Cape Disappointment State Park in WA -- Campground & RV Camping in Washington
Cape Disappointment State Park in WA
WA State Parks allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Cape Disappointment State Park encompasses 2,023 acres where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean, featuring old-growth Sitka spruce forest, freshwater lakes, marshes, and oceanside tidelands. Eight miles of hiking trails wind through diverse terrain. On-site are the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center on a bluff overlooking the confluence, North Head and Cape Disappointment lighthouses, Fort Canby, World War II military ruins, camping, and picnicking facilities.
Grounded in en.wikipedia.org · read August 24, 2026The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad. Sits on broad, near-level ground.
Crowded here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 224-site campground. The coast lies 0.1 mi off. Night skies measure Bortle 3 -- a dark rural sky. The nearest town, Ilwaco, is 2.1 mi off.
September normals 51–66°F, 2.7″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.