Viento State Park
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Viento is a great place to camp! With modern campsites, Viento almost always has a spot available when other campgrounds in the area are full. No reservations are required. On weekends in the summer, rangers provide interpretive programs. A fully-accesible restroom is located here.
Viento has a day-use area with easy access to the Columbia River and some of the best windsurfing in the Gorge. There's a great picnic area right next to a wonderful babbling creek (just right for skimming stones and soaking sore feet).
A 1-mile trail from Viento to Starvation Creek takes you along a section of the Historic Columbia River Highway. Now a hiking trail, there hasn't been auto traffic here in more than 50 years. If you get a chance to visit, imagine an old Model-T twisting around the corners!
FEES
| May 1 to September 30 Electrical hookup: $16.00 Tent site: $14.00 Primitive/Overflow: $13.00 Extra vehicle: $7.00 Daily Day-Use: $3.00 Yearly Day-Use: $25.00 |
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October 1 to April 30 Electrical hookup: $15.00 Tent site: $13.00 Primitive/Overflow: $10.00 Extra vehicle: $7.00 Daily Day-Use: $3.00 Yearly Day-Use: $25.00 |
CONTACT
541-374-8811 or 1-800-551-6949
MISC
Open March - November. 58 electrical, 17 tent (maximum site 30 feet).
HISTORY
Appropriately enough for a park in the blustery Columbia River Gorge, the name Viento (pronounced Vee-EN-toe) is Spanish for wind. Just an odd coinicdence, actually. In this case, the name comes from the first letters of three railroad tycoons (Villard, Endicott and Tollman) who put the first railroad in the area. Where a railroad station once stood is now the home of one of the Gorge's best kept secrets.
SERVICES
- Camping
- ADA Camping
- Tent
- Electric
- Showers
- Picnicking
- Fishing
- Windsurfing
- Beach Access
- Hiking Trail
- Forest
- Waterways
- Mountains
- Waterfalls
- Historic Resources
- Historic Trails
- ADA Restrooms
PHOTOS
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