Avery Recreation Area
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Write a Review Avery Road Lyle, WA 98635 541-506-7857 Official WebsiteGPS: 45.6624, -121.0359
Overview of Avery Recreation Area
Open to the public except during commercial treaty fishing seasons
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by Olga on 8/25/2023
Longest RV Reported: 38 feet (Class A)
Reported by BDMrider on 5/29/2022
Pad Type gravel
Open Seasonally April - October
Elevation 164 ft / 49 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes







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Reviews of Avery Recreation Area 13 people have reviewed this location.
“An Awesome Spot With Great Views ”
Reviewed 8/25/2023
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Recommend!! Train is like 100ft away but still worth it
Olga would stay here again
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Reviewed 9/20/2022
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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I arrived about 4 and had no problem finding a spot. It’s basically a parking lot on the river. Very rocky not really accessible to the water. There was a rather sketchy guy who looks like he’s been there a long time. .. The spot I chose had been used recently by someone who emptied their cooler of food (including raw meat) and just l... more
I arrived about 4 and had no problem finding a spot. It’s basically a parking lot on the river. Very rocky not really accessible to the water. There was a rather sketchy guy who looks like he’s been there a long time. .. The spot I chose had been used recently by someone who emptied their cooler of food (including raw meat) and just left it in the grass instead of putting it in the dumpster. I put on my gloves and got rid of it. No toilet facilities that I saw… of course I did not look around much because I was avoiding the sketchy guy. It probably a great spot for fishermen, and one nighters. Oh and trains! At least five through the night each blowing the horn….
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“Treaty access site and a fantastic view ”
Reviewed 5/29/2022
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | Unknown |
RV Length: | 38' (Class A) |
Wanted to spend the night on the Columbia River and this site provided more than we expected. Coming from the west it was an easy right hand angle onto the road down the hill, past a winery, criss the railroad tracks and a short drive to Avery. There are two entrances and we chose to enter 2nd as we wanted the drivers side paral... more
Wanted to spend the night on the Columbia River and this site provided more than we expected.
Coming from the west it was an easy right hand angle onto the road down the hill, past a winery, criss the railroad tracks and a short drive to Avery. There are two entrances and we chose to enter 2nd as we wanted the drivers side parallel to the river.
Site offers back in thru the trees and side views for the longer / taller rigs.
There were three other trailers on the west end when we arrived and a guy who appeared to be living in his pickup who was friendly.
The train track is about 120' away and while I slept fine when the trains rolled thru, it did wake the wife up a lot. During the day there can be a train every 20 minutes and at night about every 40 minutes, after midnight till about sunrise trains were about every hour. Because of the train crossing the road they blow train horns 4 to 5 times, and the westbound does this right next to the Avery Rec Site.. next to this site are single tracks with the start of another set splitting off. Further east these tracks split into four tracks and these four run several miles to the east.
Boat launch and dock had several boaters using the site daily along with some day use folks.
This is a treaty access site and as such when tribal fishing is going on this site is closed to public. On Thursday a maint crew of two showed up and did a very good job of cutting grass and weedeating.
While here we watched domestic goats climbing the nearby rocks, some deer grazing at east end of site, vultures, hawks, eagles performing flyby's, along with a lot of smaller birds singing in the many trees.
River barges of many sizes and carrying grains, rocks / sand an fish transport are a constant River view. Speaking of views, the mighty Columbia River with Mt Hood in the background is a sight to behold. Simply stunning!
We stayed 3 days with very comfortable day and night weather of 50 - 70 degrees. Winds pick up in afternoon with big rollers on the river with white caps. Last day we woke to cooler temps, steady breeze and couple very light rain.
We left when the Memorial Weekend family's started arriving.
When leaving with our rig we came to top of access onto hwy and as we were heading east we stayed in the wide viewpoint area to be able to turn east. (To enter from the east the longer rigs will need to go past entrance and turn around in the viewpoint to head down hill).
We found this to be be a relaxing, beautiful place to spend some time. Site is gravel, level with plenty of shade. Road down hill is paved, gravel after rr track crossing.
Satellite and cell reception is very good. No hookups, no water and has a nice restroom, a dumpster, picnic tables, boat launch and dock. A rock jetty said to have good fishing. Easy in and out. Avery Rec Site is very clean.
Marking this as a favorite site and will return.
BDMrider would stay here again
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“Beautiful, good cell, loud”
Reviewed 9/4/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
I was the only person here at 5 PM and only one other camper van showed up after me. You’re literally 30 feet from the train tracks that are loud as heck but I slept through the night anyway. My whole camera was shaking and vibrating from the trains and even the sound of the boats wailing on their horns in the river. But it didn’t seem... more
I was the only person here at 5 PM and only one other camper van showed up after me. You’re literally 30 feet from the train tracks that are loud as heck but I slept through the night anyway. My whole camera was shaking and vibrating from the trains and even the sound of the boats wailing on their horns in the river. But it didn’t seem to bother me and I slept just fine. The river is absolutely gorgeous and the whole area is very level. I could teach online with T-Mobile and Verizon.
Planting Seeds would stay here again
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“Columbia River w/ a view of Mt Hood, and yes Trains. ”
Reviewed 8/9/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Nice park with shade, picnic tables, vault toilet, and trash dumpster alongside a nearby train track. Expect trains throughout the night, so pack your ear plugs. Was super windy when I was here, but it died down overnight. Close to The Dalles. 1-2 bars Verizon.
Vanpe Diem would stay here again
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“Amazing!”
Reviewed 6/4/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Overall this was an amazing experience. The toilet was still locked due to Covid but with town only a fifteen minute drive it was worth staying. As many others have noted, the trains are very loud and very frequent.
JR would stay here again
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“Close to Perfect but the Trains Suck”
Reviewed 10/23/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | N/A |
RV Length: | 21' (Truck Camper) |
This is almost the perfect campsite. It backs directly up to the water of the Columbia River. We had a beautiful night with a full moon and a gorgeous sunrise that lit up Mt. Hood. We even got a visit from a river otter which was amazing. Perfect!!!… except for those dang trains. The tracks are very close and the trains come by about e... more
This is almost the perfect campsite. It backs directly up to the water of the Columbia River. We had a beautiful night with a full moon and a gorgeous sunrise that lit up Mt. Hood. We even got a visit from a river otter which was amazing. Perfect!!!… except for those dang trains. The tracks are very close and the trains come by about every 15-minutes throughout the night and because of the road crossing they lay on the horn. It sucks! So close to perfection but we had a few rough nights of sleep.
NomadicMoments.com would stay here again
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“Great Place & History ”
Reviewed 8/20/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | Open |
As others have stated it does get very noisy with trains going by about 100 yards behind you. But it’s free and the view of Mt Hood is AMAZING to wake up to
ArthurBNH would stay here again
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“Great views, right next to the Columbia River”
Reviewed 7/13/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
RV Length: | 36' (Fifth Wheel) |
We camped right next to the River (5 feet). We had a great after noon there. The temps were in the high 80's, but there was a cool wind next to the river to keep things cool. There are no designated spots, but we easily found a spot for our 35 ' 5th wheel. There were a few old beat up RV's there taking advantage of the free camp... more
We camped right next to the River (5 feet). We had a great after noon there. The temps were in the high 80's, but there was a cool wind next to the river to keep things cool.
There are no designated spots, but we easily found a spot for our 35 ' 5th wheel. There were a few old beat up RV's there taking advantage of the free camping, but we had no problems.
One great perk was that Jacob Williams winery was a short walk of the hill. We took advantage of that had went and tasted some of there great wine.
The one problem was that we were a couple of hundred feet from a very busy train track, I would guess that there were 3 to 4 trains per hour there all through the night,
If coming from the east on hwy 14, and your pulling a trailer, go just past the road, and turn into the view point area so you can make it to the road.
Russell Nesbitt would stay here again
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“Train too loud”
Reviewed 5/31/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Free up to 14 days. Able to back 35 foot 5th wheel into shaded site. Pros: easy access, on the river, pit toilet. Saw 1 sheriff and 1 ranger patrol the area. Cons: The train is frequent and SO loud, shook the rig all night long=no sleep. Fine for 1 night if needed, but most folks were in old trashy trailers and looked like they we... more
Free up to 14 days. Able to back 35 foot 5th wheel into shaded site.
Pros: easy access, on the river, pit toilet. Saw 1 sheriff and 1 ranger patrol the area.
Cons: The train is frequent and SO loud, shook the rig all night long=no sleep. Fine for 1 night if needed, but most folks were in old trashy trailers and looked like they were trying to live here..digging in the trash, clothes lines etc.
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- picnic area
- water access
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
- trash
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