Charles V. Stanton County Park & Campground

stayed there for one night in July. we tent camped. Our site was located next to the bathrooms, and directly under a streetlight that was on all night. Other than it being a bad campsite, the other spots looked okay. The campground was clean, there is a playground that the kids enjoyed and you can walk down to the river. The campground is right next to the freeway, so be ready for some noise. We were really just passing through on our way to the Oregon caves. It wasn't the best experience but it wasn't the worst.

I had visited this campground on a motorcycle before, but had never been all the way back into it. It is a nice little place! A wind storm had blown through the night before and our original site wasn’t safe due to a tree that was leaning. They put us in another larger spot. This was nice because we had also brought our car (we only live 75 miles away).

We came the have the great Thanksgiving buffet at the casino. While there, I was ready to go back to camp and my husband was playing cards. I was able to take the shuttle back so he would have the car.

The next day the camp hosts were out busy cleaning up all the debris from the storm. It is a well kept park that isn’t too expensive.

We stayed here mid-August, 2021 for one night as we traveled up the 5. Reserved a site online ($10 reservation fee), but wanted to have a site long enough to not have to un-hook and know we would have a site. Site was decent enough, but close to site to the East. Nice people in that site, so all good! The area closer to the highway was pretty - full of old trees, but noisy. Good river access for families and kids. Camp host nice - showed us where a cherry plum tree was!

Overnight stay during travel on I5. Access is very easy from the freeway. The tradeoff is freeway noise. The campground was exceptionally clean and well maintained. The camp hosts were friendly. Really happy with the stay.

The directions to this park led us to the middle of nowhere so I used a different map and was able to locate the park accurately. The description makes it sound as though it has outdoor activities such as hiking however, it appeared to be more of a playground with a small area to camp. One family was camping and it said the campground was full. It’s somewhat understandable due to covid however there appeared to have been more spaces that could’ve been used while still maintaining social distancing. It didn’t look like hiking was accessible and if it was there weren’t any signs directing us towards trails. I gave it two stars because the playground looked fun for kids who are staying there and the area was clean.