Do you have questions about our parks?
All reservations are made on Recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777.
Apr 15-Oct 15 LePage Park Gate House: 541 739-2713
Apr 15-Oct 15 Plymouth Park Gate House: 509 783-1270
Year round John Day Dam: 541 739-1135
Camping limited to 14 days within a 30-consecutive day period.
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-----Updated COVID-19 Terms and Conditions-----
• Face masks are optional for all visitors in campgrounds.
• Restrooms will be open and cleaned, however visitors need to take necessary precautions to ensure personal hygiene. Restrooms are only as sanitary as the last user.
• Bring your own soap, hand sanitizer and other hygienic products.
• Your health depends on the actions you take. Public facilities are only as clean as the last visitor.
• Please help keep our communities safe!
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STOP THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Remove plants, seeds, animals, and mud from boots, gear, pets, and vehicles. Clean your gear before entering and leaving the recreation site. Stay on designated roads and trails, and follow local guidelines for firewood. CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY boats and any other recreational equipment that contacts water. Dispose of unwanted bait, worms, fish parts, or other organisms into the trash and not into the environment. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/rec.
For campground inquiries, please call: 541-739-1135
John Day Lock and Dam, Lake Umatilla
Plymouth Campground is located by the small town of Plymouth, Washington. The day use area and boat launch are on a small island on Lake Umatilla on the Columbia River.
Popular activities in the area include fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing and hunting.
The campground offers 32 sites with electric hookups. Amenities include flush and pit toilets, showers, drinking water, a dump station and playground.
The day use area has a swim beach, boat ramp, flush toliets, vault toliet and courtesy dock.
Do you have questions about our parks?
All reservations are made on Recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777.
Apr 15-Oct 15 LePage Park Gate House: 541 739-2713
Apr 15-Oct 15 Plymouth Park Gate House: 509 783-1270
Year round John Day Dam: 541 739-1135
Camping limited to 14 days within a 30-consecutive day period.
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-----Updated COVID-19 Terms and Conditions-----
• Face masks are optional for all visitors in campgrounds.
• Restrooms will be open and cleaned, however visitors need to take necessary precautions to ensure personal hygiene. Restrooms are only as sanitary as the last user.
• Bring your own soap, hand sanitizer and other hygienic products.
• Your health depends on the actions you take. Public facilities are only as clean as the last visitor.
• Please help keep our communities safe!
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STOP THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Remove plants, seeds, animals, and mud from boots, gear, pets, and vehicles. Clean your gear before entering and leaving the recreation site. Stay on designated roads and trails, and follow local guidelines for firewood. CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY boats and any other recreational equipment that contacts water. Dispose of unwanted bait, worms, fish parts, or other organisms into the trash and not into the environment. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/rec.
The park is situated in a high desert environment on an island on the Columbia River. The island is covered with tall sage and Russian Olive trees, but shade is limited.
Wildlife is abundant in the area, and mule deer, waterfowl and raptors are commonly seen.
McNary Dam and Visitor Center and Lake Wallula are two miles upstream from the campground. The lake offers additional opportunities for boating, swimming and fishing.
Visitors enjoy boating, water sports and swimming in the river.
Anglers fish for Chinook, steelhead, walleye, sturgeon, and shad. The boat ramp is located at the day use area for convenient river access.
Christy RD Plymouth WA 99346
For campground inquiries, please call: 541-739-1135
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
From Kennewick, Washington take US-395 South or 23 Miles to Exit 131. Merge onto State Route 14 West and continue for 1 mile. Turn south onto Plymouth Road and continue for 1 mile. Follow the curve to Christie Road. The campground is the first left and the day use area is the second left.
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