Campground · Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Paved bike trail rides start right beside this wooded campground.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Columbia River Gorge Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Wyeth Campground and Trails“You're approaching the turnoff for Wyeth Campground, a small wooded base beside the paved Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail. I'd choose it if you've brought a bike: the ride starts right by camp.”
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Wyeth Campground is a small campground near Cascade Locks, just off I-84 at exit 51. Its 13 individual sites and three group sites sit in a wooded setting with grassy openings below the Gorge cliffs. It’s a practical overnight stop, especially if you brought a bike: the paved Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail runs right beside camp.
Sites have picnic tables; most are nonelectric, and there are no RV hookups. Before becoming a campground, the site was a seed kiln and guard station, a church camp, and a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. During World War II, it held a conscientious objector camp. That’s an unusually layered past for a place built around a simple night outdoors.
Take Wyeth exit 51 and go west on Herman Creek Road; the campground is about a quarter mile from the interchange. The recommended trailer length is 30 feet, and the loops can be awkward to back through with a longer rig. I-84 is close enough for traffic sound to reach camp, though its volume varies by site. No sites are designated first-come, first-served; an unreserved one may sometimes be available for walk-up, so book ahead if you need a particular date.
Wildlife
267 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
51 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
136 sightingsAmerican PikaMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
16 sightingsWapitiMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
195 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
74 sightingsChinook SalmonMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Columbia River Gorge. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
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EasyHistoric Columbia River Highway State Trail: Wyeth to Viento5.8 mi · 2.8 hr · 0.1 mi awaySix paved miles past viaducts and waterfalls along the Gorge.
ChallengingGreen Point Ridge Loop15 mi · 11 hr · 0.1 mi awayA steep ridge loop with North Lake and wide Gorge views.
ChallengingNorth Lake via Wyeth Trail12.5 mi · 9 hr · 0.1 mi awayA steep climb through fire-opened slopes ends at a headwater lake.
ChallengingWyeth Trail #4117.3 mi · 8 hr · 0.1 mi awayA steep 7.3-mile climb from old forest into Eagle Creek fire scar.
ChallengingDeadwood Trail #4220.5 mi · 1.3 hr · 1.4 mi awayA faint wilderness link between two longer routes.
ChallengingNick Eaton Trail4.1 mi · 4 hr · 2.8 mi awayA steep, fire-scarred climb to a rocky ridge high above the Gorge.
ChallengingGorton Creek Trail #4089.1 mi · 12 hr · 2.9 mi awayA steep one-way wilderness route with brushy tread beyond Deadwood.
ChallengingDog Mountain Loop6.9 mi · 5 hr · 3.1 mi awaySpring balsamroot and a serious climb above the Columbia.
Sight · 3.2 mi awayLancaster FallsThe trail-side view catches only the lowest cascade.
Sight · 3.4 mi awayHole-in-the-Wall FallsA paved path reaches a waterfall created to save the highway.
Sight · 3.6 mi awayCabin Creek FallsA two-tier fall threads through a mossy basalt cleft.
Sight · 4 mi awayStarvation Creek FallsA short walk to a waterfall with a story of snowbound trains.
Campground · 4.9 mi awayViento State Park & CampgroundCamp beside the Columbia, with an accessible trail to waterfalls.Parkwolf’s Columbia River Gorge ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
