1. Bates State Park and Campground

    1. Bates State Park and Campground

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    Bates, OR

    Bates State Park and Campground

    5.0 (1 review)

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    South Fork RV Park - Beautiful grounds.

    South Fork RV Park

    5.0(1 review)
    44.2 mi

    Great campground! Very clean and well kempt grounds, really nice and very clean bathrooms. (I…read morecannot overstate how clean the place was.) The owner seemed really nice though I didn't do the booking or talk with him much, personally. The park is dog and kid-friendly. The creek is nice and cold and was great for the kids to play in and was easy to access. (I.e., no stairs to go down, etc.) There was plenty of parking for our crew which was really helpful. There are no water or sewer hookups at each site, but you can do a septic dump on your way out of the park. I think you can also fill your water tank when you enter. (I don't manage the trailer, as you can tell. :) Adjacent to the RV park is a city park for kids with swings, slides, etc. There's also a tennis court with a basketball hoop in it. Just up on the main street there's a little store and coffee shop, though they're closed a couple of days in the middle of the week. Down the road a tiny bit, there's a mercantile with all the basics you might need. There are a couple other little spots in town but those are the ones we most frequented. We went into John Day, Mitchell, and the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center in Kimberly on our day trips. A bit of a drive, but made for nice activities. (FYI, everything in this area of Oregon will be a drive.) General note: Come prepared with sunscreen, hats, a pop-up shade, and lots of mosquito repellent and bug bite cream. It gets pretty hot in Dayville, and thunderstorms rolled through almost every day of our trip. Overall I definitely recommend South Fork RV Park and visiting Dayville and surrounding areas!

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    Park adjacent to the RV park.

    South Fork RV Park - Nice creek to play in, easy to access. Nice and cool.

    Nice creek to play in, easy to access. Nice and cool.

    South Fork RV Park - Incredible sunsets during our stay.

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    Incredible sunsets during our stay.

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