Camping Fun

If you enjoy the beautiful outdoors, family bonding time and dinner cooked on a campfire, you're in luck! Oregon has a number of fantastic tent camping locations, perfect for the spring and summer seasons. Within the Oregon State Park network, you will find many quiet and serene locations, many of which are hike-in only. You can even bring your horse to a number of these parks.

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• Best Time to Drive:  Spring and summer

A Great Trip For:

• Children
• Couples
• Families
• Outdoor Enthusiasts
• Scenery
• Teens/Young Adults

1. State Park Campsites

For those looking to avoid overnight crowds and oversized vehicles, there are many off-the-beaten path campsites in Oregon with hardly an RV in sight. Within the Oregon State Park network, there are at least a dozen that offer few (if any) services, and some are hike-in only.

Here some great places to begin your tent camping adventure:

Willamette Valley:
Cascadia State Park

Eastern Oregon:
Catherine Creek State Park
Minam State Recreation Area
Red Bridge State Wayside
Succor Creek State Natural Area
Ukiah-Dale Forest State Scenic Corridor

Portland Metro:
Government Island
Hilgard Junction State Park

Southern Oregon:
Jackson F. Kimball State Recreation Site

Oregon Coast:
Oswald West State Park
Saddle Mountain State Natural Area

Central Oregon:
Smith Rock State Park

Mt. Hood/Columbia River Gorge
Ainsworth State Park
Milo McIver State Park

2. Horse Friendly Campsites

In Oregon, there are at least six state park campgrounds that have campsites with corrals for horses. Some have a vast network of trails; some are close to open beaches where horses and their owners can trot peacefully along the Pacific.

Oregon Coast:
Nehalem Bay State Park
Cape Blanco State Park

Southern Oregon:
Collier Memorial State Park

Willamette Valley:
Silver Falls State Park
Willamette Mission State Park

Portland Metro:
L.L. “Stub” Stewart State Park