Yakima Family Times

Yakima Camping for Families

The Gorge is a beautiful place to camp, and while you might not want to bring the kids to the Gorge during a concert, they have a greatl view of the river and shouldn’t be ignored for quick camping trips from Yakima.

Here are resources for camping at the Gorge

1. The first and second pages of a message board discussion from Yelp users about their experiences camping at the Gorge for concerts.  During rock concerts, visitors to the Gorge will camp there, saving thousands of lives apparently since many of them are inebriated and shouldn’t be driving home, which is likely pretty far since the area around the Gorge isn’t very populated, visitors come from far-off places like Portland, Spokane, Seattle and of course, Yakima.

2. An informative article about Camping at the Gorge, by the amazing Aurae Beidler of Suite 101

3.  Gorge Trailer Lodging, a place where you can rent a camper, because tent camping isn’t for everyone.

4. Timberlake Campground and RV Park, in case you have your own camper that you’re bringing or you want a private campground in the area.

5. River Drifters, a rafting company.  They have a camping comparison chart that lists several area campgrounds with contact information, hours of operatin, reservation information and amenities – fantastic resource!

6. The Gorge Official Website, specifically the camping page.