One of our favorite campgrounds situated on the banks of Oregon’s Willamette River, in the Willamette National Forest. The following is a campground review of Casey’s Riverside RV Park, located in Westfir southwest of Eugene off OR-58.
Why We Stayed Here
This was the third time we have stayed at Casey’s Riverside RV Park, as we love the campground’s setting on the Willamette River. We slept like babies listening to the river, which we could hear from our campsite. There are also plenty of flyfishing, hiking, and biking opportunities. Casey’s is in our top five campgrounds that we have stayed.
Key Points About this Campground
- $48.43 per night with weekly discount and applicable taxes
- The pad is asphalt with a picnic table, and no fire pit nor wood fires are allowed
- There are sites that will handle big rigs
- The park is right on the North Fork of the Willamette River
- There’s on-site laundry
- Close to Oakridge for restaurants and groceries
- The campground is dog-friendly and has a decently sized fenced dog park
Campground Review
Our GPS brought us right to the campground (CG). Check-in was quick and easy. We proceeded to pull through site 49, which was plenty long enough for our 40’ fifth wheel and F450. The water and electric were centered on the pad. The sewer sat a little farther back on the pad, but that was not an issue. You can hear the river really well from site 49, and that is the major reason we chose this site. If you don’t like the sound of a raging river, you would want to get a site further down or a site not on the river. We had good water pressure around 50 psi, 2 bars on Verizon, and the CG WiFi was okay. Even though there were mature trees, we got a good north shot for Starlink. Satellite could be iffy depending on your site. Sites are okay spaced, with some sites closer together than others. Our utilities side neighbor was very close, and our yard side was nearby. They have a nice laundry with 3 washers and dryers that cost $1.50 to wash/dry. There was a significant increase in train traffic from the tracks across the river as compared to our last stay. There were also some updates, such as putting in a really nice pavilion with an outdoor fireplace plus some landscaping additions. The Westfir/Oakridge area is known as the mountain biking capital of the Northwest, and there are a multitude of biking and hiking trails.
Attractions
- Leading mountain biking destination in the country.
- Great fishing, especially flyfishing on the rivers, creeks, and lakes.
- Kayaking, rafting or drift boating on either of the two forks of the Willamette River that converge at the campground.
- Outstanding mid-October mushroom hunting along the forest service roads.
Dawg Haus Rating
We publish campground reviews on RV Life Campground Reviews, Campendium, The Dyrt, and RV Parky. To date, we have provided over 200 reviews on private and public campgrounds. Here’s our opinion and rating based on what we like and dislike about a particular campground. We rate campgrounds differently depending on if we are just stopping for an overnighter or a few-day rester or if it’s a destination-type campground. Our subjective ratings are: The Best (Five Paws), Very Good (Four Paws), Good (Three Paws), It’ll Work (Two Paws), and Not Impressed (One Paw).
Casey’s Riverside RV Park received our “Very Good” rating. Casey’s is a very good campground as it’s well run, not obnoxiously expensive, the campsite was easy to get into, decently spaced with a river view, rushing water sounds, and has easy river access for fishing or kayak launching. There were plenty of hiking and biking trails and sights to see, such as covered bridges and waterfalls in the area. The campground also had decent Wifi and decent shots toward the northern and southern sky for satellite, There was a decently stocked grocery store in nearby Oakridge. We’ve been to this campground three times, and Casey’s pleased us each time.
After Blush
A lot of times, when you return to a place, it’s not the same, usually negative. Casey’s just keeps getting better. The campground is well managed and clean, plus you can receive packages at this campground. A bonus as most-timers. They make incremental improvements that cost money versus putting every dollar in the owner’s pocket.
We checked out campsites for our next visit and concluded that 49, the one we were in, plus 47 and 48 are best if you want to hear the river. Site 50 would not be a top choice because of its small yard that crowds 49’s utilities side. If you do not want to hear the river, the far sides of the front row in each direction do not get a lot of river noise. Sites 57-68, tend to get family groups and not much river noise.
