Promontory Park

A fishing lake for all ages

If you’re looking for nostalgic, family-friendly camping in the Portland area, Promontory Park is the place. This 1950s alcohol-free campground above the North Fork Reservoir of the Clackamas River offers a variety of camping options and recreational activities all in the same location.

Fun for everyone

• Tent and small RV sites

• Cabins and yomes

• Restrooms and showers

• Kids’ activities

• Kids’ fishing pond (only stocked in early summer)

• Nature play area

• Picnic areas and electric cooking facilities

• Reservable picnic shelter (accommodates 75)

• Boat launches and motorboat, kayak, paddle board rentals

• Fishing docks and fish cleaning stations

• Marina and camp store

Additional park information

The park has a barrier-free fishing area and the park store offers groceries, ice, fishing tackle, boat rental, fuel and more. There is no speed limit on most of the reservoir, but the upper end has an enforced limit of 10 miles per hour. Small Fry Lake was developed exclusively for young anglers. Kids up to 17 years old can fish for two trout per day on this pond stocked in early summer.

Nearby is the North Fork Lower Boat Launch, a free day-use area; the Wild and Scenic Upper Clackamas River, one of the best whitewater paddling rivers in Oregon; and the Mt. Hood National Forest, a mecca for hikers, cyclists, anglers and nature enthusiasts.

Promontory Park campground at a glance

Promontory Park is open for reservations from the Friday before Memorial Day through the second weekend in September. The park has a marina with a boat launch. There are no barrier-free campsites.

Campers can make online reservations for the upcoming season beginning the first business day in January at 8 a.m., or by phone/email starting the first business day in March at 8 a.m.

Before making a reservation, campers should be aware that this Oregon campground was designed in the 1950s and, although it has been renovated, it maintains some of that 50s charm. The roads are narrow and winding and the sites are best suited for tents or very compact camping units.

The campground is also built into the landscape, so sites are carved into hillsides, lined above the reservoir and tucked in among giant boulders. Some sites are close together (great for booking with a friend), while others are more removed. Filled with character, Promontory is not your cookie-cutter campground.

Pets are only permitted at pet-friendly designated cabin and yome sites. They are permitted on leash at tent sites. All pets must be attended at all times.

* Holiday weekend rates are an additional $2 per night