Nottingham Campground — Hotel in Hood River

Heads up other Asian families: Steve the park manager flagged us down and was aggressive and condescending to my family, speaking to us as though we weren’t entirely fluent in “you’re not welcome here.” It’s a beautiful spot of course. I’d go again with plenty of POC friends, but we felt vulnerable with our elders in tow. He treated us in a way that made us feel entirely unwelcome. Instead of enjoying our day off, we had to deescalate Steve. I’m not here to “check” this tiny man or even pretend there’s someone to complain to— honestly it’s 2021 and we can’t be bothered with an old angry bigot who acts like a cop— but wanted to give a heads up to others planning a pleasant family trip...

Paid $15/ night with Senior ATB pass. We booked #16 pull-through site to guarantee a spot, then we scouted out the First Come First Served sites, most of them would fit our 26’ TT and Ram 1500 with room to spare. Stayed for additional 4 days. No connectivity, pit rest rooms clean and NOT SMELLY, quick ride to Parkdale to do internet. Hood River 25 mi for Walmart and many restaurants. Also July and August home to many orchards: apples, peaches, cherries etc. Pies from Packard Orchards and Bakery, I recommend cherry and...

Campsites, roads, toilets all in excellent condition. The campground is managed by Lost Lake Resort and the Forest Service, expect both to visit your site each day. Our Host, Art, was great! The northern trail out of the campground was blocked in many places. It also looked like there was a backpacker camp just past the northern most campsite, judging by the fresh human flower farm and exuberant amount of toilet paper... blech! This campground started to fill up fast as the weekend approached. Sites can't be reserved...