Best Dispersed Camping near Clallam Bay, WA

Recent Dispersed Reviews near Clallam Bay, Washington

40 Reviews of 21 Clallam Bay Campgrounds

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  Max B.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 31, 2022

  Dispersed Camping NF 2918 — Olympic National Park

  Plenty of great spots

  Great dispersed camping. We arrived about 3/4pm during the week and got a spot up the FS-2918, right on the river down a short track. There was a burnt up car up on the road but well away from our spot. There were plenty of places further up the road, felt like a great result for dispersed camping!

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  Benjamin R.

  Traveler

  

  May. 1, 2023

  Upper Hoh Rd Dispersed Camping

  Great spot by the river

  This is a killer camp site, we parked a 25 foot travel trailer here with a lot of room to spare. The bluff it very steep into the river so watch how close you get to the edge. As a note, it is NOT on the national forest. It’s on the nature conservancy land. The best googling I can do says it’s legal to camp here. Just FYI.

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  Tori L.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 23, 2020

  Cardlin Run — Olympic National Park

  Great spot by river

  Great spots everywhere. There is a little boat launch and bathroom available. It’s first come first serve and dispersed camping. Stayed here a few days and only met a couple people. Dogs must be on leash and don’t do dishes in river or potty in river... gross.

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  Tyler C.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 21, 2024

  Hwy 101 - Near South Beach Campground

  Watch where you are.

  The coordinates for this location takes you into a road that is within the National Park. There is “No free camping” in the national park. Across the road you’ll find the South Beach Camping. This is a FCFS open campground provided by NPS. It’s $20/night or $10/night if you have a reciprocal pass.
  There’s toilets and a great ocean view and beach access. If you choose to park down the access road, you could potentially be ticketed. I did choose to stay 1 night at the campground. Pretty crowded by RV’s but was okay for a single night.

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  David

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 5, 2022

  Dispersed Camping NF 2918 — Olympic National Park

  Beautiful area, ok spot

  First couple miles of FS 2918 are in the National Park and no camping us allowed. After a small logged area, you get into the National Forest and there are several areas, some great, some ok

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  laura

  Scout

  

  Sep. 6, 2022

  Dispersed Camping NF 2918 — Olympic National Park

  Dispersed camping

  We camped here over Labor Day weekend.This road has a good few dispersed camping sites, We went a little past where the river site is and there were two good sized spots on the right right side of the road. It rained but there was enough tree coverage that our stuff stayed relatively dry. The site was good good although there are ATV trails near enough and a shooting range it sounded like so it might not be as quiet as others would like. Overall good base for hiking around lake crescent! There was a black bear walking around in the morning near the river also so had to be careful with our things.

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  Tee C.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 8, 2024

  Forest Service Road 29 Dispersed Camping Loop

  Great options in the woods

  • 4 bars LTE with Verizon
  • several gravel roads with large open spots for decent solar/Starlink access
  • quiet, secluded
  • not super busy (2 other vans at the road I went down, but plenty of space for our campsites)
  • very pretty, quiet, mossy forest
  • a bit buggy, but not the worst
  • easy to find level spots
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  Luis N.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 25, 2021

  Lake Angeles — Olympic National Park

  Lake Ángeles Campground

  Super cool, isolated campground right next to Lake Ángeles. Only way to access is by hiking to it. Lots of bugs so make sure to bring bug repellant. Primitive campground, so bring your own water, trowel, tp, everything!! Hike is about 4 miles from the trailhead with ~ 2,500ft of elevation gain. Trailhead is right by the toll booths for the park. Parking is limited so try to get there at a reasonable time.

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  Audrey R.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 21, 2023

  South Fork Calawah River

  Great River site!

  Easy to miss pull in to the dispersed site with river views and access. Small but intimate tent site with nice fire ring. Logging season was in full swing when we stayed, so lots of trucks hauling off the mountain started early.

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  Chris

  Guide

  

  Jun. 12, 2021

  Cardlin Run — Olympic National Park

  A night in the rainforest

  Going East on Upper Hoh Rd, a site is on the Left side, before the pay booth for Olympic NP. The have 2 signs posted, Discover Pass required and no campfires. This location has 1 designed campsite, which is completely out of view from the road. Quiet location, rains often...ie rainforest.

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  Evan H.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 28, 2024

  Dispersed Camping NF 2918 — Olympic National Park

  Good Spot for a Night

  Couldn’t get a spot at Fairholme so I opted for this location. I only saw 2 small areas you could back in with fire pits. One closer to the 101, and one further back before you cross the bridge. Spots are muddy so I’d be cautious in regular non AWD/4WD vehicles. Secluded enough, but with easy access to the freeway just a 5 min drive down the road. There are plenty of other pullouts off the road that would suit someone just looking for a spot to sleep for the night, or van folks who are fully contained.

  My only gripe, PACK OUT YOUR TRASH. Saw numerous bags, tissues, etc. stretching down the road and one of the fire pits at the sites had toilet paper all over it. Seriously? Pack it out or dig a cat hole at least.

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  isabelle B.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 18, 2021

  Dispersed Camping NF 2918 — Olympic National Park

  Sweet Free Site!

  Super beautiful mossy green scenery right next to the river. We arrived around 5 on a Wednesday and we’re able to snag what I think was the second camp site. An easy pullout for our SUV where we’re able to set up a tent but ended up just sleeping in the car due to rain. The perfect location for exploring Olympic NP. The longest we drive was about an hour and a half to the Hoh Rainforest. Felt safe for two solo girls camping. Great service for Verizon, none for at&t. Would definitely stay again.

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  Andrew S.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 18, 2023

  FS-2918 Dispersed Site

  Several large spaces

  Traveled up the service road until I found a large 3 way fork in the road. To the immediate right there was a rough uphill road, no good for a trailer. Straight was a nice road with a few spots if you’re in a single car or tent. 1/4 mile up, take a right and there is a massive gravel open area where 2 people were parked with bus sized rigs. I didn’t check out the fork to the left. But there is a large campsite hard left of this intersection that I stayed in. Nice atv trails with more tent sites down in the trees.

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  Andi F.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 1, 2022

  Dispersed Camping NF 2918 — Olympic National Park

  Stunning rain forest with a river

  I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and spent a lot of my childhood out here in the Olympic National Park. Coming back to this scenic area was a real treat! We arrived very late at night and found a quiet spot up the mountain but moved in the morning in search of shade. We came upon a little dirt road off of 2918 near the river. We have a Jeep and I will say, it was needed for the area we found but if you have a high clearance whip, I recommend it highly. There are plenty of spots to stop on the paved areas too, but they are less ideal for my kind of camping. The spot we chose had three firepits: two up above and one down on the bank of the river. It's about 1/4 mile off the paved road and the river noise is enough to drown out the occasional passerby. We parked our Jeep along the road to let others know the area was occupied. I recommend doing so because you cannot see the dispersed area until you're right on top of it. We had a few people pull in looking to see if the area was taken. It can accommodate a group or a single party. Absolutely stunning, quiet area in the rainforest with trails and fresh water.

  PLEASE remove your trash when you leave. The previous occupants left a full large black trash bag. THIS IS A RAIN FOREST IN A NATIONAL PARK. Have some decency people.

  T-Mobile has 5G service in this area. Verizon is 1-2 bars of 4G.

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  Noah E.

  Legend

  

  May. 17, 2023

  FS-2918 Dispersed Site

  Easy spot for a large rig or a big group.

  This area is down a paved fire road. The campsite is a couple miles down and directly before the road splits into two. You'll see a fire safety sign. Very quiet night, only had two vehicles pass by the entire time I was there.

  There is one area that is a large flat clearing with gravel and a firepit, and would be great if you have a big group, as it could accommodate a lot of campers. I didn't park there because there was some large puddles and mud at the entrance and I didn't want to get stuck. You could probably manage without 4x4 (I recently got stuck a month ago, and didnt want to risk it). I parked just outside the camp area on the pavement, this area would be great for an RV or Trailer because it's paved and has a fire ring. You could also go back into the woods for tent camping. I followed a few trails and saw some spots, but some of the areas were drowned or muddy.

  No services. Pack in, pack out. Verizon service was slow.

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  Grayson

  Guide

  

  Oct. 22, 2021

  Dispersed Camping NF 2918 — Olympic National Park

  Great campsite, close to the park

  This is a nice small campsite right next to a river very close to Olympic national park. I arrived at night and had a little bit of trouble finding the site but it is immediately before the bridge on the right coming in and dips down into a little bit of a lower area on a dirt road that is about 20 feet long to the landing.

  I was driving a Toyota sienna with a 120 inch wheelbase and going over the edge down towards the sites I scraped the bottom of my car so be careful if you have a larger vehicle. There are three-ish sites down in the area next to the creek I would say to you could put a tent at two and maybe if you had a good sleeping pad you could place one on the third. You can hear the water from the site and it is quite peaceful and a great place to stay for the night.

  I have AT&T and there was no service at this location, my car has Verizon built-in and it was able to get a good enough service to browse Internet and stream videos. Going to include some pictures and videos with this review that show where the site is and some more details of what is available there.

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  Carla S.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 27, 2016

  Camp Creek Olympic Discovery Trailhead

  Olympic Trail Sol Duc Falls

  A Little Treasure In The Evergreen State!! A must see, trailhead winds through moss enchanted forest of the Washington Olympic forest. Seems to be ever changing with something new always to see.

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  Garrett B.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 3, 2024

  Forest Service Road 29 Dispersed Camping Loop

  Good for buses and coaches

  We just spent the last three nights across the street from this location. There are a few spots for large RVs at this loop, but if it's full, you can go about 100 yards past this loop and across the street to this location (48.0512793, -124.1110441) and there's a lot of room in a large gravel area that is perfect for buses and coaches. We were about to settle for a muddy spot in this loop but luckily we scouted ahead with the toad and found the area across the street. Not as wooded and pretty as the loop area but plenty of level space still available.

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  Paula C.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 25, 2022

  Forest Service Road 29 Dispersed Camping Loop

  Road closed

  As of 9/25, the road is closed for construction.

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  Alyson M.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 29, 2022

  Forest Service Road 29 Dispersed Camping Loop

  Last minute spot with great cell service

  All of the other campgrounds near Olympic NP were full, so we checked this spot out that we found on Campendium. Just a simple loop that you can park along, no privacy from neighbors but very quiet. There were 3 big rigs and then us in the Outback. Also lots of roadside pull offs that you could park at too!

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  Michael

  Scout

  

  Sep. 5, 2022

  Dispersed, just off 101

  Dispersed off 101

  Gated shut. Go to next road west. Many spots along side of road.

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  Spencer L.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 30, 2024

  Forest Road 2918 Dispersed Site

  Great spot

  Spot is great, it’s a little tight for a truck but tent camping would be easy. Reception was pretty good as long as you stay near the asphalt road

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  Jayden B.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 23, 2023

  Forest Road 2918 Dispersed Site

  Amazing!

  This was a wonderful little spot located before the river spot. There were plenty of areas for hammocks, a spot for a tent and a little fire pit!

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  Levi J.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 2, 2023

  Forest Road 2918 Dispersed Site

  Great spot

  An all-around pretty good spot 

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  Austin R.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 4, 2023

  Forest Road 2918 Dispersed Site

  Lots of sites, spotty service

  Overall a pretty good spot, there are plenty of spaces for any size (I pull an 18 ft tear drop with my truck). I ended up staying in a spot further up next to a burned up trailer which wasn’t ideal but it had a nice fire spot next to the river. The internet was very spotty but was most likely due to the smoke, but was ultimately the reason I left (I work from the road). It did get busier on the weekend so if you want more options I’d suggest Sunday - Wednesday. As others have mentioned, there is a big open area with a few spots and then a fork in the road, dirt path takes you all the way up the mountain and the paved road takes you to more sites. Pretty close to popular hikes/places

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  Nick S.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 8, 2022

  Dispersed Camping NF 2918 — Olympic National Park

  Perfect Spot

  This spot is excellent. Easy river access (you’ll fall asleep to the sound of running water). Very scenic and plenty of space. Only one spot in vicinity of the pin though. Might be more around, but I didn’t see any.

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  Jade M.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 6, 2022

  Dispersed Camping NF 2918 — Olympic National Park

  Campin in the rainforest

  A few miles off the main road on NF 2918 we found a cute little site. There was two fire pits and enough room for at least 3 small tents. Was 30 minutes from Sol-Duc Falls trailhead as NF 2918 runs parallel to that road. Showed up around 5pm on 4th of July and was not busy at all. Super dense and full of moss, felt like we were in a jungle. Good internet and coverage from the rain. Would definately stay here again.