Great campground! Large wooded sites, lots of hiking trails, beautiful day use area.
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Rainbow Falls State Park offers a scenic, tree-lined campground with easy access to the river and short trails to viewing spots above and below the falls. Visitors commonly praise the river for swimming, paddling and jumping, family-friendly sites and a roomy group campsite with picnic tables and water. Facilities are generally well kept and camp hosts sell firewood, though some reviewers note occasional closures or limited restroom/showers. Sites range from exposed to somewhat private, and there can be highway noise across the river; rocky edges are slippery, so caution is advised. Parking is limited at peak times.
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📖 About This Campground
Rainbow Falls State Park near Chehalis Washington has 40 standard campsites, eight partial-hookup sites, three hiker/biker sites, two equestrian sites. There is one dump station, three restrooms, the campground restroom has two showers. The showers are token operated. The token machine is located at the park entrance station. Maximum camp site length is 60 feet (may have limited availability).
A rare cluster of old-growth trees creates an inspiring shadow to stand in. Rainbow Falls State Park, 16 miles west of Chehalis, is a walker’s paradise. Miles of loamy trails wind through the forest and along the river, to a small cascade that throws rainbows of spray at the sun.
Tree lovers, maybe you’d rather see towering Douglas-fir, western hemlock and western red cedar trees from your bike or the back of your steed. Many of the park trails are mixed-use, and if you need more, take to the nearby Willapa Hills State Park Trail, a rails-to-trails fixture that goes over trestles and bridges, through forest, farmland and tiny towns.
Rainbow Falls is the obvious overnight stop for hikers, cyclists and horseback riders tackling the developed 22 miles of Willapa Hills Trail from Chehalis to Pe El. Such explorers may stay at hiker/biker campsites, or camp with their horses in one of two equestrian sites. Freshwater fishing and swimming are also on offer at this classic state park.
Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935, Rainbow Falls showcases several structures designed in the rustic style of the National Park Service during the Great Depression, including kitchen shelters and comfort stations still in use today.