Killen Creek Campground — Hotel in Hood River

Last year I had a great experience at this campground. It wasn't crowded and the bugs were minimal. This year we went back because we liked it so much. This year there were relentless, obnoxious, biting, swarming flies, along with a handful of mosquitos. The mosquitos were limited to morning and evening and not so bad... but the flies started swarming around 830am and didn't stop until 8pm. Bug spray, campfire smoke, and everything else we tried would not dissuade them. Did I mention these flies were biters? If you weren't in full sprint, waving your arms around like a crazy person, you had at least 6 of these flies on you at all times, trying...

We stayed on a Sunday night after the 4th of July and there was no one there but definitely remnants of people from the weekend. Clean, easy to find (during daylight), and half the sites are within ear shot of the creek which is great to listen to. Must note: took a star away for the mosquitos. We sprayed head to toe, wore long pants and sleeves, and although it prevented most bites, it didn't prevent the swarm. We got in around 5pm and left around 8:30am and the situation was the same morning and night - maybe better...

Still a little too much snow in mid June of 2021 but a nice remote campground near Mt Adams in the Gifford Pinchot...