Champoeg State Park

(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.

Stayed here for only one night on our way over to the Oregon Coast. We stayed in the B Loop. The sites in the B Loop were spread further out than Loop A. There was very little privacy where we stayed, but thats fine since it was only 1 night. What was kind of shocking is that nothing was being watered in the area. The grassy areas around the entire area and around all the campsites were burnt. It was ugly and didn’t give me a very safe feeling, as in if a fire started, your trailer is probably going to catch on fire along with the campground. We did go for a walk around the campground, but didn’t get a chance to see too much of it.

We stayed on a Friday night, Aug. 24th and it was pretty quiet overall. On Saturday morning we were waking up and getting ready for the day. All of a sudden we heard loud parade/circus music in the campground. We were trying to figure out where in the heck it was coming from. We looked outside and we see is a huge group of kids on bikes and scooters cruising around with a camp leader. The music was blaring and kids were chattering and a few were yelling too. It was really un-nerving and disruptive to our morning. They did that in each loop of the park for about an hour. It was irritating. We did everything as quick as possible to get the heck out of there, which we did. We aren't sure if this is a regular thing, but not sure if we'd return.

A large state historical area, Champoeg State Park has a wonderful campground that is situated along the Willamette River and is at the front door of Oregon’s Willamette Valley winery area.

The paved sites in the B-Loop where we stayed all appeared large and many had FULL hook-ups. The bathhouse and showers were clean and modern. It was a short walk (3-min) through the woods to the natural playground area that was WAY COOL! Our son loved it.

Our site was more expensive than most because it was full hook-up (with 50amp service). The dump station and trash areas were very clean and convenient.

The park itself is criss-crossed by numerous biking trails that lead the visitor center of historic sites. Each day of our stay, I took the dog on a long walks around the park and enjoyed the ability to run on these nice paved trails along the river.

We didn't check-out the visitor center, but I did wander through the historic area that dates back to the 1820s.

Love, love, love this campground. We stayed at 7 state parks in Oregon over 6 weeks, and this was my favorite. Our site was B34, and an end site, so we had a large side lot for our toddler to run around in. There is a natural playground in the campground which was a hit. The best part of the park for us was the 4 miles of paved (relatively flat) bike paths. If you go right for 2 miles from the campground you ride through old growth forests and can visit the oldest, continuously operated store in Oregon. If you go left for 2 miles, you ride through the forest, the oak grove, prairies, and then forest with 100 year old Sequoias. Their visitor center was one of the nicest we have seen at a State Park, and had a kitchen garden and heirloom orchard behind it, representative of what settlers had. Our site just had water and electric, and was not very shady, overall A loop had more shade, but the sites were closer together there. Great park, can't wait to return.

Living in the Beaverton/Portland area, Champoeg is our favorite first trip of the year. Leave after traffic on a Friday, fly down in 35 minutes, set-up and have fire going by 8PM. If you love disc golf, bring your gear. Also, there is an awesome natural playground that kids up to 10-12 will LOVE. Camp hosts are awesome, and crowd generally quiet. Showers are free if you're camping (this is new this year that they have a credit card kiosk for firewood and showers, and you might think you have to pay for shower but that is only for non-campers) If you like wine tasting, we HIGHLY recommend Ladyhill right across the street from the park. Get the Daystar red, and bring it back to your site...you won't regret it! A lot of people like the B loop for space, but we prefer the A loop, which feels less "RV Park" to me. We have a small rig, so it works for us. We like spaces in the 30s that look out over a beautiful field. They are almost always full, but you can get on an alert with reserveamerica.com if you want to hear about cancellations. Yurts are also fantastic if you really want low maintenance...Enjoy!

We stayed 2-weeks at this state park, when visiting the Portland area. We really enjoyed the natural beauty, the walking trail along the Willamette River and the proximity to wine country and downtown Portland. All of the Park Rangers and campground hosts were extremely nice. Many of the sites in Loop B are big rig friendly (i.e., fewer trees and typically longer sites than in Loop A). We had no issues with Verizon data coverage (mifi, no booster), but received much better cell coverage when using AT&T (compared to Verizon). We enjoyed our stay here and look forward to returning in the future.

We stayed at this park for one night in a camper van. Most sites have water and electricity, a few also have sewer. Also a few walk-in tent sites. One loop is wooded, the other is on the edge of a meadow and is more open. The bathrooms​ and showers are nice and clean. No extra charge for showers, and the water was warm. The park is nice and peaceful, and the area around the park is scenic. Very enjoyable overall.

We never knew about this park even though we lived about 30 minutes away for 10 years. We stayed here twice this fall in September and October for a week each time. The park is quiet and beautiful and convenient to Portland (~30 min), wine country (you're in it), and the Oregon coast (~1.5 hr). We loved running along the walking/biking trails and watching sunsets through the autumn leaves.

We stayed here for just one night, midweek in July and the campground was full. Highly recommend getting reservations in the summer months.

This is a well maintained, large park. Play area, trails, river access, horseshoes, volleyball net, group camping areas, group picnic areas, disc golf, unfenced large pet run area, clean bathrooms with free showers, large flat paved sites for large RV's, power, water, some with sewer, cabins and yurts.

We were there for just one night, so we were not able to check out the museum or the historic store nearby.