Columbia River RV Park

Fine for a stop over for a large rig. Concrete and grass. No showers. No trees. No view. Clean and friendly.

Columbia River RV Park is the closest RV park I could find to downtown Portland. It's just a parking lot - so it isn't anything special. It's also right by the airport. The commercial planes aren't too bad, but the military jets crazy loud.

The free wifi worked great and we used it the entire week we were here.

As the other reviewer said, it's pretty much just a parking lot, but there's a little grass between the sites and everything seems nice and orderly. We came back here to stay a second time after finding it really convenient to get into Portland to explore the parks, food, beer, etc.

Like everyone else has already said, this is a parking lot but the management is super nice and the park is clean. The location is also great, shopping in Jantzen Beach is easy and getting into the trendier parts of NE Portland without all the fuss of highways is possible. I've stayed here a couple times now.

If you have a trailer that is 25' or less, try getting spot 59. You are right at the entrance so there is some traffic but the flipside is the portside of your setup has it's own little grassy area and you are facing a hedge. It also makes it super easy to slip in and out of the park. The bathrooms are also right across from the spot and in general, you just avoid the reality of cementville.

The airport noise doesn't bother me but it is noticeable.

It's all about location here. There are not a lot of options near downtown Portland and this is by far the least expensive and best located. Weekly and monthly rates are outstanding, but spots are limited since much of the park is occupied by permanents. Sites are basic paved with a small slice of grass between neighbors. Not much in the way of privacy, and you are close between RVs but everything is clean, and the owners are super friendly. It's super convenient for the airport which also means you'll hear airplanes regularly throughout the day, but otherwise it is quiet (we regularly come there over Memorial Day weekend to avoid the crowds). Location for exploring the city is fabulous. You can walk to the river boats on the Columbia River, bike from the park to the Columbia Riverfront trail and be just about anywhere downtown in around 15 minutes. Plus there's an excellent Thai (Pon Thai) that delivers right to your site the park. We stay here every time we're in Portland. The onsite WiFi is overloaded and slow, so I rely on cellphone data plan here.

We wanted to explore Portland and this is one of the closest park to downtown, just 8 miles away. In fact the light rail stops just 2 miles from here at the Expo Center so if you don't want to deal with parking in the city, it's a great alternative.

It's just a regular RV park, no frills, but it is very clean and well maintained. Although there are lots of long-timers here, there are none of the ugly old rigs with scruffy outsides here. Note that although this is by the water, there is not really any access from the park. The Yacht Club opposite is private and the rest of the water front is covered with private residences, so not much scenic walking to be done from the park.

The pull through sites are large and well-lit and not too close together. We didn't try the WiFi, but had good cell signal here. The airport is close but we rarely heard the planes.

This seems like the best option to us for good value and proximity to the city.
(Note our rate includes a Good Sam Discount)

We've had several friends stay here while visiting Portland so we followed. We ended up not having a pleasant experience. We were in the worst section of the park. Most of the sites are very adequate with some grassy area between sites. The pads are concrete with a separate parking area. However, there is a section just past the office where the sites back up to each other which means you share your outside space. Sites 4 - 12 have very little outside space as that area really narrows. Sites 6 - 9 have a tiny square between them that they share. Their doors right across form each other, Very awkward! We, also, had no water pressure. The park said they would have someone come look at it but they never did. Pressure so low the water trickled out. Our pump did a much better job. The power was fine at low points of the day, but low at peak times. We were just on the verge of our Progressive box cutting out. We did have our power cut out two different mornings around 6:00 AM, then come right back on. The sites don't have picnic tables or fire rings but very nice grass. The park has WiFi but was too slow to use. The commercial jets start at 5:30 and the last flight was between 12:00 and 12:30 AM. The military jets are the worst. They are so loud you have to pause the TV because you can't hear. Thank goodness they only fly during the day and early evening. We arrived on eclipse weekend so we couldn't change sites. Just be aware of your site number and stay away from the sites mentioned above. Traffic leaving the area is bumper to bumper so biking is nice or use the train. The park is very well maintained and any other site would have been much better. The pull through sites are the nicest and worth $5 more. We wouldn't stay here again because of the traffic and noise.

We needed a place to stay near Portland, and the Columbia River RV Park made it happen. Despite being fully booked, we drove there to ask if they had any place we could park. We didn't need hookups, sewer, etc. Just a place to boondock for the night. The super friendly staff said if we could fit in a spot next to the shower building, we could stay for $20. Our 17 foot trailer fit right in and we were set. Despite being next tot he shower building, it was really quiet. We think most guests use their own showers and bathrooms in the RVs. We used the showers and they were hot, clean and awesome. just minutes form Downtown Portland, this place was perfect for our needs. Not a pretty park, but a great place to set up as a base camp and go explore the city for day or two.

I was very unhappy that we were put in a site number 5 that had known water pressure problems. By the time they moved us to site 144 it was 5 days later. When I asked for a credit for the inconvenience I was offered a free day. I can't use a free day. I wouldn't camp here again.

Sure, it’s kind of close to the airports so you hear planes fly overhead. But they really aren’t that loud at all. The spots are well kept, and it’s always very quiet. The only downside is, they only allow you to stay for longer periods of time if your rv is 10 years old or newer. We have a 2006 sprinter, so if we wanted to stay for a while, we’d have to go elsewhere. The lake nearby is very pretty and makes for a really pleasant walk when it’s not so cold out. Cell service is also really decent, but I didn’t take note of exactly how many bars we had. We use verizon and at&t