Nehalem Falls Campground

Beautiful place in the Fall, colors abound all along the river corridor. The Falls themselves are nothing great except if the salmon are running. Nice quiet peaceful place for the most part I least while I was there, the campsite was closed.

What a gorgeous place. East to walk down to the river and plenty of easy, scenic trails around. The old growth forest the campground is set in is simply wonderful. The campsite itself is quite basic, I didn’t see any showers or sinks to wash up but there’s a water pump along the main driveway.

Beautiful place, I haven't been back in years. The campground is in great shape with 2 toilets located within. It's a short walk to the top of the falls, where there is calm water, use caution around the falls the water is very misleading.

My life partner & I are the kinda folks who love to make spur of the moment decisions on what to do & where to go. Although there can sometimes be a negative outcome, the positive experiences absolutely outweighs the negative ones. This camping experience is just another example of that. We started the morning traveling south from Astoria looking for a campgroud. Our 1st stop was Fort Stevens which was totally full & reservations were required. Next place we stopped at was Nehalem Bay campground which is by reservations only as well. We were told by a very nice ranger that the Nehalem Falls campground had 1st come 1st serve campsites if available. It is located about 7 1/2 miles east of Nehalem. It was a Tuesday afternoon about 4:30pm when we arrived. The stars were in total alignment for us, because the #1 campsite was the last open site still available. As fortune would have it we grabbed it just in time because we were only 3 minutes ahead of someone else that pulled through looking for a spot. There are only 12 campsites available. Many of them are excellent for RV campers as well as tent camping. There are 2 pit toilets (1 is located midway of the campground & the other at far end of the loop). Water is available at a hand pump about midway as well. Another location for water is by the camp hosts site. This is well water that is of excellent quality. There are no hookups for electricity or RV blackwater. It is dog friendly & highly recommended you have your dog or cat on a lease or tether at all times. The camp host shared a few stories of folks that did not follow these guidelines & lost their dog by running off never to be found again. This is very close to the Nehalem river which runs alongside the length of the campground. From the end of the 1st week in July until the 1st week of October there is a camp host staying there named Steve. He is an older gentleman with a white beard. He was very helpful and very knowledgeable & had great suggestions to offer on places to visit & eat. He is very easy to talk to, & really enjoyed getting to know him. It was mid September when we tent camped here. There is the constant sound of rushing waters of the Nehalem falls & the river. The sounds were soothing to fall asleep by every night. On another note, there is NO cell coverage available at the campground. The signal drops about 1 1/2 miles out of town going towatds the campground. This place is definitely on our list of memorable campgrounds to stay at. We will be back here often. Check it out & I hope you enjoy staying here as much as we did.

Worth it to stop offseason. We found the falls and no one at all in the campground. I can see why it is such a popular place in the summer. It would be neat to see the govmit extend the camping season at that location. Primitive sites with some water and grey dump capability.