Reservations are available and recommended at Crescent Beach & RV Park, a full-hookup campground on the Strait of Juan de Fuca outside campgrounds around Joyce, Washington. Sites accommodate rigs up to 60 feet with electric, water, and sewer connections, and the campground also has a dump station, coin-operated showers, laundry, and WiFi. Sites are assigned at booking rather than self-selected, though staff have reportedly helped guests swap to water-view spots when availability allows.
The campground sits directly across from a half-mile private beach, accessible only to registered guests who wear wristbands. Full-hookup sites in the front section have the clearest sightlines toward the water, where Vancouver Island is visible on clear days and ship traffic moves through the strait regularly. Wooded sites farther back trade the ocean view for more shelter from wind, with a small creek along the perimeter. James B. notes the beach is "one of the best beachcomber beaches I have seen," with agates and whole seashells along the shoreline.
Bugs are a recurring complaint, particularly in summer. Reviewers attribute the mosquito and insect activity to a marsh behind the campground, and families with children have noted significant biting. The beach itself occasionally draws springtails near seaweed deposits at the waterline. Cell service is unreliable; one reviewer described needing to stand in a specific spot to get a signal, and the WiFi gets mixed marks.
The Clallam County Salt Creek Recreation Area is less than a mile away and provides tide pool access at low tide, hiking trails, and open recreation space. Port Angeles, roughly 20 to 30 minutes east depending on your vehicle, covers grocery runs and other resupply needs. The campground also functions as a staging point for day trips to Lake Crescent, Hurricane Ridge, Dungeness Spit, and, farther out, the Hoh Rainforest.
Angie E. describes it as a "clean, well kept, quiet area," which holds especially true outside the peak summer weeks when the campground fills and sites feel compressed. Campers with large slide-out rigs should note that some sites run narrow; one reviewer reported encroaching on the neighboring site once both slides were deployed. Book early for summer stays and bring effective insect repellent regardless of season.
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Map & DirectionsCrescent Beach & RV Park is located in Washington near Joyce
Directions
From jct US 101 & Hwy 112: Go 8 mi W on Hwy 112, turn N on Camp Hayden Rd, go 5 mi.
Address
2860 Crescent Beach Rd
Port Angeles, WA 98363
Coordinates
48.15930393 N
123.71154975 W
Connectivity
- T-Mobile5GExcellent CoverageVerified by 19 usersLast on 8/3/26
- VerizonLTEGood CoverageVerified by 23 usersLast on 8/3/26
- AT&TLTESome CoverageVerified by 2 usersLast on 8/3/26
Connectivity
- T-Mobile5GExcellent CoverageVerified by 19 usersLast on 8/3/26
- VerizonLTEGood CoverageVerified by 23 usersLast on 8/3/26
- AT&TLTESome CoverageVerified by 2 usersLast on 8/3/26
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Cabins
Features
For Campers
- Market
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- WiFi
- Showers
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Sewer Hookups
- Water Hookups
- Pull-Through Sites
- 50 Amp Hookups
- Big Rig Friendly
Contact
General Info
Reservations
Drive Time
- 1 hr 57 min from Bremerton, WA
- 2 hrs 18 min from Seattle, WA
- 2 hrs 26 min from Mount Vernon, WA
- 2 hrs 43 min from Bellingham, WA




































