Best places: Parks in Columbia County, United States

State park on the Santa Fe river featuring a historical suspension bridge, plus camping & hiking.

Fishing, boating & other activities at a lakeside campground with a disc golf course & picnic areas.

👍👍 2023-07: Still a beautiful park with a scenic trail with a lot of wildlife to see. My most recent visits included a treat of seeing a turtle along the trail, as well as baby frogs in many places and dragonflies that wanted to pose for pictures. 😂. Well traveled and marked is some places but a littl...

👍👍 This park is part of the Grovetown YMCA but is open to the public until 9pm. There is the splash pad are for the kids with lots of room for them to run around including toddlers. On the opposite side is a park with slides, rope ladders, and swings (no infant swings). In both areas there are benches...

👍👍 This place is a nice one to kayak and stand up paddleboard. Sometimes the water is low depending upon the release of water from the dam. You can find tons of turltes and some birds along the way. The loop is an easy paddle then you will reach the river side. There is also kayak rentals in the park....

👍👍 It's been about a good 18yrs since I last was at Rum Island. So when my family and I visited the Spring last week, it was a huge difference. There are picnic tables available, a wheelchair ramp, and a division between the spring and lake. We had the best time!! I can't wait to go back. Admittance to...

Large recreational park with 18 holes of disc golf, sports fields, tennis courts & playgrounds.

👍 We stayed there for a family reunion. The scenery is amazing. The accommodations were nice and had a homey feel to it. We stayed in several 3 bedroom cabins, 2 bedroom cottages and a few family members stayed in the hotel. There was a full size kitchen with beautiful appliances in the cabins. Th...

👍👍 Its a neat Arkansas State Park. They got a nice trail and area to have a picnic. They got a little lake with trails. There is some history about the springs there. The museum has some interesting things in it. They do have a nice gift shop.

👍👍 Good parking Fine for fifth wheels and trailer to maneuver but no dedicated parking spaces. Gates lock at 8pm. A few poke stops, not the best for a community day. Most of the lake side is unshaded but the picnic areas are pretty well shaded. Was out there for an SCA (society for creative anachronism...

👍👍 It's secluded and always clean. Great atmosphere, and everyone is always nice. The beach area is kept clean. There is plenty of camping spots, cabins, and rentals available.

👍 Overall great park. Just aging a bit. The playground is dated but the kids love it. The one baby slide has a crack so be careful with that. Nice picnic areas. Has a bathroom.

👍👍 Brought my boyfriend and his metal detector in hopes of finding and engagement ring buried on the beach. No luck there, but we did find two bottle caps, a screw, and a dime!

🫤 Welp, it has flushing toilets! Fisherman's Bend was my familys favorite camping spot! Unfortunately, it was destroyed by a fire...Sigh! It had everything a mom could want to keep all members of the family happy campers! We came to Hudson Park for our yearly family camping trip. Hudson Park had bee...

👍👍 My second time out here. Trails are fairly well maintained, but without GPS and maps it may be hard to get around. I took my SxS and was able to do a good speed on the trails safely even though it’s two way trails. There were about 10 Jeep’s, 20 SxS, and 15 quads. So not really much traffic at all....

😐 Super clean not really crowed so a good place to take the kids an not having to worry about which kids yours or waiting for their turn on the equipment

👍👍 Camp Wilkerson is one of my most beloved places in Oregon. It's small, but grand in the sense of trails and outdoor exploring. I have never been here for camps and neither have my kids, but I've stayed in the cabins numerous times and have made day trips several times a year. It's well maintained....

👍 A large lovely park on the Columbia, although mostly very clean, you will find some trash about here and there. Since it is a good 1 hour drive from Portland (just a few miles shy of Ranier), it’s not crowded even on holiday weekends. $5 entry fee is fair and I never mind paying to go to parks if it...