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Oklahoma Campground is nestled in a lush grove of large hemlock, cedar, maple and fir trees alongside the Little White Salmon River, near the Columbia River Gorge. The campground is flat and is ideal for smaller groups to camp in clusters.
Big Lava Bed is located just west of the campground. The trail takes hikers through a landscape marked by basalt lava formations and pine forest.
The multi-use Monte Carlo Trail is also nearby and can be enjoyed by hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders.
Fishing and wading is permitted in the Little White Salmon River, where anglers can find brook and rainbow trout.
This campground offers some tent-only sites as well as sites for RVs up to 40 feet. Site 12/13 is a double site and must be reserved as such and can accommodate up to 16 people. Parking spurs are unpaved and may be lumpy.
The campground offers amenities such as picnic tables, fire rings and potable water. Vault toilets are also available.
Located in southwest Washington State, the Gifford Pinchot National Forest encompasses 1.3 million acres and includes the 110,000-acre Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument established by Congress in 1982.
Oklahoma Campground is located in the Mt. Adams Ranger District. Elevations here range between 1,200 feet at the Wind River Work Center, 12 miles north of Carson, WA and 12,276 feet at the summit of Mt. Adams.
The Mount Adams Ranger District features largely diverse habitats and natural features, from old growth to second growth forest, wetland areas, low and high elevation meadows, glaciers, and low and high elevation lakes.
This location has limited staffing. Please call (509) 427-3677 for general information.
Oklahoma Campground's proximity to the Columbia River Gorge and Mount Adams, makes it an ideal base for exploring those areas.
Cancellations
Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee.
A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee including tax and applicable add-on for a campsite.
Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee.
No-Shows
A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date.
No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite.
Refunds
Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Refunds will not be issued after the 7 days has ended.
Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay.
For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive.
In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.
From Vancouver, WA, proceed east on SR 14, to mile post 56-1/2 to Cook-Underwood Road. Exit left onto Cook-Underwood Road and continue for 5 miles through Mill A to Willard Road. Bear left onto Willard Road into Willard and continue North on Oklahoma Road for 8 miles (to end of asphalt road), to the entrance of Oklahoma Campground.
From the East, go 1.7 miles from the Hood River Bridge, crossing the White Salmon River and turn right onto Cook-Underwood Road. Continue for 8 miles to mile post 6, and turn right onto Willard Road. Travel to the stop sign and turn right onto Oklahoma Road and proceed 8 miles North to the campground.
Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00
I don’t think I’ve ever stayed at a better taken care of campground. It’s clear that the host, who don’t even stay in the camp, but another camp miles down the road, take pride in their work and do a great job. I have never witnessed better maintained restrooms. Even though they’re only vault toilets, they’re far above what anyone would expect. Most public restrooms and rest stops fall behind these and even some people’s houses. We stayed in site 2. The site was great. It was large, had a nice clean picnic table, caught some of the morning rays and a little of the early afternoon sun. Thankfully, it was well shaded from the warm late afternoon sun. All sites were clear of excessive overgrowth, while still maintaining foliage close around them. While our site was great, some of the ones around us appeared even better. Site 0 looks great, with thick trees and coverage to the rear and openness to one side with a boarder of nice trees to the other. The only downside may be that it is nearest the entrance and road. That combined with its open area facing the entrance, most people likely think those camping in the spot are the host. Site 1 was the smallest of those around, but not in a bad way. Tightly grouped tress hugging around the site gives it a feel of isolation we didn’t see elsewhere. Site 2 (where we stayed) was great, overall, but felt like the most open of the 4 sites, with less tree cover to 3 sides. Sites 2 and 3 shared a large open area between the two of them that seemed a little odd. As if they were either part of a large group site at one time, or there was a small site in-between them. It wasn’t horrible, but didn’t feel like it was supposed to be that way. Site 3 may quite possibly be the best. While it does share the open area with site 2 (would be great for two parties camping together) has nothing bad to be said about it. Being across from the toilets, is a great plus, but so is 2 and 1 and 0 are only a few dozen more feet away. The greatest perk to the site is that it’s butted up nearest the river, with easy access and a great view. The front is a little sparse with cover, but it has a great barrier of trees all along the side without another site right next to it. We’re already looking forward to our return. Thank you for the great experience.
Quiet, cute lil campground. Sites are $12/night. Only 15 sites. No host. There are several bathrooms. When I went (June 2022) the one water pump wasn’t working so I had to drink river water. The road it is next to is hardly used. Only two places you can access the river from, both which require you to walk through campsites (luckily no one was staying there). There’s a trail next to campsite but it sucks. Not well maintained and turns into complete incline on muddy trail, so we turned around.
Sites
0 - small
1- small
1-2-3 all side by side, great for a large group
3- access to water
4-5- two large side by side. Good for groups.
6- secluded. Large.
7-8: medium. Side by side.
11- long and skinny. Secluded. Smaller compared to others
12-13-14: large for a group. Access to river.
15- pretty big sure but lots of trees throughout camp, so not totally wide open.
I agree, the campground is spotless! But the site I was in (5) was, right on top of site (4). Unless you have a big group, I’d steer clear of renting these spots. And the grill wasn’t big enough to cook on. Very disappointing.
This is a quiet, well-kept campground in the beautiful Gifford Pinchot National Forrest. The sites were a little dusty, but that was to be expected. The bathrooms were some of the cleanest vault toilets I have ever come across. They were not smelly at all and were super well maintained. The Little White Salmon River is more like a creek in this area (no more than shin deep), but was a fun area to poke around and cool off. There was a dumpster at the entrance of the campground and also access to well water. We didn't encounter any mosquitos, but there were plenty of pesky wasps trying to steal food from our plates. Keep in mind the nearest store is 35 min away so come prepared or prepare to drive a ways. Overall a wonderful spot to disconnect and get away.
It was spotless, big enough for three tents. Lots of trees around, so very shaded, which was perfect for a hot weekend. Bathrooms were really clean and the water pump worked just fine. Very refreshing and tasty water. The only problem was yellow jackets. Lots and lots of them!
