Brad

Like most KOA's, this one was well kept and clean. It has plenty of trees for shade. The playground was old and could use some updating, but provided a few minutes of fun for my 7 year old. There was no waiting at the laundry facilities with several machines to choose from. The pool and spa looked clean and inviting, but our short stay didn't allow us to enjoy them. The biggest negative to this KOA was the constant train whistles at all hours of the night. Unfortunately, this kept my wife up all night. Also, the location looks like it would be right on the river, but its actually well away from the water and has no view of it whatsoever. All in all, its a nice place to stay if you plan on enjoying the Columbia River Gorge. Just bring your ear plugs if you are sensitive to noise when sleeping.

This stop was well worth our family's time. Its just 10 minutes outside of Bend and only costs $5 per car for the day to explore. This is a self-guided tour but there are rangers on site to collect the $5 fee and rent flashlights if needed. Bring a spare flashlight or two incase one fails. We had 4 flashlights for 5 people and found it to be insufficient. Everyone really needs their own flashlight to see where they are walking. Some of it is flat, some very rocky. Its also very cool down there, as most caves are. Our family didn't make it to the end, but I'm told it just goes on and on until it dead ends then you must exit the way you came in.