Camping near Goldendale, Washington

Camping near Goldendale at a glance

Public campgrounds

2 (2 State Park)

Getting a site

2 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Maryhill State Park: "Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, full hookup $46-$56, primitive $12"

Distance from Goldendale

9.5 miles (Maryhill State Park) to 12 miles (Brooks Memorial State Park) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles

Elevation

174 ft (Maryhill State Park) to 2,656 ft (Brooks Memorial State Park), 2 of 2 on record

Season

1 open all year, 1 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

109 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

2 take RVs; hookups at Maryhill State Park and Brooks Memorial State Park; longest stated RV length 60 ft (Maryhill State Park)

Drinking water

2 of 2

Distances are straight-line miles from Goldendale's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Goldendale

• Columbia Hills Historical State Park, 18 miles from Goldendale in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Lyle.
• Bird Creek Campground, 30 miles from Goldendale in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Glenwood.

Things to do near Goldendale

Public land and water within 30 miles of Goldendale, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Goldendale Observatory State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 1.4 miles from Goldendale; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Goldendale Observatory State Park Heritage Site, a state park whose mapped point is 1.4 miles from Goldendale; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Maryhill State Park, its campground is 9.5 miles from Goldendale; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, entrance fee, and boundary.
• Brooks Memorial State Park, its campground is 12 miles from Goldendale; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, entrance fee, and boundary.
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area, a state park whose mapped point is 14 miles from Goldendale; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Columbia Hills State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 17 miles from Goldendale; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Horsethief Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Goldendale; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Spearfish Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 20 miles from Goldendale; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Doug's Beach State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 22 miles from Goldendale; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Mayer State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 24 miles from Goldendale; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Goldendale

Nearest emergency room: Klickitat Valley Hospital, 310 S Roosevelt Ave, Goldendale, WA, 0.5 miles from Goldendale , (509) 773-4022. Next nearest: Mid-columbia Medical Center, 1700 E 19th St, The Dalles, OR, 23 miles, (541) 296-1111. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Holcomb's Market supermarket · 0.1 miles
• Charity Lynn's Mercantile general store · 0.2 miles
• Goldendale General Store general store · 0.3 miles

Fuel

• Sinclair fuel station · 0.3 miles
• Chevron fuel station · 0.9 miles
• 76 fuel station · 1 mile

RV dump station

• Peach Beach RV Park RV park · 9.3 miles · (509) 773-4927

Pharmacy

• Walgreens pharmacy · 23 miles

Laundromat

• The Washroom Laundromat laundromat · 0.3 miles
• Sodbuster's Laundromat laundromat · 1 mile
• Rain Drop laundromat · 23 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Goldendale: propane, potable water fill, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

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