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At 115 acres, Richardson Park is the largest developed park in the County Parks system. It is accessible by major roads in all directions, and is the closest RV campground to the cities of Eugene and Veneta. With 88 sites, a large day use area, and three picnic shelters, it is one of the most visited County parks. An 8,000 square-foot picnic shelter was completed in 2004. The three-roofed structure houses a full-service, outdoor kitchen and seats 300 people. Richardson has a 212-slip marina, a swimming area, play structures, game areas, and an outdoor amphitheater.
From town: Go 8 mi W on 6th Ave, which becomes Hwy 99N, then 5-1/2 mi W on Clear Lake Rd.
Go else where camp host will be in your business, no service, host said the trails lead to the water but nope it was trails that homeless people made, campsite next to me had their belongings stolen by homeless people, my dogs were barking at a homeless person as a single female traveler but my dogs were the problem. Also everyone else’s dogs were barking. Nowhere on the website it says 2 dog limit, yet that’s what they told me and when the camp host was telling me to make them be quiet she brought up “there’s only suppose to be two” - after her husband had said we will make it work. They make up rules as they go, keep that paper of rules. Also quiet time isn’t until 9/10 and she was riding around on her little scooter enforcing quiet time before it was actually time.
The camp hosts ARE THE WORST. They need to GO. And reading the reviews I see we weren’t the only ones to have issues with them. And Lane County Parks and their canned responses of “talking to the staff” and trying to remedy the situation is gladhanding pablum.
All of us who had terrible experiences deserve refunds or comped nights, but only after the troglodyte camp hosts are sent packing.
ZERO STARS after 25 years of camping there.
It’s not a hotel, it is an RV/tent campground with a lake and marina.
PROS: As for cleanliness and beauty, you can’t beat it. There are pull-through RV sites and back in ones that are more private and plenty of tent sites as well. The well maintained sites are surrounded with trees and they all have picnic tables and fire pits (no fires allowed though right due due to extreme fire danger). RV sites have 30 & 50 amp and water, no sewage. However there are a few dump sites located in the park. Rates are very reasonable at $33/night.
CONS: The available WiFi is almost nonexistent unless you are right at the lake and hardly any cell service, maybe one bar if you’re lucky. This is great if you want to “disconnect” but if you need to look something up or make a call, it’s very frustrating. The lake water is very dirty with very limited access for swimmers. You have to go to the day use area where there is a really small dirt access, all the other areas are surrounded by concrete slopes. There are no trees covering the picnic tables so you are sitting in the wide open hot sun. We watched one host literally lurking and sneaking around into people’s campsites “checking” them out, it was weird. The other hosts were great but this lady…oi, you better make sure you don’t sneeze the wrong direction or she’ll get ya.
We had the very best SUV Tent camping experience at Richardson Park Campground in Junction City, Oregon. The parks hosts Ray, and Tina were absolutely wonderful, compassionate, and extremely knowledgeable and helpful for us
rookie SUV tent campers with our precious little dog. The park is very well kept, the restrooms and showers kept very clean. We had such a wonderful time we booked another stay for the next month. Thank you Ray and Tina, you both the best!!!
This place is pretty cool. Swimming down the road but it was pretty crowded. Wish the campsites were bigger and more with power. Cool little store is there.
