Toll Bridge Park Campground

SUMMARY: Toll Bridge Park Campground sits along the fruit loop in Hood River. The campground offers a loud, rushing stream and sits under towering Mt. Hood. The RV loop offers FHUs for $30/night. Partial hook ups along the river can also accommodate most rigs, however sites are rather unlevel. The park is a ~20 minute drive to downtown Hood River, ~40 minute drive to Mt. Hood, and offers lots of hiking, biking, and beautiful driving nearby.

THE GOOD: This is the nicest county park we have stayed in on the road. The hosts, while short staffed, kept the grounds in good order. It was over 100 degrees during our time in Hood River, therefore electric was a necessity for us and our dog. While there are great Harvest Hosts and free camping in the area, we opted to pay the $30/night for A/C. The rushing stream offered a wonderful place to relax and cool off on the hot days.

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT: We visited over labor day weekend, therefore the park was VERY full. However, we stayed through Tuesday until the RV loop was shut down for sewer maintenance. By the last day, it was just us and 4000 rivets enjoying the quiet campground. We were also there when the Columbia River Gorge fires broke out, causing for extreme smoke and raining ash. While this is rare, the area is known for fires and can be smokey in the summer. We recommend reviewing an Oregon fire map and smoke report. before heading to the area

WHAT TO DO: There are no shortage of activities while in Hood River. We explored the fruit loop in the early season to pick apples. Hiked to Tamanawas Falls (short, easy hike, but a rock scramble at the end). Mountain biked in Family Man MTB Park (trails for all skill levels). Explored many of the breweries downtown. Took in amazing views of Mt. Hood. And on the smokiest day, played with goats at Draper Girls Country Farm.

CONNECTIVITY: 3 bars of LTE Verizon and 2 bars of LTE AT&T. No issues connecting into our VPNs to work when using our booster.

SITE RECOMMENDATIONS: RV Loop: Sites 6 & 8. West Loop: Any site along the river. The spots at the end of the west loop have paths to more private parts of the river.

I fell in love with this place on the drive down from Hood River, where you head straight towards Mt. Hood! (Turn around for the view of Mt. Adams!)
The campground itself is wooded, a beautiful river runs alongside it (it is kind of loud this time of year the people camped close to it said, but we were a few sites away and didn't hear it), large sites, clean, many are private, quiet, decent (not fabulous) bathrooms...but the best thing, for us, about it was the location! It's in a perfect spot to expore the gorge and the city of Hood River and the mountains! Just beautiful everywhere you turn!
We drove to Lost Lake one evening, hiked to Dry Creek Falls one morning, spent an afternoon watching wind surfers on the river and enjoyed a couple of local breweries! We are going back!

Great park for an overnight stay or a week! Quiet, set along the East Fork of the Hood River. Very LITTLE river access unless you are in one of the few 'river-sties'. Rigs 40'+ will have a difficult time, but it is do-able. Most sites are back in (some pull thru). LOTS of trees, so very hard to use satellite (if you have one). Cell service is just okay. NO WIFI.

Toll Bridge campground is a Hood River county park located in the southern part of the county. The campground has three loops. The RV loop has electrical and water hookups. All of the loops have large trees.

The west loop has several sites along the Hood River. A few of the west loop sites have names rather than numbers. Our favorite sites in the west loop are Hood, Rogue, Columbia, Crooked, 55,57 and 62. The named sites are directly on the river with Hood and Rogue having the best view of the river.

The east loop site quality is not as good as the west loop or the RV loop. This loop is best for smaller rigs.

The RV loop has paved and mostly level sites with water and electrical hookups. There is a reasonable amount of space between sites. Our favorite sites in the RV loop are 4, 8, 9, 14, 17 and 18.

The biggest negative about this campground is the proximity to the highway. There is frequent road noise in the RV loop. The sites along the river would not hear the road noise.

Verizon cell service is spotty in this area. The best data service we had was 1X, even with a booster and external antenna. Sometimes there was no data service at all. Phone service and text messaging always worked.

TollBridge County Park sits right along the Fruit Loop and the East Fork of the Hood River. It's a few miles to the town of Parkdale and incredible views of Mt Hood. The campground itself has beautiful elements to it although it's not as well maintained as the Oregon State Parks but when we stayed they were short a camp host.

We enjoyed one of the largest spots on the RV side. There are sites along the river that can accommodate RV's although they are not all level. The location to Parkdale, the Fruit Loop and Hood River made it worth it. We will visit again.