Northend Campground — Moran State Park
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Reviewed Aug. 25, 2021

One of the top three family campgrounds in WA

Moran State park in one of my favorite places on Earth. And camping here is just icing on the cake. There are multiple campgrounds in the park, so this review is about the Northend Campground specifically.

I've camped here many times over the years, and have never been disappointed with the campsite. I find them reasonably spaced apart, if not much privacy. The campground is a bit hilly, so not ideal for little kids to ride bikes around. There are better campgrounds in WA for bike riding, like Birch Bay.

But it's hard to top Moran State park for hiking, swimming, fishing, canoeing/row boating. The trails are well maintained and take you to beautiful sites, like Twin Lakes, or the falls (Cascade Falls?), or the wooden bridge by the lagoon (fun to jump off!)

The bathrooms have showers, and have always been kept clean. There are garbage cans and access to potable water, too.

We've never had an issue with bugs or critters either. One year some owls kept us awake with all their hooting, but that was only one time.

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  • Review photo of Northend Campground — Moran State Park by Don , August 25, 2021
  • Review photo of Northend Campground — Moran State Park by Don , August 25, 2021
  • Review photo of Northend Campground — Moran State Park by Don , August 25, 2021
  • Review photo of Northend Campground — Moran State Park by Don , August 25, 2021
  • Review photo of Northend Campground — Moran State Park by Don , August 25, 2021
  • Review photo of Northend Campground — Moran State Park by Don , August 25, 2021
  • Review photo of Northend Campground — Moran State Park by Don , August 25, 2021
  • Review photo of Northend Campground — Moran State Park by Don , August 25, 2021
  • Review photo of Northend Campground — Moran State Park by Don , August 25, 2021
  • Review photo of Northend Campground — Moran State Park by Don , August 25, 2021