Texas Rapids

This is a pretty cool campground perched right on the shore of the Snake River. Most of the sites are a part of the large parking area at the boat dock but there are a few sites that are located on the jetty. The park is frequented by an assortment of birds and there are signs displaying the historical significance of the area to the Louise and Clark exploration of the Louisiana Purchase. The park has picnic tables and toilets but no other amenities.

There is no useable cell service in the immediate area for Verizon or T-mobile.

We liked this place and we would love to stay longer only if there was some usable cell service since we need internet for our work. The access road to this place is paved. The lot itself is gravel and it's huge so there's space for many rigs. We chose to park on the small peninsula. It was nice to listen to the waves before falling asleep.

There is a railroad on the other bank of the Snake river and huge cargo trains go there from time to time. One of them woke us up in the middle of night. Before we felt asleep again we heard some howling and some animal trying to catch fish right by our camper. We weren't able to see what it was. :)

It was awesome waking up to a view of Snake river and its canyon.

We stayed here after Palouse Falls on the 20th of April 2019. Nice and level, set of about 5 or so gravel spots by the river. Fire pits, tables, vault toilets, and boat access all courtesy of the Army Corp of Engineers. (Big thank you to AoCE). Lovely and quiet as we were one of 2 campers there. We did meet the local sheriff who said they do regular rounds at the site and that it does get busy in summer. Good cell connection and a beautiful drive in and out.

We happened upon this place encounter to another campground so we pulled in, checked it out and spent the night. We would have given 5 stars if there was better a Verizon signal. There are only about 5 RV sites, some tent sites, and its right on the water. There is a boat ramp and a nice sheltered boat dock. It’s about 6 miles off the highway on a nice paved road. It’s very quiet at night and we would gladly stay again.