Yakima River RV Park

THE GOOD
Friendly staff. Gated campground.
Location: Very peaceful in the hills and next to a small cattle farm. Food, gas, and groceries are all within 5-10 minutes.
Sites: Well-maintained and organized gravel sites with grass living area.

THE BAD
Pets: Not necessarily dog-friendly as dogs can relieve themselves only in 2 designated areas.
Political atmosphere: The on-site staff have politically-connected flags, which is their business, but worth noting as it always makes it difficult to escape the political energy. So, that is a personal negative for me.
Facilities: No showers. No laundry. They do supply a port-a-potty for those that need it.
Booking: Always a bummer to pay in full up-front vs a deposit and then full payment upon arrival. However, that is hit or miss with privately-owned campgrounds, as they do need the business and want to hold onto to it.
Cost: A bit pricey for what they offer, if you do need amenities. Ours was a weekly rate.

We were able to stay here as a last minute option. It was so windy and we were nervous about continuing on. Our site was full hook ups, pet friendly I liked that each spot had grass and gravel. It was quiet during our stay on a W/T/F- the next closest campers were 3-5 spots away.
It’s well maintained, and gated. A bull farm is closed by- you can hear them mooing- kind of cool.
Up against the grassy hills and very close to the entrance of Yakima canyon road. A train goes by- which is not super close, but still loud.
My only complaint was the wild winds, which could be anywhere. We would stay again.

If you like guard towers and barb-wire,
this is the place for you!
Beautiful scenery! Clean and manicured.
If you are a dog, you won’t like it here.
“No pets allowed” posted everywhere.
Too expensive for no facilities. Port a potty for tenters.
Park brochure has more “dos and don’ts” than I’ve ever seen in our 4 years RVing.
If you stay here mind your P’s and Q’s!

We have enjoyed our stay here. It is lovely to be off the interstate and away from the noise. There are a few trains, but they are far enough away it was not an issue for us. The sites are large. We are 55 feet in total with our motorcycle trailer and did not have to unhitch the trailer and still had room for the motorcycle in the site with us. We chose only electric and water since we were only staying 3 days which is less than a full hookup site. We had a wonderful view of the Bull pasture. We don't typically use the bathhouses in parks, so it is not an issue for us that there was none, but, for tenters or those who prefer to use them, only port-o-lets as others mentioned. Verizon signal was good 3-4 bars, we were able to stream Netflix without issue. The park's wifi, as with other parks, is fine for email, but not a super reliable service- again, not an issue for us. All in all, Ellensburg is a quaint town not far from the park, and the Wind and Solar energy center is very interesting to visit.

We have enjoyed our stay here. It is lovely to be off the interstate and away from the noise. There are a few trains, but they are far enough away it was not an issue for us. The sites are large. We are 55 feet in total with our motorcycle trailer and did not have to unhitch the trailer and still had room for the motorcycle in the site with us. We chose only electric and water since we were only staying 3 days which is less than a full hookup site. We had a wonderful view of the Bull pasture. We don't typically use the bathhouses in parks, so it is not an issue for us that there was none, but, for tenters or those who prefer to use them, only port-o-lets as others mentioned. Verizon signal was good 3-4 bars, we were able to stream Netflix without issue. The park's wifi, as with other parks, is fine for email, but not a super reliable service- again, not an issue for us. All in all, Ellensburg is a quaint town not far from the park, and the Wind and Solar energy center is very interesting to visit.

Yakima River RV Park
791 Ringer Loop Rd, Ellensburg, WA 98926
509-925-4734
$50.05/ night with tax
Nicely spaced, mostly pull-thru sites with grass between sites and some trees. Level gravel sites and roads. Picnic table. No bathhouse. Tents are allowed, but their only facility is a port-a-potty, no showers. No OTA TV signal. There IS a train track nearby, but the only other noise is from the bull pasture next door. They raise Rodeo bulls. Our site (7) was facing the pasture, and it was interesting watching them. If you can NOT abide by rules, stay somewhere else!! They have quite a few and get ready to be reprimanded if you don’t follow them! The park is gated with a passcode. We were greeted at the gate and shown to our site. The water pressure is NOT very good, but we had no issues with power or sewer.

We stayed here last year and had an OK time and had an OK time but this time was really really good. We had full hookups. The sites are very level we didn't have to use our leveling system at all. The only negative is the Wi-Fi.. And there is no television signal for antenna reception. We're right next to one of the park hosts. The park is well the park is well kept. There is a field full of rodeo bulls and they got let a second heard so it was quite entertaining for a couple of days. We recommend this little RV park that is owned by a private couple for many years!
We decided to come back out here for a Labor Day weekend when the Ellensburg wrote and when the Ellensburg rodeo is resuming is resuming since covid.

Reading other reviews, not sure where they stayed. We had no problems with management. She was very nice. Helped get us into our site. There is a train but came by maybe 4 times total. Beautiful area, was only here 1 nite. Will be back to check out Ellensburg. Oh and we had dogs, no problems. Yes, site was somewhat not level but the jack things help that.