Fort Stevens State Park
Site L50
7.3.18 - 7.5.18
Full cell and internet service

We went with a pretty big group and had several sites. There are at least 500+ camp sites so its best to bring bikes to get around. Some of the spots are bigger (G loop) while others are not so great. The campground is so huge that we really couldn’t get a handle on where the best spot would be. Our site was smaller and backed up to a small pond so there was a small mosquito problem but there’s so much variety on the sites.

There is a ton of walking and bike trails - we walked about 1.5 miles to the beach which leads directly to the famous Peter Iredale. We stumbled on this iconic shipwreck that we didn’t even know existed, so that was a fun sight to see. The tide was really low so we were able to walk right up to it. There’s a ton of dogs and people and lots of recreation, it was a great way to spend some time and Winnie loved running free on the beach.

Fort Stevens is about a half hour past Astoria where we went to watch 4th of July fireworks at night. They put on a killer show and it felt like a very small town celebration - we loved it!

We also visited some of the historic batteries, of which there are many. Its all just open to walk around and look at what remains which is a very interesting site if you’re into the history of it.

Pros:

• Good for groups and full hookups
• Tons of very clean and fancy facilities
• Very cool in the summer as its on the coast, a good reprieve from hot Portland summer

Cons:

• Too big and too crowded, not exactly a relaxing camping experience
• Small and very open campsites
• Need bikes to get around