Columbia Hills State Park Campground

About

Columbia Hills Historical State Park Campground is located at the Horsethief Lake area along the scenic Columbia River Gorge in Klickitat County, Washington. The campground provides 18 sites including 4 standard campsites, 8 partial hookup sites with water and electric, 4 standard walk-in tent sites, and 2 primitive hiker/biker sites. Full amenities include restrooms with showers, potable water, fire pits at each site, picnic tables, and a trailer dump station. The park showcases acres of shrub-steppe landscape with high-desert panoramas and river shoreline. The area is renowned for its Native American rock art, including the famous She Who Watches (Tsagaglalal) petroglyph, accessible via guided tours. North of State Route 14, the Crawford Oaks and Dalles Mountain Ranch trailheads provide access to miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding with views of Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, and the Columbia River Gorge. Springtime visitors are rewarded with spectacular wildflower displays, particularly arrow-leaf balsam root and lupine that blanket the hillsides. The Horsethief Lake area also offers fishing, swimming, and a boat launch for water recreation on the Columbia River.

Directions

From State Route 14 along the Columbia River, the park entrance is located approximately 2 miles east of Dallesport at 8514 Lewis & Clark Hwy, Lyle, WA 98635.