There are a variety of camping options in the Olympic National Park. Pets are not allowed on any park trails or in the backcountry, though. It is best to use a dog harness on animals that are a bit more difficult to control. There are a primary three, including Kalaloch, Sol Duc, and Mora, that accept reservations at the grounds and only during the summer.Īll of the campgrounds allow pets that are on leashes up to six feet long. Details here.Olympic National Park has many camping options inside of the Park’s borders, making it easier to get around the park during your stay. While the largest and most popular campgrounds in Gifford Pinchot National Forest are reservation only, there are a number of small, usually primitive first-come first-serve areas in more distant parts of the forest. Details on Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest campgrounds here. One to keep in mind: Kachess Campground, located tantalizingly close to Seattle on Lake Kachess, has some first-come first serve sites. San Juan: Tiny campground near the north fork of the Skykomish River.Īlthough a few popular campgrounds in this area take reservations, most are first-come, first-served. There are two first-come first-served campgrounds.Įvans Creek: 41 sites near a popular off-road vehicle park and the northwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park. (Details on Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest camping here.) Most campgrounds in Mount Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest are reservation only. Details on Olympic National Forest camping here. Fan favorites: Willaby, on Lake Quinault, and Seal Rock, on the Hood Canal. Goodell Creek Main Campground: 19 sites near the Skagit River.Ĭolonial Creek Campground North Loop: 42 sites by Lake Diablo.Īll 17 campgrounds in Olympic National Forest are first-come, first served, and most have amenities such as drinking water. More on North Cascades National Park camping here. Drive-in campgrounds along Highway 20 are on a reservation system through. North Cascades National Park has two campgrounds available for spontaneous car-campers. Mowich Lake: 10 sites in the northwest section of the park White River: 112 sites on the road to Sunrise. White River Campground is estimated to open June 24. More on camping in Mount Rainier National Park here.Ģ022 update: Cougar Rock and Ohanapecosh Campgrounds are estimated to open May 28. Mount Rainier National Park has two campgrounds that are first-come first served. Staircase: 49 sites near the Skokomish River South Beach: 55 sites on a bluff overlooking the Pacific
Heart O’ the Hills: 105 sites in old growth forest near Hurricane Ridge. Graves Creek: 30 sites in the Quinault Rain Forest. (2022 update: Fairholme, Kalaloch, Mora and the Hoh Rain Forest campgrounds accept reservations in the summer.)ĭeer Park: 14 sites in a spectacular mountain meadow at the end of a winding dirt road. For more information about camping in Olympic National park check here. The following campgrounds are all first-come first-served. Schafer State Park: A short hop east of Interstate 5 in Elma on the East Fork Satsop River 19 no-reservation sites. Lewis and Clark State Park: Nine first-come, first-served sites, and Jackson House State Park Heritage Site just 2 miles to the north. Jarrell Cove State Park: Access this forested campground on Harstine Island (in South Puget Sound) by boat or car 14 sites for campers without reservations. Ĭurlew Lake State Park: Just 25 miles from the Canadian border, out-of-the-way lakeside park has 29 sites for last-minute campers. Wallace Falls State Park: You will need to set out early to score one of the two prime sites at this park in Snohomish county.Īnd these parks have a combination of reservation and first-come, first-served sites:īlake Island Marine State Park: Close to Seattle but you’ll need a boat or water taxi 44 sites.Ĭape Disappointment State Park: On the Long Beach Peninsula 5 sites for spontaneous campers. Sucia Island Marine State Park: Horseshoe-shaped island in the San Juan Archipelago 60 standard sites accessible only by watercraft.
Obstruction Pass State Park: Small Orcas Island park with 10 primitive sites take your car on the ferry or arrive by boat or kayak. Mount Spokane State Park: eight standard sites and more than 12,000 acres to explore. Joemma Beach State Park: 19 primitive tent sites. Here are the parks where all camping is first-come, first served :
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