Wanapum State Park Campground is a beautiful and immaculate park. The property is clean and well-kept, with great showers and clean restrooms cleaned daily. The staff is amazing and helpful. The campground offers beautiful views across the Columbia River at the glacier striated bluffs. It provides easy beach access and is located along the Palouse to Cascades Trail. Amenities include free showers with hot water and free 240v plugs for electric vehicles. The area can get very hot in the summer morning with not much shade. While often very windy, it can sometimes be quiet. There is not a whole lot to do in the park except for boating or kayaking. Resident geese add to the experience. It is a great place for camping.
This was a nice green oasis with trees situated right next to the Columbia River. The surrounding area in the fall is very dry and somewhat bleak.
September 2026
Nice and clean park, just a little windy most of the time. Not good for tent camping. Great view of the Columbia River and the Wanapum Dam. Great for boating too.
September 2026
The facility itself is great! Great, roomy and a short walk to a true beach (soft sand, not gravelly). I think we just have to pick a better time of year ago because it got crazy windy both times we've been here by day 2.
