Best camping in Oregon & Washington?

I need to find a great campground in Oregon or Washington no more than an hour and a half from Portland. It needs to have restrooms somewhere on the grounds and be on or by a body of water. So far I’ve found Detroit Lake which seems to have a lot of great activities available. Thanks so much!

Easily within 90 minutes from Portland:
Government Island State Recreation Area near PDX (boat needed) http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_250.php
Ainsworth State Park near Multnomah Falls http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_146.php
Memaloose State Park near Multnomah Falls http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_163.php
Viento State Park near Hood River http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_171.php
Deschutes River State Recreation Area near The Dalles http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_37.php
Champoeg State Heritage Area near Wilsonville http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_113.php

Depending on which part of the metro area one starts from, these might be in range:
Fort Stevens State Park near Astoria http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_179.php
Cape Lookout State Park near Tillamook (Yahoo URL limit reached, remove space from following strings to form URL) www.oregonstateparks.org/ park_186.php
Nehalem Bay State Park near Manzanita www.oregonstateparks.org/ park_201.php
Detroit Lake State Recreation Area near Detroit www.oregonstateparks.org/ park_93.php
Silver Falls State Park near Silverton www.oregonstateparks.org/ park_211.php

Depending on driving speed, the central coast campgrounds are possibilities too:
South Beach State Park near Newport www.oregonstateparks.org/ park_209.php
Beverly Beach State Park near Newport www.oregonstateparks.org/ park_227.php

Camping Trip at Detroit Lake ’09

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