Eagle Creek Overlook Grp Site in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

Built by the CCC in the 1930s on a forested bluff above the Columbia River, Eagle Creek Overlook Group Site accommodates up to 90 people and 40 vehicles. The site features a covered picnic shelter, picnic tables, campfire rings, drinking water, and accessible flush toilets, with a trail descending to the river. A short walk leads to the Eagle Recreation Area, and the nearby Eagle Creek Trail follows basalt cliffs to waterfalls like Punch Bowl and Tunnel Falls. Bonneville Dam sits one mile west, and a paved bike path on the historic highway connects to Cascade Locks.

Getting there: From Portland, OR: Travel east on Interstate 84. Take exit #41 "Eagle Creek Recreation Area", just past the tunnel. Make sure you are in the right lane before you enter the tunnel. At end of long off-ramp, turn left at the stop sign. Turn left again at Interstate on-ramp (follow sign to Overlook). Proceed under the freeway and railroad tracks to gate. From Hood River, OR: Travel west on I-84 and take exit #40 "Bonneville Dam" (exit #41 has no westbound exit). Turn left at the stop sign, proceed under Interstate 84 and then immediately left again onto the eastbound freeway entrance. Travel east on I-84 to ext #41 and follow the directions above.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a single-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Wauna Point stands 2,031 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles south.
• The Lake Bonneville shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• A group campground, with one on the water and most of them shaded.

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