Champoeg State Park

Beautiful park! Every area is spread out, so it doesn't feel crowded. The trails are pretty flat and meander throughout the park. There are many picnic areas, both single tables and group sites, under canopies of trees. I've only utilized the day use, but the camp areas look nice and clean

The Riverside Day Use Area, located in Champoeg State Park, is a beautiful spot for pick nicking! There is a Pavilion on site for large groups, and the walking trails that I took were well maintained, and easily walkable! Public restrooms are clean and have flush toilets and running water. Side note; this location requires an Oregon State Parks Parking Permit that you can purchase on the Oregon State Parks Website (12 months for $30, or 24 months for $50 @ the time of this review)

Great park! Whether you're looking for day use or camping, I highly recommend this park for either/ both. It's a big park with so many amenities. Camping, hiking, biking, disc golf, playground, picnic. We ride bikes in all areas of the park. Very nice. We hiked a little on the nature trail (easy). The campground is very clean, week maintained.

I can't believe I've lived here over twenty years and never visited here before. Even I. The dead of winter on a rainy day I could appreciate the beauty. Joggers and walkers all agree. If it's raining, just add rain layers. Enjoy the fresh air and trails. There are several different areas to explore, by the way. Camping too! Even in the winter. Yup, I came here to take pictures of my car!

I stayed twice. First time August 11th/12th and the 2nd time (in 2 different spaces) on August 14th to 16th. This is a very large park (on flat land) with lots of activities... - hiking / walking - bike riding (note, I mentioned this park is on flat land.) - Disc golf really seems to be popular at this park. Even on weekdays. Plus, I saw a disc golf class being taught at the vistors center. - Around the weekends. There are activities mainly for children, Presented by the park rangers. Even at 62 years old, I enjoyed "Shooting Stars" Presentation. Why not 5 stars you ask? - New park ranger that was only on his 2nd day. Was left by himself In the registration booth. He was unable to answer my questions about Email notification of space cancellations. - Like every state park I have stayed in so far this year. The bathrooms need to be better cleaned. IE: spider and cob webs in the bathroom / shower buildings removed. - The paved bike path in some areas, are a bit rough and could use some repair. Could be a hazard for kids or bicyclist not paying attention. - Not sure why. But some prime camping spots seem to go unused. - Lastly. Quite of few "RV spots" were reserved by multipe "tent campers" with both multipe tents and vehicles. Over filling "their" reserved camp space. In my case. My "neighbors" were cutting thru / walking through my campsite repeatedly.

We love this park. Not only does it have easy trails to navigate for older people but it offers a place to take your horse, or ride your bike. I also love the information center and 1800s kitchen garden. And we stumbled upon an antique Ford car show.

A hidden gem! This state park is beautiful with many walking paths, river access for canoes or kayaks, pic nic areas, disc golf, and camping. The bathrooms are clean and there’s always great parking!

Great state park with lots of trails and nice day use areas as well as a great Campground and RV park. Nice visitor center and store. Great place to visit any time of the year.

We came here for a private event. Seemed like a pretty big place with lots of parking. Several trails all around, including some down by the water. It was nice to be able to come hang out by the water for a bit but didn't see any actual water access where we were. Didn't see people on the water either so it may not be an option. Lots of open space for different activities you might want to enjoy outside. Cleaner than other parks I've been too for sure. Didn't see trash around or piles near garbage bins. Bathrooms were reasonably clean too. It's a decent place to stop to get some outdoor time.

Our go to park for bike riding, they have ample bike paths that are away from traffic and completely safe feeling. If you want to be adventurous you can ride down to Oregons oldest store and take a break with some great ice cream or lunch. The campground is off to the back so the park traffic has little effect. Great boat launch with a kayak launch as well. Tons of stuff to do here from birding or a museum about Oregon heritage, disc golf or just relaxing in the shade its a Great family destination

What a beautiful, large natural park with lots of walking and biking trails. Informative, small museum with a free 15 minute video. Parking and admission is $5.00 total. Very nice clean restrooms. Lots of shaded picnic benches.

We try to check out all state parks. This one had never popped on our radar, as due to its location you're probably not likely to happen upon it. We stopped by hoping for some scenery and a good hike. There's a decent amount of parking right inside the gate, as well as a info building...however we drove on in, past the disc golf area, and up near the river where there's a large grassy field in which to park. We started out on a trail from there. The trails are winding around all throughout the park which seems to cover a LOT of ground. We wound around small shaded dirt trails along the water, into a more forested area, and back along a wider open, paved bike path back to our start. The park itself is pretty interesting. Things are pretty overgrown, leaving many areas to feel abandoned. We guessed maybe typical staffing issues might make it less groomed...or maybe much of the park just isn't used as it once was? We really chuckled as we walked past the disc golf course. The majority of holes were in waist to neck high grass, yet the course was busy...busiest course I'd seen anywhere actually. Interesting State Park for sure. I'm not sure I'd go out of my way to return, but it made for an interesting afternoon hike.

Too many leafy trees and leaf litter was obnoxious. It was everywhere. That and fir needles. Just a mess.

This is an okay park- not my favorite Oregon State Park, but is the closest one to my house and have decent trail mileage (though it's flat and mostly paved.) Mainly this spot is historically very important as it was where Oregon's first provisional government was established in 1843. Almost nothing exists from that time period though, as the area is prone to flooding and just about everything was destroyed. Right next door is Butteville, which is where the Butteville General Store is located (the oldest continuously operating retail operation in the state, at over 150 years old.) The main thing that irritated me was the incredibly outdated museum which portrays Native American people in a....to put it kindly, not historically accurate manner. To top this off, one of the volunteers talked to us unprompted and made commentary about Native people she knew- not only offensive, but blatantly incorrect and bigoted. I was so pissed that I actually sent an email to the state about it- though, with how anemic the state government is, it'll probably be at least a decade before they make any updates. It's the museum equivalent of the ratty public school textbook that states the Soviet Union exists or materials that say HIV is only spread between homosexual partners. Anyway, on a more objective note regarding the quality of the park, it's pretty boring unless you need a place to stop off for a bit or stay a couple of nights. They do offer camping and RV hookups, and it's a popular place for people to stay since it's pretty close to the city. I think this place is more for people that want to grill and drink beer in a more natural setting- a completely legitimate reason to visit a park, but if you want to hike it's lackluster. Definitely a "one and done" type of park. Tip: The name is pronounced "Sham-pooh-eee."

Just an Oasis on the off beaten path. I gieees it's a victim of its own success. By that I mean they have thought of everything. Bike paths walking paths, horse riding, lakes picnic areas, wildlife viewing, disc golf, history areas. I am sure I have not listed everything here. This park has it all. So guess what? It can get a little crowded. The entry fee $5 at the time I went is auto collected via a vending type machine that provides a receipt to be displayed on your dash. Upon entry there are many choices for your adventure. The bike paths seem to be endless and take you on any size adventure you want to choose or make. Very well maintained some spots are showing their age with cracks and or raised bumps. But overall still on good shape and usually clear of debris. The Disc Golf course is good for beginners and intermediate alike. Some easy straight forward holes. Other requiring a bit more skill to make it in the prescribed Par amount of throws. The course seems to always be well attended so be prepared to wait at some holes and let others play through at some holes. It could be a little better marked bit that seems to be the standard for disk golf. Multiple hope setting close to each other so you are not sure which net you are shooting at till you get closer. A good spread out walking course. Exercise and fresh air.

If you show up late for a Yurt rental, things will get hectic real fast! The information on their website conflicts with their actual practices, which is exactly what the Ranger (Kyle Parker) told me, so don't expect a refund or anything like that if you show up and your rental is locked. This place is run by people who barely work, so when something comes up, they're grossly unprepared / incompetent. Do NOT come here.

We came here just to ride bikes and had a great ride along the Willamette. Nice paved path, you definitely had to yeild to lots of other bikers, walkers and people with dogs but loved the trail we did along the river and had a great ride. We would definitely back and rent a yurt and ride bikes again:) just needed $5 for the day use fee but for someone looking for pretty flat riding it was great.

Went to a party there today. Interesting pioneer history and picnic area. Pretty area.

We love this state park! So much to do. From Disc golf to hikes, visiting farms, bike riding and learning history. So much

It does cost $5/day use or a state park pass for parking, but its worth it! This is a Beautiful place to hike with some trails following along the Willamette river, some crossing through prairie reserves, and others lead to day use picnic tables were there is an old pioneer town monument from original settlers who voted for a provisional government in the area! This was a super educational experience for us as we hiked to the monument and explored the information center museum. We also managed to explore most of the path since we accidentally switched trails, i'd recommend taking a lot a park map incase you have this experience though they are somewhat hard to follow because it seems they are not quite to scale. Beware the river may have some flooding if you visit after a rain, we had to return back up one path because it was slightly flooded! It seems like dogs are allowed on lease, there are also biking paths!

The two of us stayed in Cabin 5 (B loop) for three nights in March. It was a very nice experience. CABINS. There are six cabins. Though located near each other, they are not sited directly next to each other, thus providing decent privacy. It was cool and cloudy during our stay, but the in-cabin heater was sufficient. Though it was the season for box elder bug issues, we only saw one bug, and it was on the porch. I learned from a ranger that these harmless creatures are mainly a nuisance for the cabins that receive the most sun (#1 and #2), and much less so for the most shaded cabins (#4 and #5). Cabin was very clean. We saw the camp hosts clean a few neighboring cabins; they spent considerable time on this chore. Apparently it is ok to erect a canopy over the picnic table at each cabin, as some folks did this in order to keep their oven, etc, dry. (Note that there is a large tree above the table at Cabin 5 - this helps keep the rain off but also would make it difficult to put up a canopy.) There were shared OUTDOOR FAUCETS for the cabins, about 3 of them. The BATHROOMS and (free!) SHOWERS are located a 30 second walk from the cabins. PARK Wonderful park with lots to do. But no swimming. - Frisbee golf course. We heard from a couple of players that one can rent ''clubs" from the visitor center, though we didn't check this out. - Trails. Several miles of pretty bike/hiking trails, mainly through the forest along the Willamette River. - Nice play area for young children. Located in the circle with yurts, about a 5 minute (adult) walk from the loop with cabins. - Boat dock. - Visitor Center, including an outside area with one of the original settler barns, and a small apple orchard with various heritage trees that provide fruit at different months from June - October. - Adjoining the park is the Newell House Museum, which is worth a walk to visit. - Across the street from the park are a couple of wineries on a beautiful site. Worth a walk.

So here's the thing. This isn't a great place to be if you're looking for great hiking or stuff like that. It is however a fun place to rent a yurt and go playing in the wine country. We came here on a week night during the 'off season' in October. There were only a few people in the park and we loved our little yurt. It was a perfect spot for a night's sleep after driving through the wine country. It even had a small heater to keep the place cozy. Loved being outside in the chilly night by the campfire, sipping on some of the wine we bought. The yurt however needs some maintenance - it was hard to roll up the window on the exterior as some parts were broken/missing and they didn't seal well anymore either at night. But overall, an upgrade from the tent.

There are state parks, and there are Oregon state parks. Champoeg is one of the nicest parks I have ever been to. The only drawback about the park is that there is only one entrance / exit, which means that you're driving over a mile from the entrance to the campsites. The campsites themselves are clean and spacious - we have stayed here a couple of times and had no issues getting our RV hooked up. Only downfall is the bee situation - bees are everywhere, and are really bad in the group picnic areas.

This park was a family favorite for a number of years when my boys were small. So it was a bit of a blast from the past to visit this weekend during 'summer in February.' Champoeg (Sham-poo-eee) is still a nice spot for biking with our kids, since is has a nice wide (relatively flat) paved trail system. But compared to Silver Falls, Multnomah Falls and Forest Park, it certainly lacks the wow factor. You pretty much need to bring the fun with you to enjoy this state park. It is nestled along the banks of the Willamette River so bring your canoe, kayak or power boat. One of the more interesting features is a large disc golf course that runs through the middle of the park. There are six yurts and a handful of wood cabins for rent year round. There are also a number of RV hookups, but the camping areas are not heavily wooded so you are rather exposed (visually and aurally) to your neighbors. I've been here for company picnics in the large group camp areas and it seems to be a popular spot for classic car shows in the summer. We've visited the park for special events at the pioneer cabin when volunteers demonstrate what pioneer life was like in the area. http://www.champoeg.org/promisep.htm No visit to the area in the summer is complete without stopping by the Historic Butteville Store for ice cream. It is only open from May - September on the weekends.

http://www.oregonstateparks.org/images/pdf/champoeg_full.pdf Champoeg (named after the Indians) is one of my favorite state parks, nestled right there up against the Willamette R. Sure, it's no Cape Lookout with sweeping views of ocean from picturesque hill, but it does offer, hands-down, is easy peace away from city life. And so close too. Exit 278 off the I-5! 7 more miles to "home"! Clean, quiet, picturesque, super close to wine country, I like it here. Even the bathrooms have always been clean and orderly. I like it so much that I even rate it a 5, despite having been stung promptly after taking my first step out of a pup tent years ago. So much pain for so many hours... My friend Jen K. is right. the pronunciation for this place is SHAMPOO+ EEEE. cute, eh? PS The cabins are 6 in total. there are no longer grills provided on the porch. close to showers/bathrms. Prefer the B loop. Loop A hosts the yurts and more tents. Gorgeous country out here. Gateway to Pinots...huge selling point. Lots like to use the trails to bike PPS Coming up in a few!! cannot wait.

I have to admit that other than what I saw on their not so helpful website I knew very little about Champoeg State Park prior to visiting. I expected that I would at very least seem some beautiful flora and fauna, sit by the river and enjoy some time in nature with a loved one. What I actually experienced was hordes of screaming children, oppressive and overgrown trails with snarled and tangled greenery and teasing views of the river that provided no options for getting anywhere near it. The overall appearance of the park was dry and depressing. All this for $5. I definitely think I will be sticking with Forest Park from now on.

This would have be even better in the summer but for coming during an off time it was cheaper and less crowded. We came in November for my birthday and it was our first time in a yurt. There was a little heater to keep us warmish. It was under construction so I can't wait to see the camp area once it's finished. The museums and park were so much fun!! Something interesting to me and my husband was a lot of the settlers of champoeg came from Vancouver Washington which is also where we live. We walk the fort referenced in the history, it was cool to see how it all came together.

**IMPORTANT CAVEAT** As of March 6, 2021, this park is closed to the public due to damage from ice and snow storms of February. Check before you head out there. My wife and I love Champoeg and come here very often. Good place for open space and it's a multi use place with camping, frisbee golf course and good biking trail. Good place for family walks. Dogs allowed but on leash.

Cabin infested with bugs. There is a box elder bug alert when you reserve a cabin, saying you may occasionally see a few in your cabin in fall or late spring. Its February and ours had hundreds! Now they are in all my clothes and gear and i will have to quarantine them on my return home. As in, i found 4 in my car during my half hour drive home, and will have to strip me and my toddler and wash everything on hot and possibly shrink and lose clothes. I will have to plastic bag all my gear and carefully inspect it before i use it again or bring it into my house. And i paid $50 for the privilege.

Just got to Champoeg State park. Check in isn't until 4pm. I got her at 1:30 pm. Talk to the camp host. He said "I haven't cleaned it yet and check in isn't until 4pm" I said how about if I back in, get set up, and I'll clean it. He said " not a problem" then asked again if I wanted him to clean it. I told him I would rather just get set up. What a great park host. He could of said, not until four, but he let me do my thang! Great guy! The park host was a older volunteer but really had great customer services. Plus there was 3 park rangers roaming around just checking to see if everything was ok! I like the special treatment! The host and park rangers where awesome! Got all set up in A31. beautiful spot! So while I'm writing this blog, the night park ranger just stopped by and thanked me for my service and welcomed me to the park. That's awesome! Oh yah, I'm a Disabled Vet that served for 10 years. This park has a lot of great history. When you first come in there is a day use area that has a museum and a learning place for adults as kids. The park even has a amp theater! Ok thanks for reading my review. Tonight I'm staying in A section and tomorrow I stay in B loop. Stay tuned!

Hm. I don't know - maybe I was hoping for too much, but when I saw on the map that it was adjacent to the Willamette, I hoped that there might actually be some kind of beach access. Instead, there were merely trails that went tantalizingly near, and ten foot drops to the water. The park was also swarming with screaming children. Everywhere I looked, there was one or three or five or fifteen on bikes, skateboards, running, jumping, yelling down the paths, in the picnic area - like ants swarming sugar, they inundated the entire park. I had gone hoping for some greenery, some private-ish space to walk in something resembling nature, and to get away from the heat of the day, and instead I found runaway hordes of kids. Meh.

I love this park. For camping, everything is very clean, including the showers. The campsites are good sized. The Park is full of history with bike trails and walking trails everywhere. It is a beautiful park

Camping rates are going to make you stay. It's off the driven path. The bathrooms were closed, OOOPPS.

A great get away close to home! There is an off leash dog area as well! Plenty of little get always like a grove of redwood trees planted over z75 years ago! Disk golf and plenty of picnic areas!

This is one of my favorite parks! I do tons of my photo sessions here and never run out of options. It's humongous with tons of trails, water access, disk golf, and so much more. Perfect area to do photo shoots, walk the pups, or have a picnic!

We have enjoyed several visits at this park and we enjoy ourselves every time! The campsites are pretty close together in the first loop, but in the back loop things are a little more spread out, but very open. The park has nice flat paved sites for RVs and also has nice little cabins too. There is a Frisbee golf course ( i think that is what they call it ) tons of walking areas, and a bike trail that goes to the old historic store. Overall we really like this park when we can visit off season or midweek, but during busy weekends it is pretty crowded. Worth checking out!

I've always intended to spend more time in this park and based on the reviews I definitely need to. I happened to attend a Christmas party within the museum area. This was the first time I had, had the opportunity to check out the exhibits that the Friends of Historic Champoeg watch over. The museum itself is small, however, there are a lot of interesting items housed within it. I noted a wonderful selection of books for purchase about the area on the way out as well as sweatshirts and other souvenirs. They have a large conference room just off the museum which I believe can be rented out. I'll be back to check out more of the fair weather activities when summer comes around again.

For all intents and purposes - this is an urban park. It's on par with other county parks I have visited (even though it is a STATE park) - it's just so close to lots of people that it's pretty well attended! I stayed here last July after arriving late in Newberg to visit my great uncle -- and as it was getting late, wanted to find a spot to settle for the night and enjoy the full moon and nice weather. I did pass that gas station but did not stop - and ran out of gas just inside the gate (DOH! and, yes - I run on reserve). The park ranger was just closing up - and said the campground was full but that I could go around and find a spot where someone had not yet arrived -- which I did. Then I walked around and asked people with quads/ATVs if anyone had a little gas so I could get out in the morning -- and found a willing donor (yay!). The campground is mostly occupied with RVs -- and some SERIOUS car campers. The folks next to my spot had cars, trailer, big kitchen set up -- and despite the full moon, felt the need to run about 10 different lights off a generator and talk at VERY LOUD VOLUME well past 10pm. I asked them if they could keep the volume down - and maybe angle some of the lights away from my site -- they looked at me like I asked them to sacrifice their first born child on a rock or something (and it wasn't just young guys!). This trio of 3 had claimed all the property from the RV pull in space to the bushes (past the "no tents" sign) and even put up hammocks and slack lines which would be tripped over in the dark. They would likely have been just as happy camping in their backyard, I supposed. The couple on the other side were reasonably quiet - also concerned about the noisy site - but said that the previous night it was much quieter. Lots of green grass and trees - no noticeable pests and pretty clean bathrooms. Didn't stick around late enough to check out the historic sites (in fact - the noisy trio were barely moving at 8am). I'd consider returning there - but earlier and maybe to one of the yurts or a different area away from RVs/car campers.

This campground was amazing!! We stayed in a yurt and the yurt was clean included with a bunk bed, sofa, electricity, a small patio area with a bench, a fire pit, outdoor water spout, and a broom and dust pan hung up inside. Also had an on-site shower and restroom free of use. The hosts on site A were sweet and accommodating for any of your needs. Wineries near by and beautiful trails along with a disc gold course. I will be visiting again for sure in the near future!! Going to bring alot more people next time for this experience!

Seriously such a beautiful sight! Especially from the river! What an experience. The woods here are just beautiful!!! I'm definitely going to be coming back!!!

Horrible customer service!!! Rude rangers! My 90 year old grandmother was in the empty site next to us in some shade because it was 97 degrees and they came by and told us to move out of the site. We brought a golf cart to take to the garbage to the dumpster about 1/2 mike way and they told us we couldn't use it. They were just short and rude the entire week we were there. We will never be back camping there. Recommend silver creek falls or anywhere else.

Here's the deal. There are so many different kinds of camping, that I'm not even sure how to award stars for this one, so I had to go with 3, but that's not really fair. If I had an RV, I'd guess but not be confident giving 3 stars since Champoeg seems decent enough since there are lots of happy looking RV folks there and hook ups and whatnot. Beyond that, I can't say much on the RV aspect. For tent camping, I'd go with 1 star because there are zero spots that are even remotely secluded or private or in any way interesting or unique, and the park itself is decent, but again, not spectacular. Now, for camping in the winter in a yurt, I'd go with a solid 4 stars. Just the idea that you can do it is cool. Yurts themselves are cool. The way that you are camping but not really camping all the way like summer is cool. Having a nice soft sleeping surface to put your sleeping bag on is cool. Having heat is warm, but not quite warm enough, so that it's also a little cool. There is still a firepit and picnic table for those happy outdoor moments, but then there is shelter for playing Scrabble when it's too cold to pretend it's summer any longer. The $6 reservation process is kind of a rip off through Reserve America as the only choice, and their policies are pretty harsh, but if you are sure there will not be weather keeping you away, go ahead and book with fingers crossed. If it works out, it's worth it. Champoeg yurts are $33/night with the $6 fee. We saw some of the park itself, and people were enjoying their Frisbee Golf, but there wasn't an awful lot to explore beyond that, at least not that we saw. From the car, anyway... Still, there were some great trees that photograph well, and there is even a little wishing well and area overlooking the river.

Camping in a yurt at Champoeg State Park is the way to go. I've never camped in a yurt before until I came here with my friend for her company overnight retreat. The state park itself was pretty clean, it's not really quiet like when you camp in the woods, since Aurora airport was nearby and you can hear the choo choo train too. They have showers and restrooms. It's pretty clean for a campground. If you want to go camping and not wanting to go all the way to the coast or Mt Hood, drive down to Champoeg. It's only 40 minutes drive from Portland. :)

So much stuff to do at this park! Disc golf... Bike parade... Bird show... Camping! The rangers and park hosts were super friendly towards our group (which consisted of about 95% of the campground). Even when some of our reservations had issues, they worked to make everything right. We are TOTALLY coming back :)

I was here for the Champoeg 30k run put on by the Oregon road runners. I thought the park was beautiful! Very clean restrooms. The park was well maintained and a wonderful place to run/hike.

Fun! While I am not a huge outdoors-y person, I enjoy coming here with my husband on summer evenings. We go down to the boat docks with folding chairs and have a picnic as we watch the boats pass by on the Willamette. Take note that a day pass costs $5 unless you have a year-round Oregon parks pass.

Loved this place. Decent space between sites with lots of unfettered views out the back window. Water and power hookups, but no sewer at camp site - but they do have one on the way out. Nice walking trails and a HUGE disk course.

LOVE to ride bikes here and the best part is they are user friendly trails for everyone. Theres a good sized campground nicely kept, picnic areas too! Best part is the historic little Butteville store is close enough by to ride there or drive. Step back in history and visit! Very cute!

Our stay at Champoeg State Park. On our arrival we attempted to get our campsite changed so the couple we were camping with could have adjoining sites, the site next to ours was empty for the whole time we were there and they said UNEQUIVOCALlY NO!!!! And there was no logical reason for them to say no except for them to unequivocally usurping there authority. Out of the approximately dozen staff members that we met at the facility all of which were wearing park uniforms did nothing to attempt to make our stay enjoyable in fact pretty much did as little as they could other than to spout off their interpretation of rules and regulations of the park, receiving mixed and often conflicting information about the rules from the staff. They continually badgered us with a barrage of their rules. The staff were Flagrantly flaunting there authority, one of which walked up sporting his ticket book in hand addressed us in an aggressive manner, Threatening that he could evict us or ticket us "I want to be sure we're perfectly clear", speaking to us in a demeaning tone. The rules were not enforced uniformly throughout the park. We have been using the park for 50 years and never had to deal with this type of verbal abuse and authoritative situations in the past. Unfortunately our vacation that was arranged months ago as need by the system and the temperatures were in the high 90 the whole time. During the excessive heat of the day because we had no shade in our camp site, we were scrambling to get whatever shade we could, we were using a tree in adjoining camp spot that was not being used, had not been used for the entire time we have been here, the staff told our family members who were in there 90's to leave the shaded area because they had to keep that space open and available. The trash was far from our campsite. There are 49 other states in this great country of ours with thousands of state parks that I will patronize, as this state does not feel that the customer is important part of their business.

Where Newberg was founded." Great history. Wish Rangers would in force rules. Patrons show little respect for State Park. Campgrounds really messy, needs to be policed. (Military term for cleaned up). Great area for picnic & games. Very nice in Summer.

We enjoy this popular campground after racing our vintage car in Portland. The camp is always listed as filled, but during the week a site sometimes miraculously appears. We make reservations now. We enjoy a 4-mile jog along the River The historic Butteville Store is at mile 2. The B loop has larger campsites, some with pull-throughs, newer bathrooms, but less shade. They've added a great play ground with cool climbing structures made of logs close to the A loop.

WARNING: There isn't an actual frontier town in this park. There are only wooden posts across the park showing where the streets once were. My girlfriend and I went to park because online it said there was an old town on the park. We were sadly mislead. I would actually compare this "State Park" to a city park. Yes it has camping, but it also has a disc golf course through the park, and giant picnic areas through the park. It even has signage in front of all of the group spots with a phone number you can call if you would like to make a reservation. The only things that were nice about the park was that the trail was well maintained along the river, and it had bicycle trails. Other then that it really just seemed like a super yuppie spot for people to drive their fancy rv to on the weekend, and then go wine tasting at all of the local vineyards in the area. If I go back it'll just be to see if the leaves are cool in the fall along the river.

Nice park to spend time with your family and friends, gets pretty hot in the summer though. There's a nice disc golf course, River, wildlife area, and more. It's not an amazing park, but it's pretty nice and ok :)

A nice and peaceful park with a lot of paved and dirt walking trails. Lovely place to enjoy a little fresh air.

This was a great park enjoyed our stay ..... however I would suggest more dumping stations,and maybe a small AC in cabins got very hot some nights... other than these few things restrooms and showers were clean the camp host was very friendly. Would visit again.

Don't Go.....drive farther...it will be worth it. Champoeg's 4pm check in is a disaster....it gives you no time in the afternoon to make lunch and hike or ride....by the time you set up ...you are working at getting dinner together ...they are so very firm on the 4pm check in...and there is not another state park I have been ( 30 yrs of camping )....that has a 4pm check in...amazing. the B campsite area has no shade...no trees...one bathroom with 3 stalls total...there are bike trails....but you are better off going to vernonia where the trail is far better shaded and scenic....this trail is way above the river and if you continue it is alot of sun....a very busy urban style park....not ever again for us....coastal state parks are the way to go and I will drive another hour and not get caught in this "but it's so close" mentality again....it is not worth your effort...trust me.

Not impressed. Sign said vacancy so we drove into the park only to find no campsites were open.