Champoeg State Park

I'll get this out of the way now: we live less than an hour from here, more like 45 minutes. Having said that, we often joked about coming here. We're so glad that we rolled the dice and came here. Its a beautiful park and very, very clean. Lots of well maintained trails to walk and bicycle. The spots weren't too close together and it felt like you were in the country even though the city was just down the road. We'll be back!

Champoeg State Park has a lot to offer, not only nice camping loops, but also paved biking trails, wooded hiking trails, large disc golf course, and backs up to the Willamette River. The B loop has plenty of RV/Travel Trailer spots, some with full hook-ups, and a few pull throughs. We really love this campground. While A and B loop offer spots for both RV/Trailers and tents, the B loop has Cabins and A loop has Yurts. The disc golf course has lots of giant oak trees to make the course a challenge for everyone. The paved walking and biking trails through out the entire park gives you plenty of area to explore. If you have a chance, stop at the Visitor Center at the entrance of the park to view some of Champoeg's cool history. Make sure to book your trip early, this park fills up quickly.

We're used to smaller, quieter camping but we just needed a place to stay on our way to northern Washington, and this was fine. The grounds are well tended but so brown and dry this time of year. We had a little shade later in the evening. There is no privacy but there is enough space for big trailers with slide-outs, I would say. The park was full and there were quite a few noisy campers. The bathroom was fine, the showers were great. Plenty of areas to walk the dogs. There was no one in the check-in booth but there was a list of names with your space number. Reserve early, in mid-June I got the last site available for our stay on August 1. Our plain ol' US Cellular had intermittent service but we don't use a booster and it's not important to us.

This park is quiet, clean, and well maintained. Our site was level and paved but all sites are for that matter. We stayed in A19 last year.

Bring your canopy tho, shade is not the brst thing about this park. It has reliable power, good water and large campfire rings. Picnic table was in god shape and the site was cleaned by park hosts before we arrived. There is not a lot of privacy here as the vegetation between sites is thin, but where that is not the best, it makes up for in a quiet and relaxing atmosphere.

The interpretive center has a large community garden, shop, and an old barn which is a popular wedding venue in this area. Lots of bike riding, frisbee golf, and walking paths. The surrounding area is rolling farm land with every thing from grapes to corn and cabbage. The noisiest thing I heard all week was a farm tractor pulling a pro-till off in the distance one morning.

Showers and bathrooms were clean, worked well and closed from 9:00 PM to 7:30 AM. All showers are single locking rooms that are ADA and family friendly. The have a shower stall with bench and a changing area with bench, sink, and toilet. (A loop anyway).

Firewood is $5 on-site. There are also yurts and hiker camping. Pet friendly as well. Our spot backed up to an open slough that was nice to look at.

Internet was 100% soled with no slowdowns at peak times.

Another example of an Oregon State Park that combines camping, nature, and fun activities in a beautiful setting. A perfect location for biking (w/ miles of paved paths), hiking, and running. There is frisbee golf, history to learn, wine to drink, and an amazing playground for kids to play on.

While we preferred the B-loop we stayed in the A-loop with partial hookup. Both RV loops were nice.

We were able to get some work done during our visit thanks to good cell service. Speed test download: AT&T was 70.4 mbps and Verison was 20.44 mbps.

We will be back to finish exploring this park and everything there is to do.

We stayed here last night and the campground was pretty full but still very quiet. Loop A is closed right now. There are some pull Throughs but mostly back in sites. There was good elbow room in the loop and our site was level. Plenty of room for big rigs—the site was very deep so we didn’t have to unhook. Lots of green grass. Lots of good cycling in the area.
There is an open area to throw the ball for the dogs that was very large and our border collies loved it. We also walked the trail to Butteville General store and it is very pretty. The coyotes were howling at night and the sky was beautiful. We didn’t hear a sound of anything once we got in the trailer and the campground was quiet in the morning too. We really enjoyed this campground. It also has the best drainage at the dump station that we have ever had. Something that wouldn’t have occurred to us to think about until we started RVing.

We stayed in a partial hookup site on the back of the A loop. The area is beautiful surrounding the campground, with good access to a 2.5 mile walking path to the Butteville General Store, which was closed due to the pandemic. The park was quiet at night, even with being at full capacity. We will definitely stay here again, as it is close to home.

(Writing this while we r here)

Pleasantly surprised.
Super GREEN this time of year.
There’s tons of shade in loop A, but I’d rather have more space between us & our neighbors.... if u like a little privacy, stay in loop B.

Clean bathrooms.
Walked to the Willamette River, it’s pretty, but there’s no water front beach.

Can’t wait to visit Lady Hill Winery tomorrow, u can literally walk there from the CG!

Champoeg State Park is located on the site of the former town of Champoeg, OR. The town was destroyed in the flood of the Willamette River in 1861. A couple street markers are all that remains of the original town.

We stayed in the B loop which has approximately 8 full hookup sites. The other B loop sites are electricity and water only. There is some shade in the sites closest to the river. The other sites are mostly open to the sky but still have vegetation and smaller trees around the sites. The sites are well-spaced with some elbow room between you and your neighbor.

The A loop sites are electricity and water only. There are larger trees in this loop, but less vegetation between sites. Most sites are shaded.

The campground has extensive hiking trails, both paved and dirt paths. There is a nice visitor center with historic interpretive displays.

We used the campground as a base while visiting the antique shops in Aurora and the Tulip Festival at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm.