Hoh Campground — Olympic National Park

We are Washington residents and camped in early October of 2024.  Our dogs loved the area and access to the river.  The campsite had a lot of room and the facilities were clean.

Loved this campground! Steps away from the rainforest trailhead, so a great one night stay to hike the trails. It's a rainy place as you can imagine. Washington State itself sure is.

Spots were level, there were a couples of loops with spots to choose from. It was open overall and your typical national park camping. Clean bathrooms, no cellphone reception. Small visitor center, one cafe halfway between it and hwy 101, so bring plenty of food. 47 minutes from Forks and a decent grocery store.

Well located on the west side of the park that presents good access to the rain forest and the coast line, beaches and rock pools. It does take time, though, to get to Hurricane ridge and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Elk came through the campsite, which was cool. But also a lot of foot traffic through campsites instead of using the roads. Not super private and no showers. Overall a good stay for what it is.

Arrived the day after reserved camping ended for the summer. First come, first serve for fall! Our site was on the river with a path down. Highly recommend-we we’re able to walk right next to some salmon, and spotted what was either a bobcat or cougar track in the mud bank. -Bathroom was fine, there is also a family room. Bring your own soap. -No firewood available in off season. Site had metal ring and grate to cook. -Picnic table at site -On busy days, the parking lot is managed so no cars are allowed in until a spot is open. -Head out early on the great hikes that start here to avoid crowds.

The Hoh rainforest is beautiful, quiet, and peaceful. However, the campground is below standards even for national parks which are not the best. This is typical primitive style but without potable hose bibs and they no longer have a dump site. Their way of getting people into sites that are not reserved (including no-shows and cancellations) is bonkers. It’s even worse than just using Recreation.gov. The bathrooms are inadequate for the number of sites in each loop and they are dirty. They don’t provide soap in the bathrooms so you have to bring your own. Bathrooms get a C-

 There is only one camp host for all three loops and that host wasn’t even on site for the two nights I was here. When I did see them on the morning I left, they didn’t do anything but sit outside their trailer. Verizon coverage is poor and there is only one small open area in loop A where you can use Starlink. The sites are small and the privacy is marginal.

This campground had such a good location, it was very close to Hoh Rainforest, the visitor center, Hoh River, and many trails. I would’ve given this campsite a 5 if it weren’t for the screaming kids, zero privacy, and no showers. It is very much a family campground, which isn’t terrible just not my style. The sites were small also. I guess I just set my standards too high for this campground, I’m sure many people enjoy it. The bathrooms are clean and there is a sink with potable water for drinking and cleaning dishes. There is lots of wildlife to see, a deer and her fawns even walked into our campsite. The River was beautiful but ice cold. Overall a good experience, just underwhelmed.

This was a great experience for a night. Not sure I would want to stay longer, to be honest; it is a bit gloomy and mosquitoes reign supreme. But the atmosphere is so radically different than anywhere else I’ve camped, even in the immediate area.

Most sites are first come first served and there were about 40% vacant when I arrived at 5 PM on a weekday during the summertime. If this doesn’t work, there are plenty of other backup options in the area.

Huge, mossy trees give lots of privacy. I almost don't want to give a good review because then everyone will take up reservations! The site used to have FF spots, but now everything has to be reserved way way in advance for the summer because they get taken up FAST. I have been trying to reserve since February and only got to place reservations for September. The bathrooms are very clean and are flushing toilets. Water is easy to get from the spigots. The river is beautiful and we saw otter tracks. The closest place to get any supplies is halfway to Forks, so make sure to have what you need, it is a big, deep forest and a really long drive.

Campground has decent sites. Loop A will get you the most sun while loops B and C are mostly shaded (loops b and c were closed when we visited). We haven’t seen a single park employee in the campground for three nights so far. No one has cleaned the bathrooms in this amount of time either and they are pretty gross. We had to break out the poop bucket in case the bathrooms become unbearable.

Watch for elk on the way in.. the elk frequent the hoh river right behind the campground. Great campground.. obviously prepare for rain.

Wet rainy night in the rainforest. We just used tarps and made it fun. 20 Elk came into the site after 6. A little far from the bathroom. Site is a short hike to the visitor center that Is closed for the week. Open Friday thru Sunday. Good short distance from the river too. Good stay.

Super convenient to camp inside the park boundary to avoid all of the car traffic in and out of the park. The campground is a few minutes walk to all of the trailheads. Campsites are reservable at the visitors center (campground desk hours in intervals of 10am-6pm). We drove in around 4pm on a Saturday with hopes of getting a site and we got pretty lucky because some people cancelled reservations due to rain the next day…in a rainforest lol. I would 100% stay here again. Easy access to clean water, clean flushable toilets and beautiful old growth trees on the campground and some in the A loop back up to the hoh river.

Such a prime location! Walking distance to the Hoh rainforest hikes. Campground is peaceful, filled with huge trees. Nice clean bathrooms, no showers. RV dump station out of function as of Aug 2021 - disappointing. Biggest challenge is the LONG wait to get into the park in morning or early afternoon- waited over an hour at the entry booth, even mid-week.

Absolutely breathtaking trail and campsites! There are 71 of em, but not all are the same. The one we were was GRRRREAT. It was off the trail a bit to the left, so no people coming by. Highly recommend. Be sure to bring bug spray. There may be bears, but the bug spray will help with nasty bites from those little buggers. 😉🐨

Loved, loved, loved the hiking here. A bit crowded on the trails, but the old growth and rainforest are the reason why. We snagged a great campsite, close to the clean bathrooms. Dipped in the river. 

We hiked 7 miles along the trail, but it goes on much further. Was a bit muggy and hazy from forest fires in Oregon.  A really lovely place.

I used to live near here and spent many hours here. The river is beautiful and there are swimming holes. Don't be surprised if you see deer elk bears etc. Hiking and camping is great.

The road getting there is long and worth the trip. Campsites are a bit smaller than advertised. Ours Site 25 was a tight fit for our 28ft trailer and F 250. Loved hiking, remember it is a rainforest so be ready for rain and mud on the trains. Overall great time.

This is a very wet campground(you are in the Hoh Rainforest afterall), so bring some extra tarps to stay dry. There are 3 loops, with a few riverside sites in Loops A and C. There were a lot of downed trees that were in various states of being cleared when I was there, which did close some sites to campers. Some sites had some privacy and others did not, but all were level. I was comfortable on my site, but preferred more privacy. None of the sites that I looked at had dedicated tent pads, but all had the usual picnic table and fire pit. It's a short walk to the visitors center and lots of hiking trails are nearby, including one that cuts through the campground. It was very quiet at night, and even though I was not on a site on the river, you could hear the river at night.

This campground has new, clean restroom facilities and the camp sites were very tidy.  The sites seemed well spaced, but was only 1/2 full during our two night stay in the middle of the week.  Great access to the Hall of Mosses, Spruce Nature and Hoh River Trails. Special treat was having a half-dozen elk wander through loop A one evening.

My family and I came from Seattle to stay here and we were not disappointed! The ride there was easy and the pretty direct. The park was beautiful with trails and bathrooms and camping was offered just outside the visitor building. Plenty of spots and nicely spaced out so you’re not disturbing your neighbors. They had bathrooms around the sites, every so often so you will never be far from one. Overall we loved it here! Not far from Ruby Beach, too!

This was my second time staying here. It’s convenient for waking up early to get out on the trail before the crowd. Flushing toilets, heated bathrooms. Nice campground.

This is our favorite campsite ever - and we’ve been a lot of places!! It’s deep in the forest, prepare for a long drive. We listened to Jurassic park music the whole way there. You’ll see lots of wildlife and cross over some incredibly high bridges to get there.

The campground is very secluded and hidden in the trees. Sites are spaced out far apart and quiet.

It felt like we were camping alone even though there were plenty of other people there.

Bathrooms are vault toilets and even though they’re relatively clean you won’t want to spend much time in them!

There is no cell phone service but there are plenty of hikes to do from the campground.

My only real warning is to be prepared for precipitation! It was very humid and everything was covered in a layer of dew in the morning.

We enjoyed staying here. Only stayed one night so we could wake up early and hike out on the Hoh River Trail. You could hear the river from our spot, it was very nice

The trails aren’t stroller friendly but easily walkable with toddlers and a backpack. Feels safe. Busy but not like a mall. Beautiful tree views and a great pit stop at Peak 6 on the way up.

We were there on a Tuesday in October and there were lots of spots open at 4pm but it was more crowded than I would have imagined. So I bet weekends are packed. Great camping spots and very close to the trails. Some of the spots get very wet even if it’s not raining due to the humidity of the rainforest so I’d recommend being prepared for that.

Pretty much what you'd expect in a national park.  Amazing scenery and a very well kept location.  Lots of site options....from sunny to shady, river front, deep forrest, and everything between.  We drove in around 11am on a very busy weekend and got one of the last available spots (and there are over a 100).....camper turnover seems lower than normal during the pandemic...all of our neighbors were staying longer than I'm used to. Cars were driving around looking for spots as early as 7am with some saying that they had to sleep in their cars on forrest roads the night before as all sites were taken and all nearby options were full.  Sites were very goo sized and bathrooms were relatively clean.  Lots of mask wearing too.  Downside here is the same in most big campgrounds....noise.  RVs running generators and the occasional loud group that were not going to be getting up early.  Good access to all hiking in the Hoh and it's just over an hour and a bit to the ocean beaches.

Well maintained park and trail. The Hoh river is a special place regardless of where you on it. This park is popular Tao on the weekends it is usually full during the summer but thins out on the weekdays. When I was there it was a first come first served. It was full by early afternoon on Friday so I did a day hike and drove back down the road outside the park and found a spot on the river that was public access. It was a discover pass area. I did note that several camp sites where going to be available the next day as you can see when people are going to leave the sites. I went back Sunday at 1100hrs and had my pick of riverside sites. The trail is popular so expect lots of foot traffic in the summer. I’ve been here in the fall, winter and spring and it’s close to vacant. The toilets were clean and a good water source. There are a few other trails to do not listed by the park but on AllTrails.