Clackamette RV Park

We needed close access to Clackamas so chose this RV park. Very convenient to all of Portland area , groceries and restaurants. Parking spaces are close together and only have water and electricity……basically a parking lot with no shade. However a very short walk to a large beautiful lush green grassy park with small play area and lots of picnic tables and shade. Nice walk to river where we watched boats and fisherman. No internet but pretty good cell reception. Pricey for out of state campers. GPS will take you to a dead end so be careful to follow road signs to Clackamette park.

Safe RV park outside of Portland in beautiful Oregon City, but still close enough to visit tourist attractions. Convenient to major highways, grocery stores, restaurants, etc. Oregon city has an awesome downtown area. The TV park has water and electric hookups at each site, dump station, trash receptacles. First come first serve only. The lot (rv park) is nothing to write home about but it’s clean. Didn’t see any trash but it can get muddy if it’s rainy. The lot is surrounded by a great park with walking paths, playground and big grassy areas with picnic tables. Camp hosts are great. Gate closes every night at 10pm. Little road noise. We’d definitely stay here again. $25 for regular site. $30 for waterfront.

We came here mid November and it was about half full. We chose an “interior” spot for $5 less than water front. It had 30 amp and water. If you’re staying here, you can dump for free (otherwise $5) just outside of the park (close to the skate park, it’s not well marked). We are a 34’ 5th wheel and the pull thru spot was just big enough for us and our truck parked sideways. No privacy, but the view of the river and mature trees in the park make this a beautiful spot.
Beware of the goose poop.
Good cell reception and plenty of local tv channels.

We were not actually able to stay here. The host informed us that since we had a portable waste tank we could not stay in the park. The park was small and spots were tight. I did check the internet before we left and I was only getting 6 download speed on Verizon. The host was also pretty rude when explaining to us why we could not stay. It would probably be okay to stay for a night or two as long as you don’t have a portable waste tank.

This is basically a large dirt parking lot with hook ups. There are some interesting amenities around like a skate park and horseshoe pits. The main for the 3 stars was the number of homeless people walking right by our trailer. Granted, we were parked on the opposite end of the lot from the water. But there is nothing separating the RV park from the nearby parks and rivers so my wife and kids didn't feel safe. I wouldn't suggest this place as anything more than a place to sleep while you explore the surrounding areas. We ended up leaving early to go stay at a vineyard.

We picked Clackamette RV Park due to the proximity to Airstream Northwest where we were having our trailer serviced.

We arrived on a Wednesday afternoon in August around 4pm and there were 3 sites available. The camp host who checked us in was very friendly. We told her that we wanted to pull the trailer out during the day for servicing and she gave us a barricade to put in our spot while we were away. She also warned us not to keep anything outside that it might get stolen and to watch out for goose poop. ;)

Sites are close together and on dirt/gravel/grass. There is some city noise, but overall it was convenient and we would return here again if we needed to get the trailer serviced.

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The RV park here is a large, open parking lot situated right on the river as part of Clackamette County Park. It's an affordable place to stay if you're visiting the Portland area at $20/night for an electric site ($25 for waterfront site). There's a paved bike trail that picks up right from the park and will eventually take you to downtown Oregon City. If you have a dog, they'll enjoy the two large open fields adjacent to the RV area.

The downside of staying here is that it's not actually all that convenient to Portland itself. Because of traffic, you're looking at a lengthy drive or at least an hour long bike or bus ride.

Instead, if you're looking for something to do that's within walking distance, stroll over to Oregon City Brewery on nearby 14th street. (Good beers, but alas, no food.)

I'm giving this place 3 stars because of the closeness of the parking spaces (you're just feet away from your neighbors on each side) and the unpleasantly muddy conditions of the park itself.

All of the sites are first-come-first-serve and you can't call ahead to find out about openings the day if arrival. Just take a chance and go for it. The good news is that there's a fair amount of turnover so the likelihood of an open site is high. To check in, find one of the campground hosts and they'll handle the registration process.