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Established Camping

Schafer State Park Campground

8 Reviews

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Location

Schafer State Park Campground is located in Washington

Directions

Located 12 miles north of Elma, Wash., on the East Fork of the Satsop River in Mason County. From Elma: Drive 12 miles north on the East Satsop Road. The park is also accessible via the Brady exit from U.S. Hwy. 12. This route offers a scenic 10-mile drive.

Coordinates

46.987871944164354 N
123.45558853893638 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Unknown
AT&T
Unknown
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Reservable
WiFi
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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General Info

J A.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 12, 2022

Less Than Average Stay

The campground is nothing special. Small grounds overall, but the individual plots are big enough for your camper/tents and easy to get into. If you’re looking for seclusion or privacy, this isn’t the place. You can see everyone in the park from basically any given campsite. The bathrooms aren’t well maintained. You feel dirty coming out of there. The river is nice and there are some walking trails nearby. The water was less than a foot deep so the fishing was a bust. No cell service, but they offer wifi (unsecured network, so that’s your call). Located on major road, so you can hear everything that drives past. Overall DECENT place at best. Probably won’t return for the price.

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Month of VisitOctober

Gabrielle B.

Scout

Reviewed May. 8, 2021

Awesome quiet and quant!

Secluded sites not very much cell service though about a half hour from a little town had bathrooms with showers that weren't coin operated and then there was wifi if you wanted to stay close to the office area camp sites also.

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Month of VisitJune

Jason H.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 24, 2021

The worst

This is not a very big park; the main road runs through the park, so you can hear every car and motorcycle that comes through.

The camp host/staff were absent the whole weekend of our stay, the showers and restrooms were filthy, and the dumpster was overfilled.

There were a couple of RVs with large projectors up and movies playing loud enough for the whole park to hear.

There were multiple sites with underage teenagers drinking and partying.

I’ve stayed at hundreds of campgrounds, and this is one of the worst I’ve ever experienced. I would never even consider coming back.

Michael L.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 28, 2020

Great place for a weekend with family and friends

We went to Schafer with four other families and had a great time. We had five sites all in one area near the entrance to the group camp site. The sites offered a good balance of privacy and open space. We were able to set up a kitchen area in one site and a firepit area in another.

We were also able to use the space in the group camp area for the dogs to run and kids to play because it was unoccupied due to COVID restrictions. The group site is very open, but has a great covered area and a ton of space. We are considering reserving it for our next group camp activity.

The river is really good for splashing and wading, but a little too shallow for swimming and floating. There are some great rock beaches that you can set up chairs and hang for the day. We had a lot of fun watching the kids enjoy the water while kicking back in some chairs with the other adults.

There is a figure eight hiking loop that offers some really great variation in terrain and vegetation without being too long. There was a really cool section along the back side that was like walking through a forest tunnel.

All in all, we really enjoyed out time at Schafer and it's on our list to go back to.

Month of VisitSeptember

Rich M.

Legend

Reviewed Jul. 31, 2019

River side campground

This campground is located along side the Satsop river. The campsites are nice and the fishing is even better.

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Kari T.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 3, 2019

Great park

Beautiful park, small campground. Nice hiking trails. Great access to the river. Great history to the park. Facilities are in great need of repair. The single shower is beautiful but filthy.

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Deanna M.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 10, 2018

Small and quiet

This is a small campground with little amenities. The tent sites are hit or miss on size. Some are way too small for a tent and some are huge and can easily fit 3 tents. Bathrooms are centrally located and clean. Fishing and playing in the river are the only activities this park has. There is a huge group camp area that is away from the rest of the camping area, so that group noises are not noticeable. No phone service, but you're camping so it isn't needed.

Kristina H.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 31, 2017

Could have been nice....

Whatever you do don't camp at site #2 the campground is okay but the other people where pretty much on top of us because it's all so close together. No place for a hammock and no trees at this site it's literally two logs and a bush the whole thing is gravel without a smooth spot to set up your tent. All the other sites had nice grass. They really need to get rid of number 2.

not that it matters when you camp but just so you know there is no cell phone service. Let your family know so they don't worry.

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Month of VisitAugust