Tent Camping near Sumpter, Oregon

Sumpter RV Park

26 RV Sites, 2 Tent Sites

Sumpter RV Park in Sumpter, OR, offers 26 full-hookup RV sites and 2 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. The categories spell out exactly what you're getting: full-hookup 20/30-amp back-ins and pull-thrus, full-hookup 20/30/50-amp back-ins and pull-thrus, and 30-amp options. Sites carry water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi and a picnic table. The grounds are gated. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, firewood, propane fills and exchange, RV storage, and a dump station cover everything else, and pets are welcome. The valley is the recreation. Gold panning is a genuine local pastime here, alongside mountain biking, hiking, fishing, boating, and off-road riding, with creek, lake, and forest all at the doorstep. Sumpter sits at the foot of the Elkhorn Range in eastern Oregon's gold country, where the dredge and the narrow-gauge railway still stand as reminders of the valley's mining boom. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. The mountain season is short — reserve ahead for summer and for the Sumpter flea market weekends.

from $25/night

Burns RV Park

52 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 8 Tent Sites, 1 Yurt, 1 Tipi

Burns RV Park in Oregon offers 52 RV sites, two cabins, eight tent sites, and two tipis and yurts at 4,150 feet in the high desert, with 30 and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, cable TV, and rigs accepted up to 130 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Full-hookup categories at both amperages join a 30-amp water-and-electric tier and a double dry camping spot. Fifty-two sites span 30-amp full hookup, 50-amp full hookup, 30/50-amp full hookup, 30-amp water-and-electric, and double dry camping categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 130 feet. One hundred thirty feet is exceptional, and the double dry camping spot gives self-contained rigs a low-cost option. Accessible sites are available. Two cabins, eight tent sites, and two tipis and yurts round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A dog park, tennis, horseshoes, and picnicking fill the grounds, with a creek on the property, wine and beer tasting nearby, and planned activities through the season. Birding is exceptional here. Pets are welcome. Burns sits on US-20 at the eastern edge of the Harney Basin, a vast open landscape unlike anything on the usual Pacific Northwest circuit. Steens Mountain, the Alvord Desert, the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Diamond Craters, the Peter French Round Barn, BLM wild horse corrals, and hot springs are all within reach. Spring migration at Malheur and summer draw the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $28/night

Rivers Edge RV Park

At 28522 Lower Pleasant Ridge Road on the Snake River in Wilder, Idaho—in Canyon County in the agricultural heart of the Treasure Valley where the Snake River Plain's basalt terrain, the Owyhee Mountains' volcanic skyline, and the irrigated agriculture that the Snake River Project's century-old canal system established have created the specific high-desert agricultural landscape that Idaho's wine country, bird hunting, and the canyon reservoir fishing build their regional identity around—Rivers Edge RV Park provides 22 full hookup sites up to 60 feet, cabin rentals, a boat launch, a river dock, horseshoe pits, laundry, showers, and acres of shade and grass on the Snake River's Canyon County reach in the family-operated campground that the Catfish Tournament, the Airstream Rally, and the spring and summer fishing events make a community anchor for the southwest Idaho outdoor recreation calendar. The Snake River frontage, the boat launch, and the river dock together constitute the water access infrastructure that defines Rivers Edge's recreational character. Twenty-two full hookup sites with 30 and 50-amp electric, water, and sewer in pull-through configurations accommodating rigs up to 60 feet provide the RV infrastructure along the Snake River's Canyon County shore. Cabin rentals serve the guests without RV equipment who want the Snake River access in an enclosed accommodation. A boat launch and river dock provide the motorized and fishing watercraft access to the Snake River that the campground's bank position makes the most functionally direct private launch in the Wilder-to-Nampa river corridor. Horseshoe pits provide the organized outdoor recreation alongside the river. Laundry facilities and modern showers serve the practical extended-stay requirements. Fire pits and picnic tables at sites provide the outdoor living setup. The campground's acres of shade-tree canopy and grass create the green, mature environment that the Snake River Plain's otherwise dry basalt and sagebrush character makes particularly welcome at a riverside campground that has had the time to grow a significant tree canopy. The Snake River along the campground provides the catfish, bass, and warmwater species fishing that the Snake River Plain's agricultural irrigation return flow and the river's naturally productive warmwater habitat creates across the Canyon County reach. The Snake River's Catfish Tournament—hosted at Rivers Edge—draws the Treasure Valley's catfish fishing community to a structured competition on the campground's home water. Channel catfish, flathead catfish, and white sturgeon are the three species the Snake River's Canyon County reach most reliably produces. Bruneau Dunes State Park—70 miles southeast—contains the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America at 470 feet, rising from the Snake River Plain's basalt floor in the geological anomaly that sand deposit accumulation in a bowl-shaped basin creates when the surrounding wind directions cancel each other rather than migrating the dune. The park's observatory, operating on Thursday through Saturday evenings from March through November, provides the public astronomy programming that the high desert's dark sky makes particularly productive for public stargazing. Lake Lowell—the Bureau of Reclamation reservoir within Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge—provides the bald eagle and waterfowl viewing and the warm-water fishing that Canyon County's premier reservoir supports year-round. Rivers Edge RV Park is open year-round in the Treasure Valley's high-desert climate. Spring and early summer represent the most active Snake River catfish season. The Catfish Tournament and Airstream Rally provide the organized event calendar. Reserve the river-view site early for summer fishing weekends, bring the rod to the dock, and let the Snake River's Canyon County reach earn the southwest Idaho campground experience that the Treasure Valley's agricultural heart and volcanic skyline make geologically and culturally specific to this particular part of Idaho.

Clear Creek Station RV Park

42 RV Sites, 16 Tent Sites

Clear Creek Station RV Park in Cascade, ID, offers 42 RV sites and 16 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 42 feet. Sites come in five categories — back-in 30-amp, back-in 30-amp water-and-electric, back-in 50-amp, back-in 50-amp water-and-electric, and pull-thru 30-amp water-and-electric. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric. A bathhouse with showers, on-site dining, a bar, and cabins for guests without a rig cover the rest. The location is the recreation: the park sits 8 miles south of Cascade on US-55 in the Payette River corridor, where Long Valley's meadows and ponderosa pine, the Payette's whitewater, and Cascade Lake and Tamarack Resort's ski infrastructure make this one of Idaho's better year-round outdoor bases. Off-road riding, a river, and golf are all close. Valley County runs cold and clear in every season, and the park's bar and kitchen are a genuine convenience after a day on the water or the hill. Rates by site category are on the booking page. Summer river season and winter at Tamarack both fill the park — reserve ahead.

from $12/night

Trinity View Resort

67 RV Sites, 10 Tent Sites

Trinity View is great for families and group events. You’ll love our incredible views and relaxing atmosphere. Come swim, play miniature golf, disc golf with us, or fish or boat nearby. Use our scenic walking trail or set up for a night of stargazing under a spectacular Idaho night sky. We are in sight of Little Camas Reservoir with seasonal fishing, kayak, or canoeing, and within 20 minutes from the boat launch at Anderson Reservoir and the south fork of the Boise River, with some of the best fishing in Idaho. So bring your boat and friends, lots of true Idaho recreation to be found here.

from $30/night

Oregon Outback RV Park

11 RV Sites, 1 Tent Site

Oregon Outback RV Park in Lakeview, Oregon, offers 11 RV sites and a tent site on the Oregon Outback Scenic Byway, with 30 and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 80 feet. Pull-through and no-hookup back-in categories serve a spacious, family-owned property at 4,800 feet with views of Abert Rim. Eleven sites run in pull-through and no-hookup back-in configurations, the serviced sites carrying water and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 80 feet, with picnic tables — note there are no sewer hookups, though a dump station is available. A tent site covers simpler camping. Laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, and WiFi handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. A playground serves families, and the setting does the rest. Abert Rim rises directly from the alkali flat of Lake Abert's western shore — the longest exposed fault escarpment in North America at over 30 miles long and 2,500 feet tall, a geological display that recalibrates your sense of the Great Basin's vertical scale. Fishing, hiking, biking, birding, and hot springs are all accessible from the area, with skiing nearby in season. The elevation delivers crisp, clear air and genuinely dark night skies, which the Outback Byway's distance from any major urban center sustains. Lake County packs more geological and wildlife interest into its landscape than almost anywhere else in Oregon. The park serves the high desert season, with summer travel on the byway the peak and fall bringing clear conditions and quiet. With 11 sites, reserve ahead for summer weekends.

from $25/night

Rock Creek Park & Campground

101 RV Sites, 33 Tent Sites

Rock Creek Park & Campground in Stevenson, Washington, offers 101 RV sites and 33 tent sites in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Full-hookup and dry RV categories serve a county-operated campground in Rock Creek's wooded corridor. One hundred one back-in sites run in 30/50-amp full hookup and dry RV categories, the serviced sites carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Dry sites suit self-contained rigs at a lower rate. Thirty-three tent sites make this notably tent-friendly. Restrooms and WiFi handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. The grounds include a covered picnic shelter, a play structure, and open multi-use fields — the sort of space a county park provides and a commercial campground rarely does. Picnicking and birding run from the wooded creek corridor. Stevenson is the Skamania County seat, on the Washington shore of the Columbia River at 710 SW Rock Creek Drive. The Columbia River Gorge is one of the Pacific Northwest's most spectacular and most accessible landscapes, and the campground sits inside it — waterfalls, hiking trails, wind sports, and the geological scenery of the Gorge are all immediately available. Summer is peak in the Gorge, with windsurfing and hiking season overlapping. Reserve ahead for July and August weekends, and note the 40-foot cap before booking a larger rig.

from $30/night

Crescent RV Park

10 Tent Sites

Crescent RV Park in Crescent, Oregon, offers full-hookup RV sites and 10 tent sites operating year-round at the eastern base of the Cascade Range, with a big-rig-friendly layout, laundry, showers, and WiFi. The year-round operation is the distinguishing fact here — winter visitors get full infrastructure when the region's ski and snowmobile season is at its peak. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric, with a big-rig-friendly layout for larger coaches, and 10 tent sites cover simpler camping. A dump station, restrooms, hot showers, and coin-operated laundry run year-round, and WiFi reaches the park. The Crescent commercial corridor is within walking distance — Ken's Sporting Goods, a gas station, a convenience store, restaurants, and a US Forest Service station — which removes the provisioning drive that most rural campgrounds require. Pets are welcome. On-site facilities are practical rather than recreational: the dump station, laundry, showers, and restrooms are what a year-round park in this climate needs, and the big-rig-friendly layout means long coaches can get in and out in winter conditions. National forest ATV trails start a quarter mile east of the park, which puts off-road riding within walking distance of your site. Fishing, boating, hiking, biking, and stargazing all run from the immediate area, with skiing nearby in season. Crescent sits in Klamath County where the pumice desert and ponderosa pine of the Oregon high desert meet the Cascades. The Cascade Lakes Scenic Highway is under nine miles out, Crescent Lake is 20 miles, and Crater Lake is 55 — with Waldo and Paulina Lakes and Salt Creek Falls in between. Summer brings lake and hiking traffic; winter brings skiers and snowmobilers to a park that stays open and fully serviced when others in the region close. Both seasons run steady, so reserve ahead either way, and expect the winter months to draw a different crowd entirely — sledders and skiers running the Willamette Pass and Mount Bachelor terrain rather than the summer lake circuit.

from $20/night

Lewis & Clark Campground

94 RV Sites, 9 Tent Sites

Lewis and Clark Campground in North Bonneville, Washington, offers 94 RV sites and nine tent sites in the Columbia River Gorge, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service in both full-hookup and partial categories. Set among established old timber with mountain views, minutes from Beacon Rock and the gorge's waterfall corridor. Ninety-four sites span 30/50-amp full-hookup back-in, 30/20-amp partial back-in, and 30/20-amp partial pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, with fire pits and picnic tables. Check your tier before booking — the partial categories carry water and electric but not sewer at the site, and the dump station covers the rest. Nine tent sites round out the lodging. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Most sites have partial shade from mature trees, with the mix of sun and shade varying by location. Walking trails run the property, with picnicking on the grounds. Boating, a golf course, mountains, rivers, and a state park are all nearby. Pets are welcome. The Columbia River Gorge has been a National Scenic Area since 1986, and this stretch is why — the river cutting through the Cascades in a corridor of waterfalls, basalt cliffs, and old-growth Douglas fir. Beacon Rock and its trail system are close, with Multnomah Falls and the Historic Columbia River Highway a short drive west. Summer is peak in the gorge, with spring waterfall flows and fall color drawing strong shoulder seasons. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $39/night

Smokiam RV Resort

42 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 46 Tent Sites, 4 Glamping Sites, 1 Cottage, 10 Tipis

Smokiam RV Resort in Soap Lake, WA, offers 42 full-hookup RV sites, 2 cabin and cottage rentals, 46 tent sites, and 14 glamping and tipi sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites are labeled by service and length, which takes the guesswork out of booking: 30-amp water/electric/sewer at 30 feet, 50/30-amp at 43 feet, premium 50-amp at 45 feet, and premium 50-amp sites with a private hot tub at 45 feet. All carry water, sewer, and electric with cable TV, site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, picnic table, and barbecue. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, and a community fire pit round it out, and pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, hot tub and sauna, mini-golf, a clubhouse, sport courts, basketball, pickleball, horseshoes, and corn hole fill the grounds, and a beach with kayak and boat rentals puts guests onto the water for swimming, boating, and paddling. Soap Lake sits in the Columbia Basin of central Washington, a mineral-rich lake of a type found in only one other place in the world, with Dry Falls, Steamboat Rock, and Banks Lake nearby. Rates for every site type are on the booking page. The hot tub sites are limited and go first.

from $54/night