Hard to give a 10 to a place with no pool, store, cable, or Wi-Fi. But for only $24/night, I'm going to anyway. Absolutely one of the prettiest places in the west. The park is just outside the boundary of Gifford Pinchot Nat'l Forest, and sits at the base of Mt. Adams with breathtaking views of the mountain. $2 more a night gets you a premium site on the edge of the meadow with the mountain behind it. Literally hundreds of places to fish, swim, raft, or go sightseeing within 30 minutes in any direction. HUGE sites most of which have 20'-30" of forest separating them for excellent privacy. All completely level. Park is adjacent to Trout Creek/Trout Lake with walking/biking trail. Bring your canoe, bikes, fishing gear, and binoculars. Town (pop 300)is 3 miles by car or 1.5 miles by foot or bike and has groceries, gas, etc. Park staff is exceptional. After someone left, the camp host would personally rake the site to make sure it was PERFECT for the next person. Beautiful grassy common grounds with swings, horseshoe pits, tetherball, volleyball net, etc. This felt as close to "camping" as you can get in a motorhome. We are going to make Elk Meadows a yearly destination. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is one of my favorite places on Earth. The place is very spacious. The access roads are more like U.S. Forest Service roads, with private ‘’alcoves’’ in thick woods for campsites. You might forget there are other campers around. Maneuvering a 40 foot motorcoach here is easy, even though the highway leading in from White Salmon is almost not enough road for such a large rig. At the North end, the premium sites border a huge meadow. Mt. Adams can be seen from these sites, and is all of eight miles away. You all but look UP at its snowy peak. There is a beautiful nature trail that starts at the edge of the playground. It leads all the way to the town of Trout Lake. It follows Trout Creek. There are benches and a picnic table along its length. There’s also a lot to see and do nearby. Natural Bridges, Ice Cave, Langfield Falls, the Big Lava Beds, fishing at Goose Lake, picking huckleberries and blueberries in late Fall. There are also a LOT of lava caves in this area if you know where to look. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park gets a big "WOW. This is probably the best park we've ever been in. Huge wooded sites. Or site backed up near the road and we could occasionally hear a vehicle but not see them due to the trees. In fact, we could barely see our neighbors. Don't plan on getting satellite tv, cell service, or internet. Don't expect large swimming pools, spas and the like. You will get peace, quiet, and natural beauty with a spectacular view of Mt. Adams. This park is on our repeat list for at least a week if not longer. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Great RV Park, clean and well taken care of, interior roads are wide. Wonderful staff. We were given the choice of 2 differant sites, took the 1 overlooking the meadow/wetland, saw Elk grazing, geese nesting, and other wildlife. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
A beautiful campground! Nice hosts. Very clean facilities. Caution - tents only allowed in conjunction with an RV. Great play area, large group facilities with huge BBQ pit. Great prices ours with water and electric was $17; WES $19; and WES and a wonderful unobstructed view of Mt. Adams is only $21. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
2002
$20
An excellent park in a wooded setting that backs up to national forest lands and wet land habitat. Owners and managers are extremely friendly and pleasant.Its well worth the drive from the columbia river up hwy. 141 to Trout Lake. A well maintained park with very large spaces. We camped here in a camper.