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Spillway Park - Chinook Shelter (or)

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Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months
  • 1 site for group campingReservable on Recreation.gov
  • At 299 ft
  • Near UmatillaSpillway Park

Spillway Park - Chinook Shelter is a campground within Spillway Park in Oregon, managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. It is a reservable site with accessible campsites, and it offers electric hookups and picnic tables. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at McNary Dam show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 78°F, with only a few wet days in each month. July and August average highs near 88°F, and winter highs sit in the low 40s. West Park is about half a mile away, and Portage Cliffs Bouldering is about 0.7 miles off. McNary Beach - Sockeye Shelter is about 1.5 miles away, and the Lewis and Clark Commemorative Trail is about 2.8 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Spillway Park - Chinook Shelter (or)

    Best months: March–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      41° / 30°

      13 wet

    2. Feb

      46° / 32°

      11 wet

    3. Mar

      55° / 35°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      63° / 42°

      8 wet

    5. May

      72° / 48°

      7 wet

    6. Jun

      79° / 54°

      6 wet

    7. Jul

      88° / 60°

      2 wet

    8. Aug

      88° / 61°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      78° / 53°

      4 wet

    10. Oct

      64° / 44°

      8 wet

    11. Nov

      51° / 35°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      41° / 31°

      13 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mcnary Dam #2, OR, 0.4 mi away at 361 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Spillway Park - Chinook Shelter (or)

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