USDA Forest Service · Oregon
From watersports to wonderful vistas, the Columbia River Gorge provides just about every type of outdoor recreation you can imagine. Find maps and current conditions and explore specific recreation sites listed below the interactive map on this page. Know before you go: Risks are higher in areas where fire has recently burned.
Reservations for Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area are made through Recreation.gov. In peak season, the most popular campgrounds are typically claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the park reads as "sold out" for most of the year.
Sold out is not final, though. People book far ahead and plans change, so cancellations return to the official calendar throughout the season — with no announcement, at any hour. A cancelled site is bookable by whoever sees it first.
| Managed by | USDA Forest Service |
|---|---|
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Campgrounds | 3 |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Set a watch on the whole park, or go straight to the campground you want — each one has its own availability and cancellation pattern:
| Eagle Creek Campground | 17 sites |
|---|---|
| Wyeth Campground | 16 sites |
| Eagle Creek Overlook Grp Site | 1 sites |
We scan the official Recreation.gov calendar for Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area around the clock. The second a site that matches your dates and equipment opens up, you get a text with a direct link to that exact site. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell anything — monitoring is all we do, and it's what your fee pays for. Openings are first-come, so a text beats an email every time.
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Availability facts come from the official directory listing for Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.