Fort Stevens State Park

One of the nation’s largest public campgrounds, Fort Stevens marks the site of a military installation once used to guard the mouth of the Columbia River.

The fort saw service for 84 years, from the Civil War to World War II.

Inquire about the tours at the Ranger Station.

Visit the only Civil War era earthen fort on the west coast, or explore the many turn-of-the-century, concrete artillery gun batteries.

Underground tours are available during the summer of a gun battery that served as a World War II command center.

2025 construction update General obligation bonds approved by the 2021 Legislature will fund two projects at the park.

Learn more The campground is set to receive upgrades to the aging infrastructure, including utilities. The South Loops are currently closed while this work is underway.

Book reservations up to 6 months in advance at oregonstateparks. reserveamerica. com . Reservations are required.

174 full-hookup sites (36 pull-through) 302 electrical sites with water (

Today, Fort Stevens is a 4,300-acre park offering a variety of recreation adventures, including camping, beach-combing, a freshwater lake, trails, wildlife viewing, and an historic shipwreck.

Park features include: Coffenbury Lake has two picnic areas with swimming, restrooms and boat ramp. A 2-mile trail circles the lake.

A new tent camping loop is also planned. Learn more Year-round Camping All campsites have a picnic table and fire pit.

Columbia Shore Disc Golf Course 15 miles of muli-use trails Seasonal adult and youth bike rentals The park offers ranger-guided kayak tours of Coffenbury Lake during summer.

Fort Stevens marks the northern-most trailhead for the Oregon Coast Trail Historic Military Site Enjoy year-round military displays at the military museum and information center.

For tour information, call the Friends of Old Fort Stevens at 503-861-2000.

The park's land was acquired between 1955 and 1974. Close to 790 acres were given to the state by Clatsop County between 1955 and 1960. Other lands were acquired by gifts, leases, and purchases from the county, local school district, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and a private landowner. The original earthen fort, completed in 1865 to protect the mouth of the Columbia River from Confederate gun boats and the British Navy during the Civil War, was named for Union Army Major General Isaac I. Stevens, first territorial governor of Washington, who died in 1862 at the Battle of Chantilly. The post later served as Oregon's only coastal defense fort during the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II. The fort has the distinction of being the only military fort in the United States to be fired upon by an enemy during time of war since the War of 1812, when it was attacked by a Japanese submarine on June 21, 1942.