Threemile Canyon-Quesnel Park

I arrived early enough to get a secluded spot toward the back. Only 4-5 other campers the entire time I was there but was told the weekends were crazy with duck hunters. There is something of a boat ramp. One driver that had huge trailer with horses caused problems with other campers, but I slept through it.
Road was kinda rough but the area is worth it.

The short road from the freeway exit to the river had gravel applied recently so It was only slightly washboard-y in a few spots. Our 36’ Class A had no problem on the wide road and no problem turning around in the camping area which is, basically, a big parking area.
There was one other RV there when we arrived in the morning. Two others showed up before nightfall. We parked 10 feet from the river and had a great view both up-river and down-river.
If you tried, you could hear the freeway faintly. There are trains running day and night on both sides of the river. They never woke us up but we could hear them when we were awake. Not loud. More of a white noise in the distance. No horns. Ever.
There is a restroom. Concrete floor, outhouse toilet, and hand sanitizer.
There is also a boat ramp. Several fisherman used it during the day. The water was clear so we could see fish swimming by.
We will definitely be back when passing through next time.

Stayed here for three nights and it was good for what it is. It’s an easy on/off from the highway, and is right next to the river, which is awesome.

We arrived on a Wednesday to around 8-10 RVs all packed into the area near the fence and along the river. Not a big deal, but a bit more crowded than what I would have expected for a Wednesday.

It was super windy a good chunk of the time we were there, and when the wind would finally die down, the mosquitoes would come out in full force. Not deal breakers, but couldn’t really spend much time outside comforotably.

On the plus side, Verizon had a strong signal so was able to get any work done that was needed. It was also free, so any negative aspects are pretty quickly outweighed by the price. The trains aren’t bad at all. It’s a beautiful view down the river, and
it was fairly clean.

All in all I might stay here again if traveling through, but after seeing some of the other camps between this one and Dalles, it seems like there are better, more sparsely populated options available.

Nice dry camp. Other campers were clean, quiet and respectful. (unlike I've heard the other columbia river spots closer toward portland. homeless, drugies, etc.)

Fishing was good for small mouth bass (up to 4#). Walleye fishing was slow but picking up.
On the subj of fishing.....please take your fish guts out and dump them in the river rather than putting them in the dumpster to stink the place up. The river will absorb the guts and they will feed catfish and crawdads.

Enjoy!