Are you planning an RV camping trip to Elma? We've got you covered. Finding a place to camp in Washington with your RV is easier than ever. Whether you're looking for a quiet location in the woods or a place near local attractions, The Dyrt makes it easy to find the perfect spot for your motorhome.
Easy on/off from US 101 at SR 3 (Shelton). Pull-through RV Site can accommodate most RV lengths**. Electric and potable water hook-ups. Public RV dump site at Potlatch State Park - 14 miles.
17 mins to Hood Canal, 30 mins to Lake Cushman, 50 mins to the Staircase Entrance of Olympic National Park (33 miles). Perfect location for setting up camp with your RV, then taking your car up into the Olympics. Looking for dog-friendly hikes? Several Olympic National Forest and Skokomish Wilderness trails can be accessed from Lake Cushman, including Mt. Ellinor, Mt. Rose, and Mt. Washington.
When returning to camp, enjoy what our property has to offer. Of the 11 acres, 10 acres are comprised of a Cat II wetland, a Cat III wetland, and their associated buffers. A legal trail winds down to Mill Creek just 1/4 mile downstream from the outlet of Lake Isabella. Here the creek is wide and it is permissible to hand launch non-motorized vessels (eg, kayaks, canoes). The stretch of creek between our property and the lake is conservation land, and a beaver dam crosses the creek, but kayakers can usually navigate over the beaver dam and paddle into Lake Isabella. The lake is over 200 acres and boasts Lake Isabella State Park and a Dept of Fish and Wildlife public boat launch.
Our wetland is critical for maintaining local water quality and supporting the local shellfish industry; access is confined to the trail and creek access needs to be respectful and gentle. But if you pause for a moment or two along the trail or shoreline, you'll be rewarded as the local wildlife begin to stir from their hiding places. Song birds, rabbits, deer, voles -- yes. But also river otters, beavers, ducks, cormorants, and owls. Mountain lions and coyotes are possible, but we have not personally seen these. Salmon do run Mill Creek, as well. Dogs are permitted on the trail during summer, fall, and winter if leashed but should stay up near the RV site during spring to avoid disturbing nesting wildlife.
Back at the RV site, there is a picnic table for outdoor cookouts (propane stoves are permissible). Inside the driveway circle is a large propane fire pit with half-moon seating on either side - perfect for roasting S'mores late into the evening. The majority of our outdoor lighting shuts down at midnight to allow for stargazing in a region remote from city lights.
A 1-bed, 1-bath cottage is currently under construction, tucked into a cove of maple, hemlock, and alder. Availability expected in spring 2025.
With just a single RV site, our nearest neighbor several acres away, and only State and County land between us and Hwy 101, you can expect a private stay in a forested setting with easy freeway access on one side of the property and an idyllic private creekside nature preserve on the other. We welcome you to share this place we call home.
In omnibus rebus serviunt Terrae, non homini.
** Larger RV's would back-in to avoid the tear-drop curve at the end of the driveway (please see photos). Driveway entrance is 22' wide, first curve is 18' wide and gradual, leading to RV site if pulling-in/backing-out -- best option for Class A's. Most Class C's and smaller will find it easier to circle the entire driveway and use the site as a pull-through.
$25 - $39 / night
$57 - $104 / night
The original Thousand Trails preserve, Chehalis RV Camping has spectacular views of Mount Rainier from one side and Mount St Helens from the other side. A 300-acre Puget Sound RV campground , the preserve offers private campsites amid a forest of maple, alder, and Douglas fir trees. Come visit Chehalis RV Camping where the umbrella of trees line the roadways to your camping sites, and lush green ferns will take your breath away. This Puget Sound RV campground is the ultimate in camping experiences: lots of amenities, beautiful hiking trails, and local area attractions that will certainly keep you entertained. Spectacular views of Mt Rainier from a Puget Sound RV campground Whether you're planning a retreat for the whole family, a group of friends or a getaway for two, there's no shortage of unique activities to explore at Chehalis RV & Camping Resort. Plan activities upon arrival or visit this page before your departure to plan ahead. Looking for more? Our friendly staff can fill you in on all of the great ways to make your stay a memorable experience.
We are halfway between Seattle, Washington and Portland Oregon. We are about 12 minutes off interstate 5 highway Highway.
We have a great camping area, near a small stream, with many hiking trails. We are just 12 minutes outside of Chehalis, WA. * Dry camping with tents * Park an RV for camping * Full hook-up are almost always full * We are 10 minutes away from Rainbowfalls
$28 / night
Oceana RV Camping is an RV camp in Washington State that is open year-round for outdoor fun and festivities. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the Washington coast, this oceanfront preserve offers miles of sandy beach. Sporting enthusiasts will welcome the opportunity to go surf fishing, swimming or horseback riding directly from the RV camp in coastal Washington. Guests seeking a little rest and relaxation will enjoy walking along the beach, flying a kite or digging for clams. For those that desire a little more action, Oceana has more than RV camping sites; we also have access to local natural resources including the Olympic National Forest and Lake Quinault. Due to its coastal location, Oceana RV Camping offers some of the best sunsets in the west. Capture the magnificent colors as the sun sinks beyond the horizon, and enjoy some quiet reflection time alone or with those you bring to our RV camp in Washington.
Riverwoods Golf and RV
Riverwoods Park Golf and RV is located in the beautiful coastal town of Raymond, Washington. 20 RV spots available and a Riverwoods RV Great Room/Clubhouse accessible to guests with bathrooms, showers, laundry facilities, ping pong, chess, foosball and a basketball game. Located on a golf course currently being restored. Driving range is open for no charge, however, donations are accepted.
$39 - $55 / night
Discover the Serenity of Bayshore located on the Willapa Bay, we experiences the ebb and flow of the tides twice a day. Our campsite offers a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere, perfect for relaxation. Witnessing nature is a must-do while here, and our beachfront sites offer excellent viewpoints.
$50 - $85 / night
At Midway RV Park, you will enjoy our wide 30’ paved roads and 16’ wide sites for easy maneuverability. All sites are concrete with wide grassy spaces between sites with full hookups. Late check-ins are ok!
Ideally situated halfway between Portland and Seattle, Midway RV Park is a great place to stay to enjoy many of the area attractions.
$50 - $65 / night
Traveler
We visited in December but got very lucky with weather. Had a great time. Staff was super nice. Full RV hook ups. Sits on East side of Copalis River, no direct beach access unless you float river to ocean, we did it in wet suits in December and had a blast. Also, you can access beach from “Drive-on” beach access ablut 6 minutes north of camp, it is just after the Iron Springs Resort. Can also access from State park just around the corner, although you have to walk a long way. I recommend the drive on access.
Ranger
An RV resort is not my typical go to place for camping, but a friend and I were heading back from the Oregon coast and wanted a place to park my Jeep so we could sleep in the roof top tent! This place was great for it, and really had all of the amenities.
First of all the place is HUGE, not exaggerating. pretty sure you could get lost in there if you ventured too far. they also don’t really monitor you much once you check in. We paid, then they let us drive around until we found a spot to our liking. They have RV hookups and everything, but they also have primitive camping sites for tents with river access.
The bathrooms were super clean, and they also have a pool, some sort of family recreation center, basketball courts, etc.
Everyone we met was super nice, and the spot we chose had plenty of tree coverage for privacy. If youre looking for a place with plenty to do for the kids and comfy accommodations for you, this Is your spot!
Guide
I normally try to stay away from RV parks as a tent person but this little private park surprised me. They don’t really have the daily changing business but rather long term RVers. Therefore, it’s pretty quiet despite a little road noise. Clean restrooms/showers (coin operated). The restaurant is not open because of the pandemic at the moment.
Guide
A large grassy area for both long term and short term RV rental. What was nice is that we were spaced out during this covid epidemic. They also have some cabins and prices are reasonable for full hookups.
GuideThousand Trails Chehalis We stay two nights from August 31st through September 2, 2019 in campsite H43, the price was$o.oo due to our Thousand Trails membership. Our site has electricity and water hook up. The site was level and has plenty of ripe blackberries for picking.
The campground is at an elevation of 150 ft. Access to the campground was right off Centralia Alpha Rd, our 28 ft travel trailer easily fit with room to spare in our site. Once we entering the campground, the pavement turns to hard-packed gravel as we looped around once to find our campsite. Weather was sunny upper 70's, the nights low 60's.
This is a very quiet campground, activities we found at the campground to keep busy was billiards, two lodges, and two pools, Bingo was being played in one of the lodges. The campground has free showers, plenty of hot water and not more than a minute walk from our campsite.
My wife and I enjoyed the campground, we will be back the next time we want to go to Mt. Rainier or Mt. St. Helens.
Ranger
This campground is about 45 minutes south of Quinault Lake in Olympic NP. So it adds a lot of extra time and miles to explore ONP. It is about 20 minutes to the beaches, which was great. You can drive your car right up onto the beach, which was awesome. The showers and laundry were very clean. Site were full hookups, but very close together. Sites are very close together with no privacy. There are many long-term RV's here. The area fronting the river is very well landscaped and offers fire rings, benches, grills, and a nature path to walk your dog.
Guide
We enjoyed hearing the waves crash. Friendly knowledgeable staff. Meeting new friends and making memories. Perfect beginning to the THOUSAND TRAILS SUMMER 2021
Legend
Nice small quiet park with a mix of tent sites, cabins, and RV hookups. Not far from the beach.
Traveler
This is the backup plan when you want a last minute spot and Twin Harbors is booked up. Nothing online. This is run by a very nice older lady who will take call in reservations but always seems to be more full when you call than they are when you arrive. Last stay she said I got one of the last sites and it was maybe 30% full. The tent sites are variable in size from a single tent to a party zone open field. There are bathrooms but I never noticed if there were showers since we shower after surfing at westhaven. She has plenty of rv spots and plenty of long term residents. The best thing about Kila hana is you can almost always get a site and it' s inside city limits so you can have a fire when there is a burn ban on twin harbors.
Traveler
We did a 2 night, full RV hookup site. Nicely maintained property with great beach access and lots of places to bike. Would definitely go back.
Scout
Good little camp ground on post with almost everything you need. It is in the wilderness, on the lake, but it is also fairly close to stores and gas stations. Long term max is 28 days per spot. All hookups available trash laundry showers bathrooms fire pits as well as grills all in each spot
Scout
This is definitely a RV resort, but there are 5or 6 tent camping sites under some big trees which provide shade almost all day. Nice bathroom and showers. Laundry, dog run, tv room, plus really friendly employees!!! Waterfront is right down the street. Costco, Home Depot, Albertsons and other shopping close by.
Ranger
Always drove by on our way to other campgrounds but decided to stay over. Day use area is on the Hood Canal and very nice. Campground borders a busy highway and traffic noise is bad. Some nice campsites in a wooded loop along a nice little creek for tenters. Rv hookup sites are close together. Might be better if you were camping with friends next to you.
Legend
Mike's Beach Resort has a campground located right on HWY 101. The highway is all that separates it from the canal. There are several RV hookup site all with fire pits. There aren't flushing toilets, just an it house. Over all it is a beautiful location. The camp office is just North of it further down hwy 101. The "resort" also has cabins and beach access.
LegendFirst off, this is a Thousand Trails campground (like a camping time-share), so we were able to go for free, which is of course great. Good sized pads, wasn't very crowded since they'd just re-opened after having some water issues. Swimming pool, mini golf course, and trails to explore. The campground facilities have seen better days and feel like they're stuck in the 1980s. But the kids didn't mind that half the mini golf course was falling down….in fact they kind of liked it that way, so overall we had a good time despite the lack of updates.
Scout
The park geography is beautiful, trees and cool shade. If you are ok with spending a night or so with long term residents, then enjoy the geography. The long term residents were the predominant occupants and seemed quite, keeping to themselves predominantly. The restroom and showers in the back of the park could use some upgrades. The door to the building was worn and broken in the bottom which was big enough to potentially let a raccoon or similar in. The facility was clean but had the feel of a state run park rather than private. We would stay again if circumstances dictated, as they did this time, but wouldn’t go out of our way to do so.
Traveler
This is a lovely park with beautiful trails that wind through very large, old growth cedar forests. The Rangers and the campground hosts were very friendly and helpful. We stayed at a full hook up campsite that included electricity sewer and freshwater.
Somethings we would change forever. The eight full hook up sites sat right on a very busy highway with loud logging trucks going by. It did quiet down at night however. The reservation system is very strict and though you can change your reservation online for eight dollars a change, there are hefty penalties for canceling.
The camping sites across the street had no amenities at all, but they were across the street and deeper into the forest and very beautiful. I’m not sure if any of the sites in there would be big enough to fit our 31 foot RV.
GuideWe heard this was the original campground in the Thousand Trails collection. If that's the case, this place shows its 50 years. Everything seemed really run down. Signs were hanging off the walls, the drop box near the bathroom was hanging by a thread. The worst part for us, however, was that the power was really variable. Sometimes it would spike to 130 volts and then drop suddenly to 110. Luckily we have a great EMS and it alerted us to the problem. We ended up running on our battery and generator for the last two days we were there because it was so dangerous to plug in. This is one place we will not return.
Legend
Ashley here from The Dyrt! It was great to add this property that hosts 80 RV spaces with full hookups, 30 AMP, 50 AMP, onsite laundry, a heated swimming pool and more Let’s help them out and leave some reviews!
ScoutVery close to Gig Harbor. Quiet, lots of trees, level gravel sites, and full hook ups available.
Recently purchased by Sun, who is making asthetic improvements.
Lots of full-timers, but no Pickett fences, wading pools, or excessive yard art.
Traveler
As the tide comes and goes, so does the water fowl. Nice campground, open sites, full hook ups
Traveler
Nice campground with all the amenities of a hotel. Full hook ups, showers, BBQ’s, games, hot tub, laundry facilities, game room with fireplace and pool table all with a beautiful view of the Hood Canal!
Traveler
Very nice tent portion of the campground, short walk to the beach, beach is very long and uncrowded, although they allow driving on it.
RV spots with hookups are lined up next to each other, very little space between.
Nice to have full hookups but we opted for a tent spot with our camper.
Traveler
Liked how big the sites are, not all have full hook up but most do and good distance from other sites. Trees surround most sites and deer wander through unattended sites. A few were flooded last weekend but we still managed a fire in the provide ring between storms. I will return here often.
Traveler
Our friends have stayed here a few times for razor clam digging and seemed fine with it, so we tried it. We stayed 2 nights during a mid-November clam dig. There is a string of long-term campers and a string of short-term spots. It was really empty, so there were no close neighbors. I could see how it would be overly snug during a busy session with how close the sites are together. You literally have enough room for a slide out and 5 feet or so to the next site's picnic table. The covered fish cleaning station was very nice to clean clams. It's an older looking campground but we were happy with it.
ScoutThe park is located just a few miles north of Ocean Shores which has many festivals throughout the year. My favorite is the kite festival in June. Although not directly on the beach the campground has direct access to the beach by way of a trail. Campsites are clean however privacy is lacking. All have fire rings. There are pull through sites however they are quickly reserved for the camping season so plan ahead and reserve 6 months in advance of your stay. Full hook ups are available. Bathrooms are not well maintained and include a coin operated shower. Firewood can be purchased from vendors. I give it three stars. It is a great place to stay (if you can get a site) when visiting the Washington coast.
TravelerNew owners a/o January 2021. Make reservations in advance! Great place, peaceful, lots of trees. All types of site- large, small, full hook ups (30&50) to rustic, small tent area. Water pressure challenges on hill, WiFi ok/slow. New laundry room almost complete, small dog run, exterior dog bath, clean restrooms, very accommodating staff, 1st Friday movie night. Landscaping needs more improvement. Coming back next year. Close by stores, trails, parks, harbor. Tacoma across bridge (10 minutes - $6.25 toll).
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