone has two spots to access the river. I love this place.

Overall the grounds are well cared for and the people who are doing the work seem happy and content…read morewith their roles.

We really enjoyed this RV park! It's well maintained, the sites are generous and level, many mature…read moretrees that offer lots of shade. The restrooms and showers are spotless! The camp hosts are friendly. Peach Beach RV Park is located on the Columbia River and also a bike ride away from Maryville Stonehenge. See photos. Unfortunately, the fresh fruit and the fruit stand was not available this time of year. But soon!

This is a great campground. Lots of shady trees and the lawn is kept up very nice. Everything is…read moremaintained and the bathrooms and showers are spotless. The camp hosts are very welcoming with some peaches when you check in. Easy walking access to Maryhill State Park and their beach. Even though the beach access at this park is not too shabby. The little fruit stand is within walking distance with a nice variety of produce, canned and otherwise. I will mention about the trains and autos being a little noisy, but the whole Columbia gorge is like that. Hopefully will be back soon!!

Hidden treasure in Sherman County. Yet another well maintained and placed Oregon State Park…read moreCampground. I am so impressed by all Oregon SP's. especially their campgrounds. Wow! We stayed in Cliff Swallow Cabin which was beautiful. Smelled like Juniper inside. The park boosts many amenities. Including a bike repair and tire fill station clean and hot water showers, and in each cabin was a small fridge and conditioner and heaters. Plus there is a bbq and big sinks on the side of the bathroom/showers to wash dishes if you wanted to cook. We saw Nighthawks and heard Common Poorwills in the evening. I will definitely be back!

This is a nice State park as most of Oregon State parks are. Well kept, helpful Rangers, great…read moreviews and perfect for a picnic lunch. Several hiking trails. This is one of the better State parks in Oregon. Right off SR206 south of Wasco. $30/yr for an annual pass or $50 for a two year pass and well worth it. Oregon has one of the best State park systems in the USA.

Save your money go somewhere else horrible place to stay full Full of lots of transient people…read moreloose dogs paid for the day and left due to the condition of the park. I was scared to stay here due to the questionable people who resided there. Dogs are threatening and growling at us as we where setting up. We decided to go elsewhere. Manager could not be found to get a refund we were just happy to leave. Avoiding this dump would be my recommendation. If I could give it a minus 100 I could.

Place is a dump poorly run and a mess. Lake is really small and shoreline is muddy. The road is…read morefull of potholes. I wouldn't waste my time.

This is for a stop at the Trillium Lake to see the amazing views of Mt. Hood and the lake. I had to…read moreuse the GPS to direct me to the lake because the campground was another section. Luckily, phone Wi-Fi works here.

Deserves zero stars…read more Stayed here during the summer solace June 2025. Bought a camping pass for camp site #49 and put my reservation receipt on the post at 4pm. As instructed by the campsite rules. Went to a wedding in Hood River to come back to a trailer being parked in the spot I had payed for 4 hours earlier. Keep in mind this is the longest sunlit day of the year and it was still very bright when I arrived. When I asked why my spot was taken and given to someone else, the camp host he said: "So I understand this is uncommon and upsetting to you, but in this county there is a law that states that we can cancel a reservation and sell it to someone else if we believe the campers have left the site". "We recommend leaving camping gear behind in order to keep your spot" So I'm supposed to leave my gear to get stolen? Why did I reserve a spot for 40 dollars only for it to be sold out from under me? The host gave me the run around "I've been here for 11 years, it's legal in this county to sell the spot" I then moved to another spot (which had no river view) and asked the host "you going to kick me out of this one also if I shower for too long"? He wasn't amused by my question and offered to give me some fire wood and snacks if I wanted. I refused his "gifts" and told him he can get out of my face and leave me alone for the rest of the night. The best part of the story is that there were plenty of available spots for the people who stole mine. I believe the campers who took my spot were friends or related to the hosts. It was a prime spot on the river. I searched the laws in the county. There is no such law that states a camp host can do what this camp host did. The host is a liar, thief and a clown. Camper beware!

Small park just outside of Hood River on your way to Dee. While I didn't camp there, I enjoyed…read morewalking the trails listening to the sounds of the river and birds chirping. You park your car and within a few feet, you are immersed in nature. For the kids, there is a swing and play area with green grass and sand area. People were swimming and kayaking in the river. Showers (pay) and toilets available during the in season. You can pay for your campsite via kiosk. Campfires allowed as long as it's not during the dry wildfire season. Its not crowded and is truly serene and peaceful for a site so close to everything.

Never disappoints. Winter is less touristy but the water Colin is much better to make more and…read morebetter waterfalls. There are spots with warnings of slides, beware and respect them - don't risk your safety. I even found still maturing blackberries that are bright red in mid December! And a bunch of cute looking mushrooms. The air is amazing. The gorge view is breathtaking and never gets old. Love it.

One of many great places to pull off the 84 and see waterfalls...but here you can park and easily…read morewalk to 3 in no time. Do yourself a favor and make this stop when heading east...otherwise you'll be loons like us and have to go past, come back east, and then east again in order to head back west. Worth the out-of-the-way loop? Yes! 3 nice falls for literally anyone with any walking ability. There's a decent sized lot, as well as restrooms. Starvation Falls is right there, just steps away from the lot. Head up the trail westward and you'll hit both Cabin Creek and Hole in the Wall Falls before you know it. I didn't time it exactly, but if you've got 30 mins I'm sure you can take it all 3. Each falls has its own character and gorgeous setting, as well as picnic tables at Starvation. Yes, ANOTHER stop along the 84 to see waterfalls. There are a couple others nearby should you have a bit more time to hike, but a short stroll gets you a sweet pic times 3!

This is a fine place to stay for a couple of nights. There are 23 RV sites with FULL hooks ups,…read moremaking this a very popular place for RVs. What's nice about the full hookups is that, with readily-available electricity, RVs tend NOT to run their generators, a blessing for tent campers. There are 22 sites for tents or micro campers. Sites 25 through 35 are in two terraced rows and are near the bathrooms, which have flush toilets and showers and, when we were there, spotlessly clean. But there's no shrubbery around the tent camp sites or between them, and when this area is full, campers are side by side - your tent might be right next to the picnic table of the site next door, and you will hear conversations all around you. When the campground is full, you aren't going to get much sleep unless everyone adheres to quiet hours, and a few years ago, the camp host did NOTHING to enforce this. Still, we prefer this area for staying to sites 36 through 45, which are farther down the road and do have a lot of shrubbery between each site, giving a sense of privacy, but which are WAY far from the bathrooms (there is a pit toilet there) and are really close to the road - and the road is way, way busy. We can't believe sites 36 through 45 are $5 more expensive than the other tent camping sites! Is Brooks Memorial State Park a "destination" park? It can be. It's not one of the more scenic parks you will ever visit. But there is more than nine miles of hiking, though the trails are very poorly marked and hard to find, and the hiking trails with the views of Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams, which starts on the other side of US Highway 97, were closed when we were there in September 2018 because of fire danger. There's a very challenging disc golf course (discs available from the camp hosts) that makes a good hiking trail, horseshoe pits and areas to play baseball and volleyball. On most Saturday nights, the camp host does a presentation - the night we were there, he did a surprisingly good presentation on the Indian tribes of the area during the time of Lewis and Clark, particularly their language, food and customs. When the Goldendale observatory is open (it's closed until 2019), Brooks Memorial is most definitely a destination park, but as an alternative while it's closed, you can bring your own telescope or star chart and hike up the open land next to the campground - it's owned by Bonneville Power Administration, but it's public land and you can hike on the road, and it provides a stunning view of the night sky. St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Monastery is just down the road (no hiking trail to get there, and the road is too dangerous to walk along) and has a cafe with super delicious food - just remember that it's CLOSED ON SUNDAY.