Not a 10! Needs to be reviewed by Good Sam. Mostly fulltimers and surrounded by homeless. Not safe. Staff unfriendly. Good thing we have CCW. Disregard the policies of newer RVs only. Trashed trailers.

We enjoyed our stay here. It is a park near a major city yet with a nice sense of solitude and quiet. It was handy having a Target, Starbucks and such nearby. The staff were helpful and everything looked good. We enjoyed our stay here and the easy access to Portland and Vancouver.

It was awful! I really don't care that there are ALOT of permenant residents there. There are some pretty nice sites. But this was a mobile home community, that had old dilapedated trailers as well as, people working on their cars, garbage and cigarette butts all over. There are couches at the dumpsters and they were all over flowing. Clearly the PRs dumped their trash at the RV park site. I also ran into a few residents rummaging through the trash. It was extremely noisy, trains, cars, airplanes... Read More

It was awful! I really don't care that there are ALOT of permenant residents there. There are some pretty nice sites. But this was a mobile home community, that had old dilapedated trailers as well as, people working on their cars, garbage and cigarette butts all over. There are couches at the dumpsters and they were all over flowing. Clearly the PRs dumped their trash at the RV park site. I also ran into a few residents rummaging through the trash. It was extremely noisy, trains, cars, airplanes and when the lawn crew came to clean, they seemed to spend most of their time in the very poor dog area. The park is located behind a mall, so your view is the street, the mall and homelessness on the street. We assumed we would be able to get to the water easily, but we had to go to Vancouver Washington to get anywhere's near the water. The facilities weren't open, not even the laundry room. They said it was due to Covid - but this park was the first one closed. Even the ones we stayed at afterwards were open and clean. To say we were disappointed is an understatement. The website totally decieved us and we were shocked that Good Sam rated this park so highly.
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Since we decided to use a site in the city we did expect a certain amount of noise, but the being in the flight path for the Portland Airport was shocking. The RV sites are interspersed with the large amount of residents living in the park. The homeless people living in cars and tents around the park is unfortunate as well as a little unnerving. The park was generally clean on the surface, but the facilities need to looked at on a more regular basis. The laundry area looked clean as well on the... Read More

Since we decided to use a site in the city we did expect a certain amount of noise, but the being in the flight path for the Portland Airport was shocking. The RV sites are interspersed with the large amount of residents living in the park. The homeless people living in cars and tents around the park is unfortunate as well as a little unnerving. The park was generally clean on the surface, but the facilities need to looked at on a more regular basis. The laundry area looked clean as well on the surface, however, the machines looked like they had not been cleaned in days. The staff were helpful yet they lacked knowledge of the park systems. The wifi was out in the area of the park we were in and when I called to report it there was nothing she could do as they were closing for the 4th. I believe that the rating should be reviewed and adjusted.
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This RV park needs a lot of work. Many full time RV'ers with little or no regard to the park rules. While we were given a list of rules for a 2 night stay, we saw an RV site with 3 vehicles, RV's cluttered with junk even a recliner in the yard. If you are going to give out a list of rules EVERYONE SHOULD ABIDE!!! Spots were very tight with vehicles out in the street making it hard to maneuver. The lady in back of us let her dog bark until 9 at night and the RV is in the path of Portland airport.... Read More

This RV park needs a lot of work. Many full time RV'ers with little or no regard to the park rules. While we were given a list of rules for a 2 night stay, we saw an RV site with 3 vehicles, RV's cluttered with junk even a recliner in the yard. If you are going to give out a list of rules EVERYONE SHOULD ABIDE!!! Spots were very tight with vehicles out in the street making it hard to maneuver. The lady in back of us let her dog bark until 9 at night and the RV is in the path of Portland airport. I don't know how this park got 10's on the Good Sam website. I would give it a 1 at best!!! If you go to Yelp that will tell you the real story. Good Sam needs to update it's review of this park. Oh and another thing the pictures are deceiving. This park is in downtown Portland, you don't get the view of Mt. Hood.
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The staff would not honor the good Sam's mobile coupon of 20% to the point wile I was staying there they discutuned that promo. The pools were closed. I asked the office if they were closed for the winter and she replied that they were closed just because. I just want everyone to know every single time I walked in the rest room there were nasty toilets looks like they need to check on them a little more. For the up note the park was just a close lift ride to downtown.

We were very disappointed with this RV park. (Especially since Good Sam has given it high reviews and higher than the park to where we moved in Portland which is vastly superior.) The worst problem is that this is not a place for campers. It is dirty, filled with people living there long-term and hoarding items. There is no enforcement of or perhaps no existence of policies or rules. There was a stench within and next to our site that was truly disgusting given that the hoarded items stored outside... Read More

We were very disappointed with this RV park. (Especially since Good Sam has given it high reviews and higher than the park to where we moved in Portland which is vastly superior.) The worst problem is that this is not a place for campers. It is dirty, filled with people living there long-term and hoarding items. There is no enforcement of or perhaps no existence of policies or rules. There was a stench within and next to our site that was truly disgusting given that the hoarded items stored outside (think blankets, bags, etc.) in the campsites became wet given the constant rain in Portland outside of summertime. The garbage area with "recycling" is overflowing with junk including shopping carts, old couches, etc. In short, it is dirty, junk-filled and a truly uncomfortable place to stay as a camper. We let our dissatisfaction be known as well as our desire to leave early given these problems and were met with rudeness, lack of care and overall disinterest. They clearly know about their issues and do not seem to care, nor have a problem with the fact that their ratings are so far from the actual user experience that they are a joke. The facilities themselves including laundry are okay. The restrooms are sub-par, smelly and the fact that the park chooses to have them cleaned and closes them first thing every morning (when most people are getting up and would like to shower, etc.) is not. The playground is nice and it looks like the pool is as well. Unfortunately, none of this makes up for the fact that the park is dirty and very unappealing. I urge Good Sam to send the reviewer there ASAP as this discrepancy is not good for other campers nor for your own brand. We have stayed at plenty of parks with ratings of all 9-10 and they are so superior to Jantzen Beach RV park that it's disorienting. Please rectify this so that no one else becomes stuck there or loses money for leaving early as we did as soon as we could find another site.
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OPINION ONLY: So let me start by stating that we have some very good friends that are permanent residence (PR) at the park they are staying at. In fact we noticed that the majority of PR take pride in the way they keep there site. That being said, we have also experienced some PR take liberties at there site that are shameful. For example, we just checked out of beautiful park in Portland that had a very large community of PRs. We saw some beautifully kept sites with flowers and well kept grounds... Read More

OPINION ONLY: So let me start by stating that we have some very good friends that are permanent residence (PR) at the park they are staying at. In fact we noticed that the majority of PR take pride in the way they keep there site. That being said, we have also experienced some PR take liberties at there site that are shameful. For example, we just checked out of beautiful park in Portland that had a very large community of PRs. We saw some beautifully kept sites with flowers and well kept grounds surrounding there unit. In fact we witnessed some PRs watering there lawn. However there were lots of PRs at this park that seemed not to take this kind of pride. We saw household furniture, couches, tables, refrigerators, cars on jacks, multiple automobiles (more then two), trash etc. And very old units that have not been maintained. So here is my opinion- Surly one might say I'm a snob or one might say I'm being to critical of these folks. But the real issue is not the good folks living there. Its the park owners and managing staff that creat this problem. There are, or should be rules at these parks that prohibit this from happening. And there should be staff that enforce these rules. I believe they have a responsibility to the rest of the campers to keep there parks maintained. In conclusion, there needs to be better transparency when booking a site. Parks should list the percentage of PRs camping at there park. And ALL rules and policy's should be posted on there website pertaining to the responsibilities of campers maintaining there site. Im done ranting sorry.
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Not able to use satellite due to trees blocking. RV parks don't seem to appreciate how irritating it is to me when I cannot use my satellite. They say, but we have cable, but that's not the point. I have gone to the expense to have the dish installed and I pay the monthly charge for the service. So when I cannot use it I find it very inconvenient. In the office they have a poster listing the amenities of the park and it includes "Dish Friendly". Other than that, this is a nice park with good... Read More

Not able to use satellite due to trees blocking. RV parks don't seem to appreciate how irritating it is to me when I cannot use my satellite. They say, but we have cable, but that's not the point. I have gone to the expense to have the dish installed and I pay the monthly charge for the service. So when I cannot use it I find it very inconvenient. In the office they have a poster listing the amenities of the park and it includes "Dish Friendly". Other than that, this is a nice park with good quality facilities. The driveways and site pads are asphalt. Yes, there is noise from the airport and from trains but you're right across the river from Vancouver, WA, and a short distance from Portland, OR. We had a back-in site with full hookup, 50amp electric. The WiFi is through TengoInternet and we found it to be reliable. We didn't use the pool but it looks nice. The park is convenient to some shopping with a large shopping plaza just across the street, although that does not include a grocery store, unless you count Target. The bathrooms were in good condition and kept reasonably clean. We were there during 4th of July so I'm sure that presents a challenge. We paid $33.30 per night, blended weekly rate plus some days at a daily rate.
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Very noisy as it is directly under Portland International Airport flight path. There is constant jet noise 24/7 making it difficult to sleep or carry on a conversation. It is situated in a large mobile home community. It is clean and the staff friendly also the hookups are good. If you don't mind the noise factor it is fine for a day or two.

Don't let the name fool you - there is no beach - in fact you can't see any water. There are a lot of stores - big box and places to eat on island. The only access - on or off is onto I-5 which at times can be backed up. One evening it took us an hour and 10 minutes to drive 1.7 miles to the entrance ramp to the island. It is also in the take off flight path of Portland International Airport and the planes are very loud - add the 9:00am flights of the military jets and you really have some noise.... Read More

Don't let the name fool you - there is no beach - in fact you can't see any water. There are a lot of stores - big box and places to eat on island. The only access - on or off is onto I-5 which at times can be backed up. One evening it took us an hour and 10 minutes to drive 1.7 miles to the entrance ramp to the island. It is also in the take off flight path of Portland International Airport and the planes are very loud - add the 9:00am flights of the military jets and you really have some noise. There is also a train that runs 24/7 and loud freighter horn noises. The park itself is quiet but the rest is pretty loud. The park is a mix of mobile homes and RV sites. There is a pool and playground area. The sites are pretty narrow and some you are almost touching your neighbors slide. We were in Site 827, a back in with full hook ups. There were no issues with any of the hookups. The site was very short - we have a 37 foot Class A with a tow dolly. The tow dolly was pushed under the back of the RV and we had to park in the overflow a few sites away. There was a picnic table on our site - some didn't have them. We were right across from the maintenance shed and the garbage dumpsters, at one point there were eight very full dumpsters for three days and we could smell them inside our RV. There were also a number of homeless people going through the dumpsters early mornings and late evenings. We stayed August 25-Sept 1, 2017 and paid $28.43 a night with our Good Sam discount. WiFi was very weak and our Verizon signal was
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Anything more than 2 stars here is a marketing ploy... Planes, trains and automobiles. 5:00 AM sharp every morning - fighter planes, commercial planes, a train nearby and every loud exhaust in town. This park is joined by a sketchy trailer park in the middle of a "rough" neighborhood. Sites are back to back and I am literally 2 inches from my neighbor to the rear - window to window. There's not enough room to park an RV and a car and I"m right next to a tree so no awning. They do have cable... Read More

Anything more than 2 stars here is a marketing ploy... Planes, trains and automobiles. 5:00 AM sharp every morning - fighter planes, commercial planes, a train nearby and every loud exhaust in town. This park is joined by a sketchy trailer park in the middle of a "rough" neighborhood. Sites are back to back and I am literally 2 inches from my neighbor to the rear - window to window. There's not enough room to park an RV and a car and I"m right next to a tree so no awning. They do have cable TV - 10 stations and 8 of them are either PBS or infomercial stations. Wifi is a joke. The only bright spot here is the staff. They seem nice.
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Janzen Beach RV Park, Portland OR. Just over the border from Washington and easy to get to, this park had a lot to offer. The sites were all paved with trees and other plants as well as stone walls. The pool was large, warm (it was in the 50s outside in the morning), and very clean. WIFI, was better than most. The issues we had were that the bathroom entry was by a card reader and we only had one card, so we had to travel as a group to shower or the bathroom if needed. While everything was clean... Read More

Janzen Beach RV Park, Portland OR. Just over the border from Washington and easy to get to, this park had a lot to offer. The sites were all paved with trees and other plants as well as stone walls. The pool was large, warm (it was in the 50s outside in the morning), and very clean. WIFI, was better than most. The issues we had were that the bathroom entry was by a card reader and we only had one card, so we had to travel as a group to shower or the bathroom if needed. While everything was clean and looked well tended, the showers were dirty (the grout). Over all, a nice over night stay if you don't mind the constant roar of jet engines taking off from the Portland airport.
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No way this place is the quiet retreat their website advertises. A busy international airport is literally next door. Military jets taking off, trains starting up. The RV Park is set within a trailer park of permanent residents. Not necessarily high end trailers either. Therefore there is a lot of traffic. Women's showers have no place to place your stuff and only one hook; your stuff goes on the floor. I found the bathrooms messy. There should be security being so close to a major city.... Read More

No way this place is the quiet retreat their website advertises. A busy international airport is literally next door. Military jets taking off, trains starting up. The RV Park is set within a trailer park of permanent residents. Not necessarily high end trailers either. Therefore there is a lot of traffic. Women's showers have no place to place your stuff and only one hook; your stuff goes on the floor. I found the bathrooms messy. There should be security being so close to a major city. There isn't. Not even something to hang in your car to show you belong there. So we did not feel safe leaving our stuff out though we did rather than put it away every day. Just didn't feel secure. RV part of the facility had clean grounds. Hookups were easy. Good cable connection. People in the office were very nice. We're very disappointed. Committed to 9 nights unfortunately and didn't want to waste a day moving to another park.
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We stayed here for a week, and found it to be quite pleasant. The laundry facilities were very clean and everything was working well. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The park was rather large and pretty full, although it was clean and well attended to. Most folks seem to be permanent residents. Security was tight, although Portland and Hayden Island need to do something about the number of homeless people camping out all around; throughout the city and not just on Hayden Island. We... Read More

We stayed here for a week, and found it to be quite pleasant. The laundry facilities were very clean and everything was working well. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The park was rather large and pretty full, although it was clean and well attended to. Most folks seem to be permanent residents. Security was tight, although Portland and Hayden Island need to do something about the number of homeless people camping out all around; throughout the city and not just on Hayden Island. We definitely plan to come back and stay at this RV park!
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The Desk staff were very helpful. We had no complaints with them. Our complaint is with the campers parked on the other side of the hedge row. We were parked right next to the hedge. The person(s) in the motor home (Class C) ran his generator all day and half the night. At 11:00pm he decided to play his music loudly for about 2 hours and then again during the day. Making it hard for sleeping or just sitting outside during the day. The 5th wheel parked there also appeared to be dumping his gray water... Read More

The Desk staff were very helpful. We had no complaints with them. Our complaint is with the campers parked on the other side of the hedge row. We were parked right next to the hedge. The person(s) in the motor home (Class C) ran his generator all day and half the night. At 11:00pm he decided to play his music loudly for about 2 hours and then again during the day. Making it hard for sleeping or just sitting outside during the day. The 5th wheel parked there also appeared to be dumping his gray water down the storm drain. It appears that they have both been there for awhile. Informed the campground we would be leaving a day earlier then planned due to this. Gave us a credit to use at the campground another time. (This won't be happening) Can't be the first time someone complained of this. If you do go here make sure you ask to be somewhere other then by the hedge row in the front. There are more spaces for people living in their RV's then for one night or weekends. There is road noise and airplane noise but at night it slows down. Pet Friendly and again no complaint with the desk staff.
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A 10 is not accurate for the restrooms, they are clean but not a 10, more like a 7. Easy access to downtown and shopping, but the island is littered with homeless. The first thing out of a neighbors mouth was to lock up everything. It is also more of an extended stay place, with an attached mobile home park and "long term" area, my neighbor had been here for 2 years...and you could tell many others weren't far behind. The grounds are very nice and well maintained, and the best pool iv'e seen... Read More

A 10 is not accurate for the restrooms, they are clean but not a 10, more like a 7. Easy access to downtown and shopping, but the island is littered with homeless. The first thing out of a neighbors mouth was to lock up everything. It is also more of an extended stay place, with an attached mobile home park and "long term" area, my neighbor had been here for 2 years...and you could tell many others weren't far behind. The grounds are very nice and well maintained, and the best pool iv'e seen so far at a park.
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Not what we expected at all! This is more of a full time resident park. There is a trailer park adjoining. Bathrooms are not well maintained- showers are disgusting! Trash in our site when we arrived- no trees, sites with trees are taken by full time residents. We were looking for more if an RV resort- this is not that! Very surprised the rating was so high for them!

Enjoyed just the one night. A very busy area North of town, but there are plenty of businesses in the area. Eat at Island Cafe. The park is huge, surrounded by manufactured homes, business park, big box stores and condos. I'd say there are 200 spaces. Many of them look long term but those are well kept. Full hook up, but never figured out the cable in space #934. Al I could get was a few community service tv stations. Spaces are nice and wide for an extra vehicle. You'll here the train and the... Read More

Enjoyed just the one night. A very busy area North of town, but there are plenty of businesses in the area. Eat at Island Cafe. The park is huge, surrounded by manufactured homes, business park, big box stores and condos. I'd say there are 200 spaces. Many of them look long term but those are well kept. Full hook up, but never figured out the cable in space #934. Al I could get was a few community service tv stations. Spaces are nice and wide for an extra vehicle. You'll here the train and the fog horn when the drawbridge goes up. Check-in smooth.
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Located next to the Jantzen Beach mall so there is quite a bit of road noise, and train noise from near by tracks. There are a large number of permanent residents and the park has that "feel" to it. The wifi and cable didn't work for us and we were glad to move on the next day. Next time in Portland, we will look for a different park.

We stayed for 3 nights and were quite satisfied. The restroom and other facilities were very nice and clean. We spent our days and evenings away from the RV park, so we didn't take advantage of facilities other than the showers. We would stay here again. The only negative was the wifi connection. It seems that it is simply not adequate to support the demand. Much of the time I couldn't connect to it at all and if I could connect, the connection was often dropped. (We found this to be true at... Read More

We stayed for 3 nights and were quite satisfied. The restroom and other facilities were very nice and clean. We spent our days and evenings away from the RV park, so we didn't take advantage of facilities other than the showers. We would stay here again. The only negative was the wifi connection. It seems that it is simply not adequate to support the demand. Much of the time I couldn't connect to it at all and if I could connect, the connection was often dropped. (We found this to be true at all but one of the RV Parks we visited on this road trip.)
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Conveniently located and easy on-and-off from Interstate 5, with good selection of food and retail services nearby. Plenty of pool area for the grand kids. That was important for us. The paved roads inside the part are flat and fairly easy to maneuver. Just stayed one night, but would not hesitate staying longer. Jet noise from Portland International may be a factor for some folks.

Jantzen Beach was an excellent location for our needs for this trip. The convention center, local shopping and relatives were all within reach of the RV park. Be prepared to reside in a busy industrial, urban setting as "trains, planes and automobiles" are constant. A small price to pay for the convenient, clean, hospitable and useful RV park.