Fish House Inn & RV Park

After a visit to the Painted Hills unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (highly recommended), we were looking for a spot to stay the night before heading to the paleontology center at the Sheep Rock unit. Tho not listed on Campendium (which may have been for a reason), a web search turned up a county (town?) park in Mitchell with 3 water/electric sites and tent camping, but a a drive by was all it took to give the Mitchell park a unanimous *pass.* Just a random run down gravel parking lot (pull out is more like it) and a desolate looking park and the end of a pretty much abandoned main street. 45 minutes down the road, we found the Fish House Inn and RV park which was a pretty little park (13 spaces I think) behind a nice inn. Blooming trees and clean sites. A nice stopover while exploring the John Day area.

Six RV sites with very easy access in and out off Hwy 26. Plenty of space for big rigs. Every one we watched park were able to back in without a spotter, first try. FHUs with 50 AMP and good WiFi. Satellite access from sites 1-3. Sites 4-6 more shaded. Level gravel sites. Picnic table at each. No camp fires. Tent spaces on the grass. Immaculate bath house and laundry. Lots of beautiful green grass and trees. Walk to everything in town including a nice local café and mercantile.

Stayed here because if is only eight miles to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - much better than the nearly 40 miles from John Day.

No AT&T coverage.

We stayed here to visit John Day Fossil Beds based on our friends review. This is a charming park with six beautiful, large sites. Sites are gravel and level with a huge separation. Most of the sites are shaded. If you have a roof top satellite dish tell them when you call so they can give a site that will have open sky for the dish. Each site has FHU's. The owners are very friendly. There is remodeled laundry and bathrooms. I only gave it four stars for noise since the park is near the road that isn't very busy.

Looks great- lovely lawns here, but site was unlevel and felt a bit narrow and difficult to back into while trying to make use of the more level side of the lot.
In the morning the owner nosed around the camper without saying hello to make sure we hadn’t damaged his tree since we had to park so close to that side.
Two full bathrooms available to campers with a sign requesting us to wipe the shower walls and floors after showering- fair- however we are paying to use the facilities should we also be responsible to maintain it?
Laundry facility not available to campers till after checkout, when the Inn laundry was done. Then $5 to wash and dry a small load. $10 to wash and dry a large load.
We moved on. The focus is obviously on the Inn with campers an addition.

The owners of the park were great and we loved our spot in the grass. Being pretty small snagged us the one full hookup spot on the lawn which felt like an endless front yard. They also allow tent camping on the lawn area, but we had plenty of space between us and the tent campers.

There isn’t much as far as grocery shopping in Dayville, OR so I’d recommend stocking up before you go. This is the best option, in my opinion, for exploring John Day Fossil Beds National Monument as it is only about 10 minutes from the main section (visitor center) of the monument.

The park WiFi wasn’t super fast, but it was usable at 3.96Mbps download, 1.32Mbps upload. Verizon speeds with the booster were, 20.3Mbps download, 1.44Mbps upload.

We stayed here as a home base for touring Painted Hills and Sheep Rock units of the John Day Fossil Beds (which we really enjoyed). The trip to the Painted Hills is a fairly long drive from the rv park, but there is nice scenery along the road. The rv park has lovely green grass & spot #4 is off to the edge with neighbors on one side only. It is a well kept, clean park with lots of grass and trees, & friendly owners. Our only downside was a large rv (one of 3 in a group) with several teens, which pulled in next to us on our last night. Because the spaces are close together, we listened to the loud shutting of their door well into the early morning and the heater cycling off & on all night long.

Out in the middle of nowhere. Wasn’t sure of what to expect from a place called Fish Inn. I was extremely happy with our stay. We were visiting the John Day Fossil Beds great location. WiFi was okay but not great. Was happy to have it. Very quiet and peaceful.

Spent one day and night here on April 30, 2021. The park was clean and well maintained and the owners were friendly and helpful. The only problem was that it rained that night and I was parked under a large Cottonwood tree. The sap from the cottonwood buds stuck to my awning and they stuck to it like glue. I still can get that stuff off of my awning. I would highly recommend this place.

Nicest spot between John Day and Mitchell on hwy 26. The showers and bathrooms were fabulous! We love small campgrounds and this one was 10 stars in my book!

Second time staying at Fish House. We love this place and highly recommend. The grounds and facilities are well taken care of. The owners are really nice and helpful.