Chinook Winds Casino Resort | Informal Campsite

March 29th, 2024 by conventionalabolishment73

Got here two days ago. Great spot! I parked on the upper level by the other RVs. Great view of the ocean. Security drives by regularly, has never said a thing. Free coffee and soda inside. Treated myself to the buffet.
Loverboy is playing in a few weeks! I might have to come back!

February 29th, 2024 by correspondingentrance12

Stayed here in the upper parking lot in my 20’ skoolie. One other van there. Nobody bothered us, security drove by 3+ times through the night. Felt safe. Awesome view. Very windy last night was 40mph+ winds. Didn’t check in or anything, but gambled a bit to support.

November 28th, 2023 by cremationvacation

I checked with the front desk about overnight parking in my Tacoma. The lady was super nice - she said regular vehicles can park without registering. She told me to go to the upper lot, past the “No RV Parking Beyond This Point” sign, and park anywhere without a numbered spot (you’ll see the sign from the south entrance). The ground isn’t the most level, but there are a quite a few spaces in the middle that are totally fine for small rigs. I added a photo of where I parked (blue dot) and circled the entrances in red. Happy gambling!

July 4th, 2023 by Zorro

Registration required for big RV's to park in designated RV spots. There were a lot of small RV's and vans parked in upper parking lot without registration. Upper parking lot was very quiet at night. Casino closes 4am to 8am, so you will be out of luck for bathrooms between these times.

July 2nd, 2023 by becca.gomez31

This place is a Gem!!!! Please don’t ruin it. If you have an RV or anything bigger you’ll definitely need to register with the desk. I got a players card w/$5 free loaded to gamble but didn’t get a parking pass because I noticed how busy they were and how security didn’t seem to check the vehicles for them. If you’re a van or car camper you can get away with staying in the regular lot, I stayed up on the hill closer to the rest of the vans/RVs. I ended up staying 3days without any issues, security drives around a lot but never knocked, just be respectful & don’t draw a lot of attention. Give the business some support in the food court if you don’t gamble . The restaurant is great, free pop and clean bathrooms

June 11th, 2023 by salinarae

Pretty large casino and parking lot. The RV lot is up on a hill behind the main lot and it is NOT level. We started in the main lot which was much more level but after getting our players club cards and checking out the casino we moved to the rv lot. Probably would be fine in a smaller rig in the main lot but the casino does close from 4am-8am. Ocean views are nice from up top!

We went through the lengthy process of earning our 50 points (we got lucky and kept winning with our free play) going back to the kiosk, cashing in our points for an rv voucher, taking the voucher to the winners circle desk, filling out a form, but we needed to be in the RV lot and have a space number- so we were told to come back with the completed form after we parked. By the time we were settled in the upper lot the weather had turned and we decided not to make the trek back down to the casino- so we just put our voucher and form in the windshield and called it a night. Given such a serious process- it feels a bit abandoned and I don’t think anyone is really patrolling.

September 25th, 2022 by squeak

(NOT 24/7) There's an area up on the hill in the back for RV parking. If you drive through that towards the casino you get to a point where it says "no RVs beyond this point". This is where we and many other vans stayed. No power outlets outside. Inside open 8am-4am Saturday/Sunday, 10am-4am Monday-Friday. No bathrooms outside/while closed. Right next to the ocean! My boyfriend and I walked it in the morning and found A TON of sea stars!

We also didn't spend $50 dollars, just got a membership card and played the money we got from the new member game they have you play when you sign up. No one said a word to us about it. We were under the impression you only had to pay the $50 if you were staying in the RV lot.

September 22nd, 2022 by eisfaerie

You will need to earn 50 points per night you want to stay. As someone's else suggested, we played Keno, which cost us $10 for the first night and made another small profit the second night, which was nice. We parked with the big rigs. The parking lot is on a slope. Fair amount of spots to park. The casino is right by the beach, nice setting.

September 21st, 2022 by kathleenmoss

They now require you to spend $50 in the casino with a “club membership” card in order to get a pass to park legally. We passed.

August 1st, 2022 by spenced

Tons of parking. Hard to get level in main lot closest to casino but plenty of level spots in other lots.

Didn’t bother registering and nothing happened.

July 22nd, 2022 by GayleC

Overlooks ocean. Played Keno $14 for parking pass. Not level but relatively quiet. Security good. Casino large and nice.

May 28th, 2022 by bk23holman

Parked in the normal parking lot, and didn't have anyone bother me. Was pretty busy until the place closed, so it wasn't the quietest spot. Casino restrooms were great.

May 26th, 2022 by hlactin

Parked in RV area. Must play 50 points per day to earn a 1 night parking pass . Cheapest is keno (4 points/)$1) so $13 . Nice big spots with a beautiful view

July 28th, 2021 by pavingclarityroad

This is a duplicate post. Sorry for the confusion.

July 25th, 2021 by pavingclarityroad

Fine camping spot. Highly recommend keeping windows closed, a big spider made a web on our front seat. Please keep it nice, security does watch and it is a private lot that they so kindly let us sleep in. I also recommend parking in the back away from the big group of travelers.

July 14th, 2021 by reebs1

the casino is no longer 24/7 so no bathrooms until 10am on weekdays (8 on weekends) had a chat with security and they were fine with the van over night in car lot. rvs need to be in the rv lot which isn't free. top most parking was quiet all night.

June 14th, 2021 by nissimiko

nice rv parking but no free night! you have to earn 50 points (about $50) a day to park here. in my opinion, not a very friendly place ...

October 10th, 2020 by derek

Dedicated RV parking lot. Fairly quiet. Signs posted at the opening of lots designating RV or no RV.

November 25th, 2019 by susitrauner

Had a good night's sleep. No issues. Stayed in the normal car parking lot in our stealthy van. There are indeed free fountain soda drinks if you play in the casino.

October 24th, 2019 by x.keep.it.breezy.x

stayed the night in our vw westy up in the rv area. no issues at all. grabbed some free coffee in the morning.:)

September 26th, 2019 by livefastdriveslow2019

Lots of parking for big rigs. There were quite a few campers/RVs overnight. Grocery store and gas station close in walking distance. Bathrooms and free fountain drinks inside the casino.

March 27th, 2018 by James King

24/7 Casino just off the main road as you enter Lincoln City - we stayed in the main car park from around 10pm through to 7am with no issue. The restrooms are obviously accessible throughout the night if you don't mind wading through bright lights and clouds of cigarette smoke first. They have Wifi but it doesn't reach very far out the main building unfortunately.