Skip to content
BusinessesGrow
Fort Stevens State Park, Hammond, OR

Photo: Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

Sport & OutdoorOutdoor AdventureHistory BuffFamily Favorite

Fort Stevens State Park

100 Peter Iredale Rd · Hammond, OR

Why you should go…

Fort Stevens State Park spreads over 4,300 acres at the mouth of the Columbia River, around a fort that guarded the river from the Civil War until 1947. You can walk among the concrete artillery batteries, then head to the beach to see the rusted hull of the Peter Iredale, a sailing ship that wrecked here in 1906. The park has 15 miles of multi-use trails, swimming and a 2-mile path at Coffenbury Lake, a disc golf course and one of the largest public campgrounds in the country.

  • #state park
  • #shipwreck
  • #military history
  • #camping
  • #oregon coast

Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Fort Stevens State Park, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    High Life Adventures

    $50+

    An Oregon coast zipline park near Astoria with an eight-line canopy tour, axe throwing and a lakeside restaurant.

    3.1 mi awayMore like this