The pros: the individual campsites are fairly private. They’ve been recently “paved” with crushed rock. There’s some shade for hot days. Waitsburg is only a couple of miles away, so you can get ice, etc. It’s about twenty miles away from Walla Walla so you can go wine tasting. There’s a nice creek/river at the back edge of the campground.
The cons: it’s muddy when it rains. It’s adjacent to a state highway so there’s lots of road noise, but that does down at night.
The pros: it’s quieter than Maryhill State Park. The day-use area is nice and green. There’s a boat launch. There are family bathrooms, with (temporarily) free showers. They have some really interesting petroglyphs.
The cons: The powered sites are basically a gravel parking lot, with absolutely no privacy. It’s windy and dusty. The power pedestals don’t have 110 outlets. There’s no gas for 80 miles east of the I-97 bridge.
Aside from the mentally disturbed young man yelling in the next campsite, we had a lovely spot. It was nice and private (something that many Oregon state parks lack), had power and water, and Oregon state parks have free showers. No more fumbling for change! I would definitely stay here again.