Olympic National Forest

[pierreharrison]

Hey All

Looking for a recommendation around the Olympic National Forest, Washington for us to stay in July - 45 ft Class A.

Anyone got a recommendation or two?

Thanks in advance

[rayin]

There are several CG's in the Olympic national forest. Go to the NP website to read all about them, length limits, amenities, length of stay, etc. I only remember 2 private CG's on the peninsula that are near the NF.  It's been so long ago (2012) if I did remember it is out-o-date.

[hermanmullins]

Pierre,

Welcome to the Forum.

You could check on CGs in Washington on RV Parks Review. 

                                http:// www.rvparksreview.com

Good site but be sure to look at when the review was written. Some are really recent and some are really old.

Again Welcome.

Herman

[tbutler]

We made the loop around the National Park and National Forest in 2012 in a 40 foot motor home.  I don't keep a record of campgrounds but found no problem with any we stayed at.  We camped near Hoodsport on the SE side of the park.  We spent a week there exploring the park, wineries in the area and a wonderful event in Olympic when the Salish tribes held a potlatch near there.  More than 100 ceremonial canoes from as far away as Alaska arrived in the Olympic harbor and were welcomed at a drum ceremony.  From there we moved to Sequim on the NE.  We stayed there for a week and found plenty to see in the area.  There is a great bicycle riding trail.  We also made a trip to Port Townsend from Sequim, a most interesting port, boat building museum, old seaside town. 

Our next stop was a campground just west of Port Angeles.  Another great bicycle trail in this area.  We took the toad on a ferry trip to Vancouver Island (bring your passport) to visit friends there.  We also explored the northern part of the park and enjoyed the Blackberry Festival in Joyce, WA.

From there we moved on to Forks.  There is a decent park in town.  There is also a park in the Quileute Tribal land on the seashore in La Push.  We attended a drum ceremony in La Push and were made to feel most welcome.  Forks is a great place to learn about the forestry and logging industry.  They have a logging museum and an excellent guided tour to a mill and a field site where logging is in progress (2012).  The tour was conducted by a retired forester who worked with the industry in the area, very informative.

Our final stop at the park was in Amanda Park on the southwest side of the park.  There are some great hiking trails here, many trees that are recorded as the oldest or largest of their species in the world.  One was in the park where we stayed.  The entire Olympic National Park and National Forest was a great experience.  We hiked so many great trails, saw so much great scenery and met wonderful people.  It was on our to-do list for a long time, we really enjoyed it once we got there.  By the way, the Olympic Peninsula is a rain forest and we came prepared for rain.  We didn't have a single day of rain while we were there!  The summers are generally pretty dry.  This time of year it is another story.

We continued our travels on south on Hwy 101 into Oregon and really enjoyed the journey along the coastal NW.  It is a great extension of a trip to the Olympic Peninsula.

Use RV Park Reviews which is now Campground Reviews to locate parks in the areas we stayed.  Pick the ones you like.  You can also find information on parks at Allstays on the computer or use the app on your phone.  We prefer the app and use it constantly for campgrounds and other resources including Walmart and other stops as well as locating groceries, repair shops, fuel, etc.  Allstays is my primary resource for travel information.