Hat Rock state park is a quiet and underloved place. You…read morecan walk from waterside to the dessert in 10 minutes. It is a small park and easy to explore.

Stopped off while driving through to see about ole Hat Rock. The rock itself is on a short trail…read morefrom the parking lot on to the pond at the bottom and back up to the lot. Hat is fenced off so there's no climbing or touching...it's cool to see for a couple minutes...but then it's time to move on. We took the trail down to see the ducks, loads of fowl residents right now, as well some deer hanging around near the bridge at the end of the pond. You'll find a massive amount of parking, and a large grassy area with lots of picnic tables and a volleyball net. Nothing spectacular this time of year I'd say, but it was nice for a quick leg stretch while driving through.

We loved everything about Crow Butte and plan to return next year around the same time. Sites have…read moregrills and fire pits, and I'm pretty sure every site has a great view of the water surrounding the island. Mary and Wayne were incredibly helpful and accommodating of our family, as this was our maiden voyage! The place is well lit, but not intrusively so. The bathrooms are clean and have a shower area inside. It was a bit to cold and windy to swim so we took full advantage of the park and playground while we were here! We had a peaceful, pleasant stay here for two days and nights, and are looking forward to returning.

Can not say enough wonderful things about this Campground/Park. The hosts Dwayne and Mary were…read moreabsolutely wonderful and available for any questions etc. They even let us switch to a better site our 2nd night without any problems. The campground and facilities are wonderfully maintained. The huge park is maintained beautifully as well and has a wonderful playground for kids. Located right on the river makes for a beautiful backdrop with a boat launch and marina. I highly recommend staying here and enjoying the peace and quiet. We are scheduled to come back in Sept for 3 night and are looking forward to it.

No more overnight camping. Long-term now. It has cleaned up considerably, beautiful quiet…read morecommunity. The store is see is for rent! Food would be a great add. The managers Jason and Jennifer are wonderful. Very accommodating, helped us find a rv park close. Little oasis out here. Great day trip.

This place was great until it got bought out. I stayed there during the transition. Once the new…read moremanager Jason took over, it went down hill fast. He likes to run around and threaten to evict people for no reason. I moved because of him. I will never stay there again.

First time staying here, but was super impressed at how clean and nice this little RV park is. Even…read morewith about 1/2 the spots having long stay RVs - everything was so nice and neat. Really nice green grass in between each site. The bathrooms were super clean too! The kids had a blast riding their scooters and bikes around the loops.. The only downside is you can hear the semis that keep their engines on all night. I sleep with a fan though, so I didn't mind at all. If we are in this neck of the woods again, we would definitely stay here.

Probably great for a travel trailer, 5th wheel, but not for motorhome with a tow. An 80' site,…read morehowever, hook ups are set so far back that even with an extension we could not hook up until we disconnected our tow from our 39' motor home. We had hoped to keep our tow connected since this was an overnight stop. Maneuvering around to exit would have been challenging or impossible with a tow. Convenient to highway, but very congested in RV park and gas station area. Diesel pumps on inside pumps and required going in to cashier. Went N on 84 to SpaceAge and easily fueled up.

This park spans part of the Yakima River out near Rattlesnake Mountain and sorta near where I work…read more I believe the park is fairly long, but I mainly have went to the main park area which is just off the 225. Here there is a campground, large grassy fields (for doggies to run like maniacs), a boat launch, hiking paths, and bathrooms. I've been here to run my dogs around, attempt some fly fishing (we were skunked), and most recently to geo-cache. Oh, and apparently, you can also ride your horse around here as well. Interesting.

One of my customer told me about this park... He said that theres a flock of pelicans in this park…read more At first I cant believe it so I asked him again and he said clearly yes theres pelicans in this park. So I asked my husband...Iasnt it pelicans are suppossed to be in the Ocean? You know Salt Water Ocean? He said yes... And so today we agreed to go in there and to my surprised.."YES!" Theres alot of pelican in there and some other kind of birds that I never seen before here in the tri-cities.. I also saw some herons...WOW! this is the first time I saw pelicans and herons...really neat! I cannot really go so close but I told somepictures from the side of the water. It was neat. The park itself is not that big though I saw few trais and some camp site with RV Parking (with electrical plugs and water faucets)... each parking has a picnic tables too. The bathrooms are surprisingly clean even the park look like deserted. You should try to go to this park if you want to see something new.

Perfect cabin for me & my two adult daughters & my three 10-13 yr old granddaughters to spend a…read morecouple nights! Used the picnic table, the fire pit, the small refrigerator & the clean nearby shower house! Very pleasant & little noise from nearby interstate for restful nights.

This is a nice campground as one transits across the state. It's small and well maintained with…read morenice sized campsites. The bathrooms are clean. You are right next to the highway so sleeping in a tent might not be fun.

Stayed here over Memorial Day Weekend. I was a bit skeptical driving out to Desert Aire because…read morethis campground has very little internet information. Well internet, IT EXISTS and I survived to tell the tale. The campground is in Desert Aire which is a little community south of Matawa on the Columbia River. lf you're interested in boating or want a base to explore the rest of the area this is a great place to stay. During memorial day weekend the place was full (so reserve online ahead), the people there were mostly families and it wasn't very noisy at night. If you have a boat, the boat launch was rebuilt this year and is really nice. Couple of downsides to keep in mind: there's only pit toilets and no showers, there's one water tap from a well near spot 14, it can get windy in the evening so if you have wind protection you can put up bring it, the grills are near the lake and not by the camp spots so if you have a portable grill/firepit etc. bring it too. Closest big grocery store is in Mattawa, but there's a gas station and convenience store in town.

I really had a great time here. This place is well maintained and is a great place for the kids…read more The scenery is gorgeous. My only complaint is that the boat launch isnt next to the beach area. It would be great if they put up another dock but overall it was a great day and can't wait to go back!

My wife and I spent two nights here in our class C motor home while we explored the Hells Canyon…read moreScenic Byway. We found the park to be clean and well maintained; the restrooms and showers were very nice. The RV sites have adequate space, there was a nice picnic table but no fire ring; there are a couple of community fire pits. The hot spring soaking tubs are adequate but nothing unique. The staff was friendly and helpful. We would stay here again.

A very pleasant stay on our final night returning from winter in SoCal. Not our normal stay - more…read morecampy. I was definitely glad to be able touch grass and see a lot of stars. Oh yeah - seeing the stars from the hot spring pool was dreamy. I'm not sure this would be a pick if the place was full of - the sites are kind of close. But I imagine many families create a lot of great memories here. Make sure to get off at the correct exit or you'll be driving for what seems like a couple miles on a gravel road. But it does immediately put you in the campy state of mind.

We stayed here in mid September over an extended weekend on an intentional getaway. It is 25…read moreminutes from a large town and in the midst of Washington's apple county. The park sits on the eastern shore of Lake Sacajawea on the Snake River and is operated by the Corps of Engineers. Many activities available: Fishing, boating, water skiing, swiming, hicking etc... Small ships, barges and a sternwheeler, pass through the lake on occasion. Amenities: * All sites have electricity up to 50 amps. * Sewer and water (not all sites) * All sites have fire pits and aluminum picnic. tables. * 1 Central bath house. * Small marina and boat ramp. * Day use area with kids play and swimming area. * Dump station. * Open grassy areas. Posatives: + Very clean and well maintained. + Sites are nicely spaced apart. + Check-in process is simple and easy. + All sites have electricity up to 50 amps. + Quiet, relaxing, family atmosphere. + Pleanty of trees for shade. Negatives: - Bugs! Come prepared. - No direct access from the RV park to the marina and day use area. Long walk or quick drive around. Other: & Alcohol is not permitted in the park. & No Wi-Fi Conclusion: Excellent destination stay.

I live in the neighborhood and visit the park regularly. I love it but the campers love to speed so…read morefast and have little respect to us who live here. Lots of pets and children and has many fun things for all of us but again the road itself is very dangerous as cars tend to just speed by so be careful and please respect those who reside here.