Reviews of Maryhill State Park (Park)

Cloe Nuckols

Nice park, close to Hood River, wine tasting, river access. But does have trains going by.

Rena Jack

Its clean and the park rangers are very polite. Its a shame the showers are closed for the season, myself im only around for a month and seems the showers would open for at least another month. To me it seems its closed due to fishing season.

John Scheidt

Pleasant campground. Very windy so you rarely heard other campers but having a fire was questionable. Sewer drain for RV is at an awkward elevated 90 degrees. Had to be creative.

Emilee Schultz

Beautiful.

Mark Wooldridge

Nice campground. Very open with spread apart campsites The full hookup sites are good. But the sewer connections need an upgrade We will come back

Nevada Jimmy

Planes, trains and Jake brakes. Well not allot of planes but plenty of the rest. Very noisy!

joyce hedin

I have stayed here many times and have had great adventures in this area. This time was the same, a great stay in a very well maintained park. As you travel you wish all state parks were as nice as Maryhill. Can't wait to come back

Micahthatguy

One of the many stops I had to go on short notice, nice place. The only problem I have is there are no locks on the bathroom stalls which can be fairly akward.

Joey Flores

Clean well maintained spots great swim area, wine tasting at entrance. Huge place

jennifer Thanheiser

Just a beautiful place to stop and rest on a long trip

Olga Graur

Nice park

Tina Cunnington

What a nice little campground. We were with a large group and it was really neat. It’s along the river and had a nice swim area.

Kevin Druin

Beautifully maintained State Park. Great place to walk the dogs.

Mike Marthaller

Amazing place considering its off the main roads

Craig Black

Was looking for a place to camp with a good view of the night sky for my telescope. Although the camp ground doesn't have the view I was hoping for, it is close to a place that does, Stonehenge memorial. Worst parts about the camp grounds is that they are incredibly close to each other with no separation and very small.

Chris Teal

Great campground the train can be noisy at times

Dori Curry

Old growth trees Not many people in group camping.Loved Larry( park caretaker)

Les Pugh

Don't like State Park reservations system!!!

Melyrob Stefan

Beautiful place very clean

wealwaysWAnder

We have stayed here multiple times, but always in Winter. We have a tradition of doing the Gorge Winery visits on Valentines week. Our pictures are from a couple trips.... one close to the water spot and one not. Both times we just pulled in and got a spot - no reservations. Plenty of room..... nice and flat.... good facilities. We were able to have a nice campfire - in Feb that is a bonus! The campground is close to wineries and other sites to see such as Stonehenge. My only complaint is that the train goes by at all hours of the night...... if you are a light sleeper - pack earplugs!

troy mcclellan

Nice place but the park ranger are lazy

Stephen McGehee

Scenic. Green. Well managed, would feel safe to camp there.

Jeremy Wekell

This park is fun,on the river and great amenities.

Ron Selia

Can't drop in

Cody Sherrill

It's ok, some camp sites have decent view of the gorge. However the place starts getting full around Friday evening. Pulled in on the 5th and the water was shut off for the days. The park seems more staffed than the others I've been to. Still have to pay for showers here. Cape Disappointment showers are free btw. The camp host is VERY "proactive".

abdalsalaam alamerie

More than wonderful and suitable for children and stunning views

joan diane Bixby

Clean easy camping

Mark HL

Showers no longer work in day use station. Boat launch restrooms closed. Otherwise, a nice park.

David Fenner

Very nice, clean, roomy, beautiful.

Kazumi Ayres

With the view of Columbia River and the Gorge, I like camping at this place. But this time, the strong wind that lasted for 3 days kept us from enjoying outside as we normally do.

Matthew Vieliky

Great camping spot. Just too noisy.

Hans Vierck

Clean and quiet. Right on the Columbia with a great swim area for kids

Orrin Frederick

Well kept State park. Nice flat campground on the river. Sprinklers run at night. Easy access.

Ross Barton

You can see for miles up and down The Columbia.

Dahlia Ramos

We celebrated a wedding of a dear friend here. Is a really nice park .

Eric K

Nice little park to take the RV for a few days. Great access to the Columbia River for the boat too. Two wineries close by and Stonehenge replica is pretty neat with a great view of the gorge. Bathrooms here need upgraded and it seems the guests come and go quickly with I-84 so close.

Steve Johnson

Great host , close to wine tasting, view sites

Tressa Jenson

My kids and I came here with my son's Cub scouts and it was so much fun. The Gorge was beautiful and easy access for fishing Stonehenge was just right up the street The goldsdale Observatory was just up the street this place was so much fun and so beautiful. Lots of fun..

Rob Fulwell

Nice park and facilities but a bit noisy due to proximity to the train tracks and highway

Plumeria Bodhisattva

Wonderful area to stop by for a night or two.

Lance Hagele

Great place for camping !

Kathy Krieg

Okay it has a decent park, but we will not return because it is too close to the road and train noise. If you have a boat it is conveniently located to the river

Chris Brady

Great park to camp in this area. Nice pull through spaces for RVs with utilities to include sewer. Staff, especially the volunteer, was super friendly. Small beach on the river, sailboard launch and adjacent to the boat launch. Near the Stonehenge WWI memorial, Maryhill museum and several wineries. There are numerous has stations with fast food, basic groceries and even ice cream within a few miles on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. Two small ponds on the property that are stocked in spring. The campsite sells ice and firewood. There is group camping area plus tent only sites. There is a single shower for each bathroom, do not be tricked by the old quarters sign, it's free. Lots to do nearby, try Sorosis Park, great playground. Only issue are the trains. We have a pop-up trailer so you hear them all night, but even then it was not that bad. Without the train noise it would have been a five star review.

Greg Stevenson

Nice park, been coming here for years. But the last several years park seems to be, in very lengthy on going improvements. But this has been extremely slow process..... hard to understand why this is??. Sites need to be given priority with regards to improvements on parking pad and overall upkeep.

Norman Benson

Good place to camp

Dixie Sly

Very nice clean campsites. I'll stay here again!

Marvin Hearon

Clean campground. Friendly host. Too bad you have to hear trains and trucks all night.

Clint Schmidt

We were woken in our tent at 7am on a Tuesday by the sound of trash trucks emptying the dumpsters. But those melodies were just a part of a strong auditory melange, led by the jake brakes of semi-trucks coming down the hill on Highway 97 right next to camp. Don’t forget you’re also next to an active train line, which ran frequently. Site was clean, as were the bathrooms, but holy Moses do not camp here in just a tent unless you are the deepest of sleepers.

Ben Paukstis

Park was beautiful but in the 2.5 days that we was there the garbage and recycling weren't emptied and the soap in the group camp men's restroom never got restocked. Other than that this is a very nice and spacious camp site. Highly recommend staying here

Dennis Meloy

Nice place. They are making much needed updates on bathrooms and sights.

Gema Meza

It's okay only when we start, we should not turn on the sprinklers because everything gets wet

Phong Nguyen

Very nice camping spot. Just bring extra bug spray citronella or lavender oil. Bugs are biting

Ashley hazelhurst

So quiet and well maintained!!!! I absolutely loved my time here...

Lorien Shaw

Absolutely lovely facility. Not a quiet retreat, given the major truck routes on both sides of the river and the heavily used train tracks on the Washington side, but we spent a peaceful night by the fire after a pleasant walk by the river. Bathrooms are warm (it was a cold night) and clean. The showers are run on quarters; expect to spend about $1.25 for a good one. Nice park for a day or a night, perfectly located for the traveler.

Cassie Miller

Great camping experience though no privacy which we understood when we booked (we usually go more secluded but wanted something open for the kiddos to sleep in their own tent for the first time) Having a roped off cove on the Columbia is Great!

Courtney Kitterman

Been comin here my whole life. Love sitting out by the river. Good hookups too.

Joshua Sipes

Needs more signage but it's a great park.

Dave Stearns

We love staying at Maryhill. The winds and all the trains might be loud for some, but we enjoy it.

Saundy Brown

Nice park, VERY noisy with trains & 18 wheelers all night long!

Jim T

Nice campground, but lots of traffic around you. Good facilities with full hook-ups available. Boat launch and hot showers in season.

Robert Tindall

Overpriced and you have to use a coin operated machine (in todays cashless world) to take a shower...and it stole my money. Unimpressed will not visit or recommend for camping.

Cassandra Poirier

Clean, well kept, river access beautiful views. Showers are .50 for 3 minutes. No recycling bins and the bathrooms don't have locks on the stalls. Although they we're clean and had real soap.

Kristen Friedrich

Pretty, well-maintained park. Good for an afternoon picnic and swim. Campground has no brush and sites are close, so not much privacy. Trains and traffic make it pretty noisy at night.

David Roach

Beautiful country nice place

Beverley Krisiak-Prescott

Camp host was great. Ranger and workers were friendly and pleasant to deal with. Very nice and relaxing park.

Kristina Setchfield

What a great place I'd like to come back and explore it more

Gus Blevins

Beautiful place to visit on the Columbia River

Lizet Gomez

Alot of cool art. The museum sits on hill so the view is beautiful.

AJ Merritt

A very nice park along the beautiful Columbia River. There's a winery nearby and the interstate just across the river makes a convenient overnight. Two issues: this park is NOT cheap. Also (and they do warn you) those beautiful green lawns are watered by a very zealous sprinkler system. You will get wet. Your tent will get wet. Your picnic table will get wet. You were warned.

Scot Tabert

Stayed one night. Campground is nice. But the train goes by every hour at night. Sometimes on the half hour.

Margie Harig

My favorite!

Cheryl Strand

Only stayed one night, but was lovely, small beach areas, swimming was very refreshing, no wind the day and night I stayed. Sprinklers came on around 230am, and you can hear the trains, but just adds to the experience. Would stay again and for more days.

Lynn

The staff is super friendly and helpful. They have answers and advice or both. There's a beach for swimming and safe for kids. The water is clear, very refreshing . The campground is sort of open style, not much privacy. Overall beautiful place which is well-maintained clean bathrooms no smell. I'll be back

guy nason

Park is a run down mess. Camp host is a jerk. Been going to Maryhill for 8 years on May 5th weekend and have seen this park go in the gutter. Sad .

James Clark

Great group camp site away from the other campers. River access and a roped off swimming are

Katherine Swanson

Great for camping. Great disability spots

steve jenkins

Washington State Park, great condition, excellent location on the river

Michelle Nicholson

This park is easy to find right off Hwy 97 but it is also easy to drive right past with no turn-arounds handy. Driving south on Hwy 97 you descend a steep, twisty, hill to the Columbia river. Google maps kept losing our location, so it took sharp eyes to make sure we did not miss the turn off to this park. The campground is on the river with level sites, full-service, little privacy, dry grass, and shade trees. Easy to back-in to sites. There are no trails to the river or along the river. The boat launch dumpster stank. The showers in the day use area were closed for the season in July. There are active train tracks very close to this campground with trains all night. There were cool breezes from the river and no bugs to worry about. There is a beach with swimming buoys. The gate house was staffed and there were frequent patrols by park staff.

Allan Hood

Nice park but a little pricey.

sraco dragon

It's a good camping spot with

Sonya Tuter

For a non-secluded state park, near an active train track, this place was great! We tent camped here over mother's day weekend. I love how each tent area is encircled by trees. Even though you can clearly see all the other campers, this IS NOT a forested, secluded campground, it still felt like camping. The fish pond was just a short walk from the camping site and we caught our share of trout both days we were there.

Jessica Varang

We enjoyed our stay here and liked our camping spot for the week. We are a bit disappointed that the camp station was never open when it said it would be and that the showers were AWFUL - two were out of order and one was burning/scalding skin hot and ate your quarters. One would spit out cold water instead of warm for 50 cents in the RV area, which they then marked out of order after two days in our stay. None the less, the fishing of the shore was fun, the swimming area is decent although REALLY rocky, no sand- and the park is nice, although noisy if tent camping. Bring ear plugs or a travel trailer if you want any sleep. It was also incredibly windy for us, but great mild weather. Fruit stand within walking distance, too. :)

Fernando Aranguiz

Very pleasant place with room for RVs, tents and cars. Bathrooms are nice and clean. Showers too. Access to the river, lots of shade and at a reasonable price. Bring your gas BBQ because the Park no longer allowed the use of briquets because of the fire danger.

Josh Kesecker

Great, lush lawns and swimming area for recreation. Not very quiet with trains and highways so near. Bathrooms are okay.

pastora hernanadez Barbee

Gorgeous place to camp!

Kris Hopkins

Only group campground open. Porta potties. Still beautiful on the river.

Joe Harris

Really nice park and location for off-season. Camp host was very helpful and nice. Unfortunately the park was closed and State Parks never notified us (we had reservations) so we ended up in the group-camp area with only electric service. Other bad point was Verizon had almost no service... That said, we'd definitely go again.

Andrii Snihyr

Quiet place to relax and enjoy the good weather.

Robb barnett

Haven't been there in a great while, but its a nice place.

Patrick Goggin

Nice green campground in the desert. Close to some great tourist sights and right on the scenic Columbia George

David H Steinbrugge

Very beautiful state park on the Columbia river. Lots of green grass and lots of mature trees that give good shade. There is a roped off swim area for kids. Just to the West of the swim area is a little beach with lots of great skipping rocks. The camping areas have lots of grass and are well shaded. Lots of RV sites with full hook ups As well as tent sites and a group site.

Carl Paukstis

Beautiful park. Lots of space. Great RV spaces, showers, river beach. Plenty of fresh air, sometimes at 50 mph.

Martin Golding

Good hosts and lovely park. Group camp has decent facilities. Downsides are steep downhill highway nearby with exhaust brakes all night, nearby railway, and occasional high winds that fly unsecured tents.

Laura Rickman

Beautiful place on the water little pricey

hydro509865

Love this park my wife is a yakama enrolled member so we dont pay but cheap to get in either way. The swimming is great eye on young ones though, perfect picnic and camping with tent or RV list goes on perfect for spending time with family

Francisco Orrego

Trees around you,plus the Columbia river .train noise is limited, but the place is great

Jo Bledsoe

Clean, large tent spaces. Color coding describes desired spaces. Cleared trails, swimming was nice, boat ramps and piers all look great. Many shades picnic spots. Make reservations ahead. No close stores or cafes, so bring everything. You will need mosquito spray. Wildlife we saw- raccoons, beavers, quail, and lots of birds.

Burk Forrer

Right on the water. Great resources. Clean.

Natasha Rogers

Iv loved this place since I was a child and it felt amazing to go back.....no joke the view is breath taking!!

Chris Jacobs

Went when it was hot, so that doesn't help. Also camped in RV area - sprinklers keep the grass, ya know, there - rather than dead grass on dirt. Hosts and staff we're friendly, grounds were clean, nothing to complain about other than my own decisions.

Steve Jenkins

Beautiful location, clean, with boat launch

Art Ellison

Very pleasant place to kick back and relax. Wind surfers neat to watch near the swim beach

Catalina Villa

Nice place to spend time with family

malachi belluscio

WARNING: Sprinklers hit tent sites around 3 am and are the loudest things you’ve ever heard. They run for about an hour. Have fun with the trains on both sides too. $32+/night? No thank you.

Jason Whaley

Great place!! Camped a couple nights. They have a park next to the camp with a swimming area. Great veiws and everyone was real friendly.

Edy Hatcher

Not a park. Just a freeway with a place to park with nothing around it.

Joe Udo

A neat little park near the stonehedge. We dropped by for a quick visit. It was a nice stop after seeing the stonehedge. We collected some rocks and strolled around a bit.

Chriss Kuykendall

Great campsites

Jonathan Uriarte-Lopez

Nice stop with views

Emilie Nielsen

Beautifully maintained park with easy access to the Columbia River. Especially lovely in the Autumn!

Dale Daniel

Trains and trucks all night long and watering until after midnight doesn't make for a peaceful night of rest. Liked the setting though.

allison barr

Clean facilities . Sprinklers hit tents at 230 am. Can't move the sprinklers. Trains can be heard all night. Very strict parking codes. Staff is available and friendly. Pretty views. Would not reccomend it for a good night's sleep.

Archie Winter

Nice park. I already reviewed that park.

Darryl Brown

Scenery is endless

Kris Vincent

Very nice park, lovely water, i loved it!

Judy Battaglia

Treed, flat, huge area for touch football. Access to River for our friend's windsurfing.

kenneth cocking

Nice spot

Keith Adams

Was told to go to a site in park paid him for 2 days then they came the next day and told me that it was reserved the night before and that we had to move don't you think if we at reddit the site for 2 days that they'd figure out how to tell the reservation system that it was paid for already so we left hopefully Bilson my money back

Bryan I

This is an excellent park with lots of well maintained grass. It's clean and has a nice view of the river. Everything is in excellent shape and the staff are very friendly and helpful. The sites are large and spaced well enough apart that you don't have to get to know your neighbor if you don't want to. I definitely recommend this park.

Mark&Nan Tiberio

Nice camping by the Columbia River. Beware- trains & trucks make noise all night!

Heather Manning

First impression was it is a nice place. Then we get told there is no running water ( showers, bathroom, ect.) Not until Wednesday. Then the train starts going by, which of course wasn't mentioned on the park website. The train goes by several times a day and night. Hopefully our stay here will get better but for now I'm not at all impressed.

Deborah Woodley

Stunningly Beautiful, relaxing and much more.We will definitely come back with fishing permit & rods.

Annette De Long

Nice place, gets pretty busy .

Scott Fuller

Great place to camp. It does get really windy, but the swimming hole at the river is refreshing.

Jo Little

I'll give it a 5 star its clean sites are taken care of and camp host was great

Fran Groth

Beautiful

Mike Hassett

Beautiful Peaceful Setting on the shores of the Columbia.

Jaymes Bowman

Quite something! Be sure to check out the replica of stone henge!

Dale Jones

Loved hearing the trains went right to sleep listening to them

Richard Armida

Lucky for us other campsites on the Oregon side were full and we found an open tent site here. It was dark and we set up our kitchen on a picnic table. So far so good. We slept in our car with a tent like extension attached to the hatchback. Parking wasn’t next to the table, but okay we settled down. About 3 AM there was a slapping sound against the tent door. Looking out to determine the cause we were greeted by a jet of water from the sprinklers. It lasted half an hour. In the morning we found the sprinkler schedule on the side of the trash bin. Not too noisy, trains and otherwise but damn inconvenient for sleeping unless you’re an amphibian.

James Cook

Great place to camp

Bill B

Nice place, clean plenty of room. Decent river access. Great River view,

K Athy Bailes

This park has little to no maintenance, no running water, no working restrooms (porta potties) and the grounds are a over grown weed mess..camp host was friendly but overwhelmed. This was our 6th year of watching this park go downhill..sad it use to be so beautiful.

Richard Lampert

Very nice state park.

Heather Bryan

It is beautiful!!

Deb Post

Nice and quiet. Trains didn't even bother us.

Ron Reger

Several sites the grass was dead/yellow then the green grass sites needed mowed. Sprinklers sprayed our trailer for 2 nights even after notifying the Camp Host..Camp Host felt he needed to tell us instantly when dog voided.

Douglas Teal

Great facilities and close to the Columbia River.

SLE Adentures

IF YOU READ JUST ONE REVIEW READ THIS ONE. Maryhill, itself, is a beautiful park. HOWEVER, it is down in the gorge, each side of the river has a major east-west highway, with north-south highways converging AND each side of the river has 2 railroad lines. Think BIG truck (all night), Trains (almost constant and at time simultaneous, as 2~3+) all reverberating inside the gorge, back and forth across the river. ALL NIGHT LONG. I have stayed twice once out of ignorance and the next because I needed to make an advanced reservation somewhere. If you have a sound proof motor home go for it. If you have a tent and value quiet setting keep going....anywhere else.

Cherie Boydell

Do not choose the campsite near the cottonwood tree. It gets everywhere. The rest of the park is lovely!

Diane Long

It's pretty expensive compared to Oregon State Parks. And they have different prices depending on where you are parked (closer to the river is higher) This means you have to take what is left...so you end up paying $40 for staying overnight on your way to or from somewhere, even if you can't actually stay & enjoy your spot Also, they poured piles of big, sharp, broken boulders in the area in front of each spot where the hook-ups are. Very tough to get around if you are a senior citizen.. you stumble all over that stuff trying to connect! And it looks so ugly!! Whose idea was THAT?

BILL GALLAGHER

Beautiful park. No complaints at all. On a par with Cape Disappointment.

Beverly Owen

Many many squirrels to make the dogs crazy

Clyde Barrow

Lovely little park. Great access to the Columbia River and the sites are clean

Lil Punkin

Trash man here before 8, traffic noise, constant trains, its beautiful yet not quiet $$$

Don J

Awesome state park on the Columbia River, just off HWY 14, past The Dalles. Great access for the Maryhill Observatory, Museum and Winery. They keep the campground clean. Grass is watered, and the State LEO are friendly and enthusiastic- keeping the place chill w/o being intrusive, and putting on historical presentations. It was the Missoula Floods when we were there. Only reason it’s not 5 stars, is it’s noisy with trucks jake brakes echoing at night from coming down US 97, and the green grass is from the sprinklers that go off at 2am, likely hitting your tent (pay attention to the flyer for your campsite- I didn’t).

Jon Maybell

If the wind is not blowing it is Very nice, if it is ...