Columbia River Rv Park

I have been at this park for a year. It was OK until a complete change in employees. I have heard the male employee called various names. A couple of the nicer ones are a_​_​h_​_​_​or the Nazi! I have been evicted for having my two Chinese Pugs off leash in the grassy area by the dog park. The entire area was the dog park until they fenced-​in a small area. If you can find another place to stay I suggest you do

NICE ENOUGH PARK BUT:
— OUR SPOT SMELLED LIKE SEWER
— THE MANAGEMENT DIDN’T CARE
— AS NOTED BY OTHER REVIEWERS THE GUY AT THE FRONT DESK IS SNOOTY. However, the two ladies who work the front desk were nice.
My girlfriend and I stayed at Columbia River RV Park for 7 days. The park was full. I wouldn’t say this park is great, but it’s not bad either. Everything was fairly clean: the bathroom were clean enough, the lawn between the RV spots was kept nice enough.
What ruined our experience was:
(1) an awful sewage smell coming from the spot next to us
(2) the snooty and indifferent attitude of the front desk guy (the one who works weekends).
When the sewage smell issue was brought to the front desk guy’s attention he acknowledged the issue and said:
«THIS IS AN RV PARK, IT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY» (I am not paraphrasing, I am quoting word for word).
When we asked if we could speak to the management he said:
«THIS DOESN’T SEEM LIKE A PRIORITY TO ME, I AM NOT WILLING TO CALL THE MANAGER» (This is also not a paraphrase but exactly what he said).
5 days into our 7 day stay, the smell issue was taken care of. It turns out our neighbor had a leak in his sewage pipe. But I cannot believe how indifferent the front office was to this issue and I canot believe how we were talked to. And of course we were not offered any compensation for our misfortune.
I hope this review helps.

Worst place I have ever been. Rudest people I have ever interacted with with. We made reservations and it was very hard to get ahold of someone. Then when we arrived there was a person «on lunch» he came out and stated that to us over and over even though all we need was our site number that they didn’t give us at the time of our reservation. 1 bath room for 200 rv sites. Dirty facilities and sketchy neighborhood. The only reason this place can exist is because there are only two rv parks in town. Never stay here. Pay for a hotel in town

My husband & I just spent 4 days at Columbia River RV Park & once more I find myself asking why. The management & staff know nothing about customer service. When checking in if you the customer doesn’t ask for AAA or Good Sam discount then forget it. After setting up & realizing we had forgotten to mention the discount we kindly asked the staff if they would re-​run our charge with the discount, their answer was NO if YOU didn’t ask for it when checking in SORRY. Why they are allowed to advertise under these logos & not display signage is beyond me. I plan on contacting these agencies and ask for the policy covering this issue. Apparently the management has plenty of money to post multiple signs about their rules which there are plenty of, but not one sign for AAA or Good Sam. The office computer can remember our truck license number but no column or remark indicating that we used a discount card on our last visit, go figure.

I can’t say what this park is like because I had to cancel my reservations. I made reservations for our rig and our friends rig. Two reservations, made at the same time. We had to cancel our trip. Just be sure that you realize, when you make reservations, that they will charge you for one night as a cancellation fee. Obviously no matter how much time you cancel prior to your stay. And, if you make two reservations at once, they will charge you for both rigs’ first nights. Somehow this took the desire to stay there when we finally get to make this trip. I mean, what did it cost them? Did they turn anyone away because of our reservation?

I guess we are slow learners. This is our third stay at this RV park and it will definitely be our last. This time they put us in the farthest section which is so tight we could barely get in here, let alone park our vehicle. We are backed up to a block wall that has 24 hour semi truck traffic behind it. Couple that with all day long airplane noise and you get the picture. There is no grass in this section. As in the previous visits the Wi-​Fi is spotty and kicks you off regularly.
The only thing going for this park is the location. You are just across the bridge from Vancouver, Washington and close to all Portland has to offer. It’s just not worth it in our opinion though.

It’s nice and clean. A little tightly packed in. No pool. We are just here two nights visiting family in Portland.
The guy at the front desk wasn’t all that friendly and probably a little snooty.
It’s near the airport and in the flight path so it’s a little noisy at times but ok at night.
If we come back this area I would look for other alternatives but would be fine staying here if I couldn’t find something better.

This place seems to get mixed reviews, however our experience has been good. It’s by no means a perfect spot to hang out, but we enjoyed the night we were here. Keep in mind, we just stayed one night. This could be a different experience should we have stayed longer. Location is kinda out of the way, but I suppose you could take a long bike ride (7ish miles?) Into the NE portland area to hang at all the hipster joints. We were greeted promptly, assigned a spot quickly, and we’re able to hook up fast. The sewer pipe (orrr whatever the black pooper dump line would be…) is far back so you definitely need a long hose and those bridge type things the full timers have. The spot is clean… we ended up close to the bathrooms (didn’t use them, but they’re huge and clean) and the laundry room is spacious. The door to the bathroom and laundry room was broken… but on the other side you can get in.

Bizarre reviews for this place, but it is a bizarre place. Essentially a big parking lot with showers and restrooms a long ways away if you’re given space 155. By the river, but you’d never know it, except for a few spots. We’ve been here for 3 days and seen… maybe 8 people? What are the rest of them doing? That’d be anybody’s guess. Clean, quiet, (unless planes taking off every 5 minutes is not your idea of quiet) I’d give it 3 stars, but here’s the thing, our wi-​fi was blazingly fast, so we bumped it up a star. Oh, the office staff was extremely nice. Still, where is everyone? And Pepper (see below reviews) seems quite nice.

We have been FULL time RVers for over 10 years so we have seen them all LOL This park is mainly Full time people meaning they all live here. Its a nice clean and safe park but the WIFI is spotty. They say it is because so many use it to fun Netflix etc but maybe they need more antennas or something.
They have new help in the office and the young man is NOT friendly at all. He is not personable and in fact at times as an attitude of being superior because he is a manager. Not a good thing when working with the public especially many that are traveling or vacationing.
They don’t have any tables, bbqs etc. and do not want you putting up cabanas etc. Not family friendly, no playground etc.
I was told some suggested they fly an American Flag but that idea gets shot down. Hmmm wonder why?
Yes I would stay here again but they need to really think about their office staff and how a first impression can go a long way.

1 star because there are things needing improvement. They have sprayed toxic chemicals on the grass but don’t let you know. Unless you happen to go to the office or laundry. Bad policy when one has a dog or a small child who just might — heaven forbid! — walk in their precious grass. We have both. They change the codes for the laundry/​bathroom on a monthly basis. Guess there are lots of people in the area getting the codes to use the overpriced laundry. If you go to do your laundry between 12 – 1 you can’t get the new codes because the office is closed. We arrived at the end of the month and weren’t told that new codes would be needed in a couple of days. Sites are not big enough to put any patio furniture out unless you put it in the grass. Gasp! The wfi is a joke! You constantly get kicked off and have to sign in again and again. When it works. There is a bathroom that has been closed for a long time according to people we talked to. Only one is in the front. The people here have no clue how to recycle and there are always piles of stuff outside of the bins. So pretty! So many of the people here are permanent. Some of the sites are full of stuff and it just looks junky. There was a car that had one side unsafely jacked up for days so the guy could work on it. And don’t go by the photo on their website. That must have been taken at least 10 years ago. This is just a concrete parking lot with bits of grass. No trees so your motor home bakes in the sun. One week was enough for us!

So you are here for the expo and it is the best place to stay. Good things. Fairly quiet except for an occasional plane but none at night or early morning.Clean. Good wiFi full hook ups long level sites for big rigs. The bad No restaurants close by. No easy access to shopping. No pool or hot tub. Nobody in office from 12 noon to 1 pm so don’t come then. Overall better than most and 4 stars because of location to Expo.

So this is a Good Sam RV Park, and with that information, you know that you’ll be staying in a parking lot. HOWEVER, this one is located within biking distance to many great Portland locales. It’s only 2 mi to the Expo Max Station, 4 miles to McMenamins Kennedy School where you can soak in their hot pool for $ 5, and it’s 7.5 miles to Pearl District in downtown Portland. It’s also in the same part of Portland where IKEA is located, and there’s a bikable route as well, but I drove since I knew I’d be hauling a bunch of stuff back to my travel trailer :)
I read some reviews on Unilocal about barking dogs and was a little apprehensive to book 3 nights here. But I didn’t hear a single barking dog while I was there. I definitely heard planes, but I knew to expect that and found it not to be a problem.
If you’re looking for a campground, this is not it. But if you’re looking for a place to stay in Portland that is close to the city sights, this might be your place. The bathrooms and showers were very clean as was the entire park. Nicely landscaped and pleasant. They offer recycling of all varieties of containers too, and while that might just be a Portland thing, I liked it.

Would come back this is a VERY clean quiet park our site was facing the river. Loved watching the boats come and go. not sire where the others who reviewed this park stayed saying it wasn’t on the river …
Wish I would have taken a photo fry window but we were on the river ! They have rules to follow but nothing I can’t live with.

Cheap. Good Wi-​Fi. No trees to fall on you during a storm.
I’m a single lady. Don’t want no kids. Yours neither. There aren’t a lot of children here. I really enjoy not listening to piercing-​my-​skull screaming all the time… So this not-​family-​friendly atmosphere? LOVE it. I’m exhausted with other peoples curtain climbers. Thank goddess for an adult-​like living condition

The Worst. No room. Packed in by regulars and permanently placed. Stayed for 2 days and needed 2 more. Not an option. Go on down the road. skip Jantzen Beach its too loud. The Columbia RRV… has slow internet& weird way of signing in. Rude counter clerk. Closing early on check in so we couldn’t inquire about our NEEDS. Just a check hat gal. The bathrooms are pretty… but filthy with wads of hair. Yup never coming back. Its on the River. so what? Cannot enjoy it. No access. Yup on down the road to better RV park. Thanks for reading LoRi

When you advertise RIVER rv park. Be on the river! We paid for 2 nites not knowing that it wasn’t actually on the river & left after 1 nite. No refund of course… If you like lots of concrete & spots real close. Then this place is for you.

We have stayed in alot of rv parks up and down the coast and this is about our favorite! Clean and really nice people that manage all. The river is right out front… Beautiful! will stay again on our way back up

Stayed 2 nights with a friend. Very clean and well maintained

Good stop for a short stay on the north side of Portland. It does get a bit crowded and people are packed in there pretty well. Also, there is a considerable amount of airplane noise as the park is right under approach. You definitely know when the military jets are landing!
The woman that manages the place is very sweet and very helpful. So, they get an extra star just because of her. The park is clean, well kept and very convenient. We only stayed two days till we decided to head out to Fairview as the park did not have any monthly spots available. If you want to stay for an extended period, better make your reservations early!
We camped here in a motorhome. We’d go back if we need a night or two close to I-​5.