Farewell Bend State Recreation Area

We were here in late September, extremely windy all night. "Antelope Loop" or "A Loop" has very little wind protection, many of the old trees are gone. B and C loops seem more protected from the wind, but I cannot verify that.

Pros:
- Bathrooms were very clean.
- Great views of the Milky Way.
Easy to get to the park, good roads.

Cons:
- Goathead thorns make bikes impossible, also dangerous for pets.
- Could hear the freeway much of the time.
- Tons of RV sites, few tent sites with adequate room for an actual tent.

Overall it's an easy, affordable place to stop (the extra $10 fee for online booking is annoying though). The wind made for a pretty miserable night and it would have been easy for a tent to fly away without any protections from the wind. I'll probably stay again in B or C loop to see if it's more protected.

Good separation of sites, Catfish loop has an old water leak at site 107, more shade on other loops. T mobile cell service good here. Nice views of the river, trains run but no whistles, highway noise not too bad either.

Renegade 38 ft with Jeep. Early August stay. Temps high 80s. Very pretty park with lots of shrubbery & trees. Unfortunately, looks like the area is in a drought but the Park is watered everywhere, daily. Park seems underutilized. Lots of one-nighters. Very quiet park. There's a TA less than a mile away on the Interstate.Site 66B - 50A & water. Asphalt but pretty unlevel. (See photos). Used to boondocking unlevel so we carry extra but after using all the blocks, we were still 1.0 degrees off. But it worked ok. Other sites in the loop look more level. Friendly staff.No AT&T but Starlink was 150mb.Ontario, OR is 22 mi away off the Interstate. Walmart, Albertsons, etc for restocking.We really enjoyed the quiet here. Hidden gem.Keep in mind the park charges for an extra vehicle, like a towed vehicle. We camped at Farewell Bend State Recreation Area in a Motorhome.

Beautiful, well-maintained campground on the Snake River. All the sites I saw (loop C) have electricity and water. I think some of the others also have sewer. On a Sunday night in August I had most of Loop C to myself. Full restrooms with showers at no extra charge.

Spacious level sites have paved access, with plenty of room on the grass to put up a tent or screen room.

A few negatives don't outweigh the good things here. There were a lot of bugs. A high gusty wind came up about 10:30 at night and lasted a few hours (otherwise very calm). Fortunately I was warned about the wind by one of my few fellow-campers; it had broken his tent poles the night before. The noise from I-84 a mile or two away is constant, and there is a lot of rail freight traffic across the river.

A wildfire in the area earlier this summer burned the surrounding hillsides and right up to the edge of the camping area itself, and along the river bank. There's still some smoke smell. I didn't see any damage to campground facilities or sites. It's good that they keep the grass green.

We stayed the First week in July and enjoyed our time. My husband caught lots of fish. Which they had a great fish cleaning station for that. Bathrooms and showers were clean and in working order. I just want to let you all know that the camp sites by the Indian burial grounds are the most peaceful and enjoyable sites. We will continue to go back again and again.