Camp Eight

Camp Eight: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Camp Eight

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Camp Eight — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.86792, -123.11877. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Camp Eight

• Banks-Vernonia Trail · trek · Washington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Scappoose Bay · lake · Columbia · ~29 km · Must-see
• Peace Candle of the World · attraction · Columbia · ~29 km · Must-see
• Nob Hill Nature Park · park · Cowlitz · ~31 km · Must-see
• Seaman · attraction · Columbia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Warrior Rock Lighthouse · beach · Columbia · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sauvie Island Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Columbia · ~34 km · Must-see
• Collins Beach · beach · Clark · ~34 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens · sanctuary · Cowlitz · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Island · river spot · Cowlitz · ~37 km · Must-see
• Overlook Park · park · Clark · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blue Heron Community Garden · sanctuary · Clark · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Clark · ~37 km · Must-see
• Abrams Park · park · Clark · ~38 km · Must-see
• Longview Foursquare Church · church · Cowlitz · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Camp Eight

Other forts & heritage near Camp Eight

• Fort William · fort · Clark · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Vancouver · fort · Clark · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chkalov Transpolar Flight Monument · fort · Clark · ~56 km · Must-see
• Jenkins Estate · fort · Washington · ~60 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · fort · Pacific · ~80 km · Must-see
• Fort Clatsop · fort · Pacific · ~82 km · Must-see
• Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, McLoughlin House Site · fort · Clackamas · ~87 km · Must-see
• Champoeg Visitor Center · fort · Marion · ~89 km · Must-see
• Parents of Murdered Children Memorial · fort · Clackamas · ~89 km · Must-see
• Fort Columbia State Park · fort · Pacific · ~94 km · Must-see

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