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Cascade Locks-Portland East KOA

841 NW Forest Ln, Cascade Locks, Oregon 97014-6651 USA

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“in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge”

Located in the heart of the breathtaking Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, this KOA will have you rollin' along the river in no time - whether you're cruising aboard the stern-wheeler Columbia Gorge, exploring waterfalls along the historic Columbia River Highway or hiking on Larch Mountain's trails at an elevation of 4,000 feet. Displays in the riverfront Marine Park explain the 19th-century locks that made the turbulent Columbia passable (and gave Cascade Locks its name). In nearby Hood River, the Mount Hood Railroad links the Columbia Gorge with the foothills of snowcapped Mount Hood. Camp among forested Tent Sites, full-hookup RV Sites with 110-foot pull thrus, one- and two-room Camping Cabins and Deluxe Cabins. Pool & Hot Tub: Memorial Weekend - Labor Day Weekend. Max pull thru: 110 feet. Your hosts: Kevin and Dawn Benson.

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Reviews of Cascade Locks-Portland East KOA

16 people have reviewed this location

Ratings Summary

4.6 Access
4.4 Location
4.6 Cleanliness
3.9 Site Quality
3.0 Noise

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Verizon 4G/5G

Confirmed by 10 users | Last reported on October 15, 2022

AT&T 4G/5G

Confirmed by 7 users | Last reported on April 05, 2023

T-Mobile 4G

Confirmed by 1 users | Last reported on October 04, 2021
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Reviewed by
Brad

  • 14 Reviews
  • 10 Helpful
June 21, 2016
Rated 3.0

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.

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Reviewed by
edc1951

  • 78 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
August 18, 2016
Rated

This is the first time we have stayed at a KOA since being in our MoHo but when we tent camped with a preteen we stayed in several places. This KOA is actually more like "real" camping-as in more rustic, not a lot of people all over, and laid back. It's convenient to Portland AND Mt Hood and the Columbia Gorge and that, along with waiting too long to make reservations, is why we came here. In the end, although I have to say we would not return, it is only because of the train noise that we wouldn't. The staff is excellent and the other visitors that we met were very nice. But those TRAINS!!!

Access: Our Garmin had us heading a bit east of where the sign pointing to the campground was and as soon as we determined that it was kooky we turned around. The turn off Wa Na Pah St is onto Forest Rd NOT Hammond so it's only about 1.5 miles from the turn off from I-84. Very convenient! The sites, while not too private are large and there is plenty of room to sit without being right next to your neighbor. The sites are level and clean. A mixture of dirt and gravel they are watered down when yo leave so the dust was well controlled. The regs say no mats or rugs but virtually everyone had one and there was no problem. (I suspect this is in recognition that the area is somewhat dry. ) The sites, most of them, are nicely shaded and the day the temperature hit 98 we stayed relatively cool and comfortable until mid afternoon when we had the a/c on for a few hours. They have 30 A/water pull-thrus and back in as well as 50A (for $10 more) According to one neighbor they told her the noise from the trains was less in the more expensive sites but when I was in the showers, with 2 others running I not only heard but felt the train go by so unless you are running a/c with all windows closed I can't see it making that much of a difference.

Noise: This was the only really bad part of this experience. We understand that there is train noise next to the river whether in WA or OR but some of the trains literally shake the earth. In addition, they run all day and all night and some of the operators seem to lie on their horns coming through no matter what hour it is. The campground is quiet both day and night between trains unless your site is near the pool, in which case you hear people in the pool during the day but it's not bad.

Bathrooms and showers: are clean, the water in the showers stays hot all day but the shower heads are only about 5.5' off the ground so very hard for anyone with any height. The water pressure is OK but the stall is large with hooks and a bench and a nice floor that filters away the water.

Cell reception and WiFi: there is free WiFi but, as with most campgrounds that we have found, it fluctuates. Never fast, it is sufficient most of the time. We had both ATT and Verizon signals though-2 bars-so switched back and forth.

There is lots to do near here both east and west and the famous waterfalls, like Multnomah Falls, are all very nearby. Town is right down the road with several restaurants (we tried and liked the Ale House) and small grocery stores.

Pets are very welcome as long as on a leash and there is a dog run.

The garbage and recycling bins were full to overflowing when we arrived on Mon but everything was picked up on Wed.

Overall, I have to say that had we been in a 50A site where we could have run our A/C at night and kept the windows shut we might consider it again except for the $47/night price tag that would involve.

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Nightly Rate: $38.00

Days Stayed: 4

Site Number: 45

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
1 Noise

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Reviewed by
Campendium

July 09, 2018
Rated

Love this place! Tall pines shade the entire place and it smells wonderful. Sites are rustic and fairly close together. Most people seem to be gone all day sightseeing so it’s very quiet even though they were booked up. Trail down to the river covered with blackberries that I plan to pick and make cobbler. Very nice attentive staff. Kevin told us over the phone that we would fit into the 110 foot pull through but when we arrived I had my doubts. Kevin offered to move some big rocks but it was unnecessary and we fit fine. Pretty rare for us and this 75 foot Toter Home and race trailer. Walked to the town of Cascade Locks for dinner. Cute town and a good dinner at the Locks Grill watching the Steamship Paddlewheeler leave. Will try a couple more restaurants before we leave. Nice pool and spa and clean laundry room. Have not used the bathrooms. Cute typical KOA store with the necessities and a bunch of stuff you don’t need! Would love to come back soon. Decent wi-fi too. Also, I love trains so no issues with the noise. Beats our usual TruckStop overnight. It’s all what you’re used too!

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Nightly Rate: $48.00

Days Stayed: 3

Site Number: 41

5 Access
5 Location
3 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
4 Noise

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Verizon 4G

AT&T 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

June 15, 2020
Rated

Have a 32 foot bumper pull and no issues navigating through to our spot. It is a couple of miles from the freeway and I found that to be a great thing. Less noise I hoped. The trains go by every couple of hours so if your into freight trains you will love this place. The rest of us will grow tired of the train whistles going off about every 2 hours. Just bring ear plugs. It is a nice park with lots of trees.

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Nightly Rate: $55.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 102

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
3 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

October 03, 2020
Rated

Price reflects FHU, 30 amp back-in site with KOA points discount. Nice, large shaded site. Quiet and pleasant until the 'weekend warriors' rolled in. Excessive dog barking, kids running through sites, everyone's rig lit up...and the trains. (We don't mind trains too much but you should be aware the track runs right behind the campground.) Laundry was large and clean. Cable TV was great but wi-fi was pretty much worthless. AT&T was poor but glad we had redundancy with Verizon at 4 bars. Might stay again some day but in the off season.

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This reviewer would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $36.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: -

4 Access
4 Location
4 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
2 Noise

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Verizon 4G

AT&T 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

August 06, 2021
Rated

Nice to stay if you don’t mind the sound of trains and cars at night. WiFi is super bad.

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Nightly Rate: $70.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: 127

5 Access
4 Location
5 Cleanliness
3 Site Quality
1 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

August 21, 2021
Rated

Nice little wooded campground in a mixed maple/pine grove. Mostly dirt outside of the poured pads. Decent sized sites for a KOA. Unfortunately it is only separated from the train tracks by a blackberry briar. Be prepared for the trains to come through 6-7x a night and every hour during the day. They will honk the horn the entire way past the campground. You will not sleep!!

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Nightly Rate: $51.00

Days Stayed: 4

Site Number: 61

4 Access
2 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
5 Noise

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AT&T 4G

  • 47 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
October 04, 2021
Rated

We stayed at Cascade Locks KOA from June 25-28, 2021 We were late booking so had to camp in a 30 amp pull-thru site. The site we stayed in was not very level so be sure to bring your legos to assist in leveling. The park is older but is run very well. There is a large selection of sites including pull-thru, back-in, tents, and cabins. Our site had cable hookup for tv. We did not have much luck with the WiFi, however. There is also a nice pool and a great gift shop which we used to pick up a few supplies and ice cream 😬. There is a train that runs along the back of the campground which can be loud if your site is close by. The train noise did not bother us in the center of the park where we were. All in all, a nice Oregon park off interstate 84 by the Columbia Gorge. If you have kids they will have a ball.

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steffaniepazourek would stay here again

Nightly Rate: -

Days Stayed: 3

Site Number: -

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
4 Noise

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Verizon 4G

T-Mobile 4G

  • 155 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
July 03, 2022
Rated

- Site was a pull through full hookup. Grass/dirt site but some sites are paved. Fairly level. Feels woodsy and peaceful.
- Clean and well-maintained.
- Staff were very nice and accommodating.
- Wifi: Really good for KOA wifi. Good for light computer work.
- AT&T and Verizon coverage was good enough for us to work (heavy digital/data job needed)
- Laundry facilities were clean and in good condition.
- We did not use the pool or jacuzzi but folks seem to have lots of good things to say about them.
- Campground store had lots of helpful stuff and small RV maintenance needs.

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roadtripper886695 would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $56.00

Days Stayed: 10

Site Number: 42

4 Access
4 Location
5 Cleanliness
3 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 5G

AT&T 5G

  • 4 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
August 27, 2022
Rated

Loved this KOA Campground! Very Clean and great staff. Would definitely stay here again.

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roadtripper6586132 would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $57.00

Days Stayed: 5

Site Number: 110

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
3 Noise

Cell Coverage Rating

Verizon 5G

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Cascade Locks-Portland East KOA

841 NW Forest Ln
Cascade Locks, Oregon
97014-6651 USA
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Back In RV Sites Count
25
Last Nightly Rate
38.0
Longest Vehicle Length Reported
75.0
Lowest Nightly Rate
36.0
Max Length
110 ft
Max Stay
14
Pull Through RV Sites Count
42
Season End
Oct.
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March
Sites Count
119
Standard Tent Sites Count
32
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