Best Glamping near Kirkland, WA

Tolt MacDonald Park in Carnation, Washington houses upscale glamping accommodations just 20 miles from Kirkland, with yurts featuring electricity, comfortable beds, and picnic tables set among towering evergreens. Tall Chief Campground in Fall City, approximately 13 miles from Kirkland, offers luxury camping options with electric hookups, fire rings, and access to drinking water. These glamping destinations provide a perfect balance of rustic charm and modern comfort, with easy access to Seattle-area attractions while maintaining a secluded forest atmosphere. Sites at both locations are spacious and well-maintained, offering privacy between neighbors thanks to natural vegetation barriers. A recent visitor noted, "We really love it here. The staff are friendly and helpful. Lots of trees in our section separating us but in other sections you're really close to each other."

Visitors to these glamping resorts enjoy numerous recreational options both on-site and nearby. Tolt MacDonald Park features river access for kayaking and fishing, while Tall Chief Campground provides a swimming pool, miniature golf, and basketball courts. The proximity to Snoqualmie Falls (just 7 minutes from Tall Chief) makes for easy day trips to this iconic natural attraction. Downtown Redmond's shopping and dining are approximately 20 minutes away. Winter glamping remains comfortable with heated accommodations and covered outdoor spaces. One guest shared, "We love Tall Chief because it is super close to a lot of great spots around the Seattle region. The main bathrooms have a great 'spa' feeling to their design and make you feel like you are glamping."

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Best Glamping Sites Near Kirkland, Washington (43)

    1. Fay Bainbridge Park

    22 Reviews
    Bainbridge Island, WA
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (206) 842-3931

    $7 - $95 / night

    "Lunch green grass with a fire pit. Shared shelter if needed due to weather with 2 grills for use. Great trees to hang the hammock!"

    "Water and electric hookup, picnic table, fire pit at each site with additional bathroom with a shower for the grounds. There is a ship playground for the kids and beach volleyball court."

    2. Tolt MacDonald Park, WA

    22 Reviews
    Carnation, WA
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (206) 205-5434

    "I would highly recommend getting a premium site if you can, we set up two ground tents, a roof top tent, and had three cars parked in our spot."

    "There are plenty of huge camping spots that include fire pits, picnic tables, and room for your car. There are also spots with RV hookups if you roll like that."

    3. Tall Chief Campground

    15 Reviews
    Fall City, WA
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 707-1477

    "The staff are friendly and helpful. Lots of trees in our section separating us but in other sections your really close to each other. It is first come first serve and lucky us we got 50 amp."

    "We love Tall Chief because it is super close to a lot of great spots around the Seattle region.

    It’s super close (like 7 min drive) from one of my favorite coffee shops, Aroma Coffee Co. Try it!"

    4. Dash Point State Park Campground

    72 Reviews
    Federal Way, WA
    27 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 226-7688

    $20 / night

    "After flying into SeaTac late in the afternoon this campground was a great place to start our Washington trip and only about 30 minutes from the airport."

    "This campsite was awesome, we far enough away from other campers so it was still peaceful, you did not feel like you were on top of other campers. The fire pit was nice and had a grill."

    5. Vasa Park Resort

    6 Reviews
    Bellevue, WA
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (425) 746-3260

    $65 - $125 / night

    "We roasted hotdogs and s‘mores over the camp fire and our dog loved swimming in the lake. It’s a beautiful site and the park is kept incredibly clean."

    "Cute campground very close to Seattle and Bellevue right on the lake. Beautiful beach area, basketball courts, playground, and volleyball right at the site. Spots are a little tight."

    6. Blue Sky RV Park

    5 Reviews
    Preston, WA
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (425) 222-7910

    "A Quiet oasis tucked into the forest. The new and clean bathrooms and showers were a real treat after a 2100 mile journey from Texas."

    "It’s a very nice location, exceptionally clean and safe.

    In site 11 you can hear the highway when outside of rv but couldn’t inside. Neighbors were very friendly."

    7. Saltwater State Park Campground

    16 Reviews
    Des Moines, WA
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (253) 661-4956

    $60 / night

    "Pay showers ($1 for 3 minutes) and clean restroom with air dryer, pet friendly, lots of trails to hike and a beautiful beach area with a playground, seasonal/weekend snack shop, outdoor shower by the beach"

    "My family stayed here for a night when we went out to Washington a few months ago. It was a nice little place."

    8. Kanaskat-Palmer State Park

    30 Reviews
    Ravensdale, WA
    29 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 226-7688

    $20 / night

    ":O Site is adjacent to a river access, which I did not get a chance to check out myself, but being near water is always a plus to me."

    "It's close proximity to our house allows us to hook up the trailer after work and include a Friday night in our camping weekend!"

    9. Kitsap Memorial State Park Campground

    15 Reviews
    Poulsbo, WA
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (360) 779-3205

    "Very quiet area, lots of room on site 9, walked to beach area. Bathrooms for camping have code, cleaned frequently. 5G service was fast. Very nice place."

    "I thought the wooden fences around each campsite was a nice touch!"

    10. Dosewallips State Park Campground

    45 Reviews
    Brinnon, WA
    33 miles
    Website
    +1 (360) 796-4415

    $12 - $50 / night

    "Walking distance to a gas station for supplies. Clean bathrooms with running water."

    "The cabins are great for families and have a bunk bed and futon set up with a table set and even heaters.

    Bathrooms and showers on site, though showers will cost you."

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Glamping Reviews near Kirkland, WA

455 Reviews of 43 Kirkland Campgrounds


  • M
    Apr. 11, 2021

    Lake Leland Campground

    Reasonable spot. Rules not enforced.

    Arrived around 9pm. Mostly quiet. Camped near someone with a generator and thought they’d shut it off at 10pm (quiet hours 7am-10pm). Well, they didn’t shut it off till we asked and then turned it back on at midnight. Impossible to sleep. Got up to use the restroom and someone had been smoking cigarettes in the bathroom: shit + cig smoke = super lame. The number Jefferson County instructs you to call in case of issues is only operable from 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday. Lower # campsites seem to have good morning sun.

  • May. 29, 2018

    Camano Island State Park Campground

    Wonderful group site

    Stayed in the group site with my daughter’s American Heritage Girls troop. We had 22 girls and there was plenty of room. This is a huge group site. Has running water, a couple fire pits and a bunch of picnic tables. These are lots of level spots to pitch tents. The flush toilets and shower house are in the parking area for this site so really convenient. We drove down to the beach from the site but I’m pretty sure there is a trail if you wanted to walk. We had a great time!

  • william R.
    Jul. 19, 2022

    Beach Campground — Fort Worden Historical State Park

    Fort Worden state park

    So I actually work for fort worden hospitality. And I’ve noticed you guys have tent cabins on the list even though our tent cabins are still in the process of being built. And are unavailable for use due to not being completed in the timely fashion due to funding constraints

  • B
    Jul. 10, 2020

    Dosewallips State Park Campground

    Fun, busy campground

    There is a river and salmon climb it to spawn in October I believe. Very cool to see. Campground is large, with about 20% of camp sites have good privacy. Walking distance to a gas station for supplies. Clean bathrooms with running water.

  • T
    May. 15, 2019

    Kanaskat-Palmer State Park

    Great group camp site!

    The group site set apart from the rest of the camping, so you can really enjoy the space without feeling like you are bothering the other campers. There's lots of space for tents plus some wooden bunks in a wooden shelter, a nice option for people new to camping who don't have a tent, but I'd be afraid of spiders! :O Site is adjacent to a river access, which I did not get a chance to check out myself, but being near water is always a plus to me.

    The campgrounds are about an our of of Seattle, so it's a really nice low-commitment option for those residing in the greater Seattle area. Despite being so close, it doesnt feel very populated or anything like that, nice and woodsy still! :)

    The only drawback to the group site is occasionally you'll get a random person wandering through to access the water.

    I wouldn't suggest going so late in the year unless you are prepared for rain, it poured on us most of the stay, but we still managed to have fun. Luckily there is a large covered dining area so it's survivable in rain

  • molly N.
    Sep. 16, 2022

    Camp Lakeview

    Great spot

    This campground has super friendly staff, decent bathrooms and showers, laundry facility, access to a lake, fishing is welcome, swimming allowed, great playground for kids, allows pets, has a small store in the office with some essentials if you forget something. It is about a 1 Hour drive to the entrance of Mount Rainier National Park.

  • Shay F.The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 6, 2018

    Kanaskat-Palmer State Park

    Our favorite camping close to home

    We love coming here. It's close proximity to our house allows us to hook up the trailer after work and include a Friday night in our camping weekend! The availability seems pretty good too, especially in Spring when some campgrounds are not quite open yet.

    This campground has great clean and heated bathrooms. Sites and roads are paved. Hook ups are electric only, bring your water. The first time we went we did not know and our Basecamp's heat runs via the hot water heater. It was cold! The sites are large and pretty private. We have stayed in site 42 which is a back in spot with fire pit and table above the back of the pad. Also, we have enjoyed site 38, a pull through that gave us nice wooded views and privacy.

    The campground loop is a nice walk or cruise on a bike. There is easy access to a beautiful stretch of the Green River, with picnicking areas and walking trails. You might catch a kayaker in the river, I hear this stretch take a lot of skill!

  • Victoria C.
    Sep. 4, 2018

    Clear Creek Campground

    A Surprising Gem

    10 minutes outside of Darlington city limits is the 13-site Clear Creek Campground locates right along the rocky shores of the Sauk River. For being so near to town, we felt rather far away from civilization with the canopy of green and blue above us and the river only yards away.

    It was Sunday, the day before Labor Day, so we were very pleased and surprised to find the camp ground relatively vacant. There were two different bathroom facilities that were well-maintained and accessible. The tent pads made it easy to set up camp. Each site had a fire pit; and right before you leave town, you can snag some camp wood in exchange for dropping money in a cash box from a local resident. The rocky shores of the river made for easy and fun exploring.

    Even though the mountain loop highway was merely on the other side of the trees, we rarely heard passing cars over the constant and soothing dull roar of the river, also located on the other side of the trees! It was the perfect location for our last minute, one-night family excursion. We even had our 8-month-old baby with us.

    If you’re not interested in camping around a whole bunch of other people but also not interested in trekking too far into the wilderness, I definitely recommend pitching your tent at the Clear Creek Campground 10 minutes outside of Darrington.

  • M
    Aug. 5, 2020

    Clear Creek Campground

    Small campground, great river fun

    This campground is a little place tucked in beside a bridge right inside the Mt Baker Snoqualmie Forrest boundaries. The campsites are a bit small, but cozy with everything you need. Fire Pit with grill, separate standing charcoal grill, tent pads, picnic tables. The bathrooms(vault toilets) are well maintained and clean, BUT BE AWARE THERE IS NO WATER HERE. Repeat, there is no water spouts here, so you'll have to bring all you need.


Guide to Kirkland

Cabins and glamping options near Kirkland, Washington include several options within a 20-30 minute drive. The area's elevation ranges from 14 to 500 feet above sea level, with a temperate climate that allows for year-round camping. The region features both waterfront and forest camping environments, with peak season running May through September.

What to do

River access and kayaking: Kanaskat-Palmer State Park offers excellent river access with short trails leading to spots suitable for wading and fishing. "Beautiful, clean campground. Short hike to river spots that are perfect for wading or fishing. 10 minute drive from Deep Lake which is beautiful and great for swimming and paddle boarding," notes Ashlie M.

Beach activities: At Fay Bainbridge Park, visitors can enjoy beachcombing and water activities. "Great spot on the edge of bainbridge. Lots of spots depending on your preferred privacy level. Right by the beach with volleyball courts, a covered rec area, kids jungle gym, and (relatively) clean bathrooms," says Taylor M.

Recreation facilities: Many luxury camping facilities near Kirkland offer on-site recreational options. "Mini golf basket ball court, lakes, bingo, free donuts and coffee showers are bug and clean price is fairly cheap," reports Dave S. about Blue Sky RV Park.

What campers like

Privacy between sites: Kanaskat-Palmer State Park offers spacious sites with good separation. "Campsites in the RV loop were spaced out enough with vegetation between them so as to provide some privacy. Our site had a pull-through driveway, 30amp hookup, a fire ring and picnic table," shares Jay F.

Proximity to attractions: Tall Chief Campground provides a convenient base for exploring the region. "Tall Chief's biggest perk is probably how nice they keep the park. Bathrooms are usually found to be immaculate. The main bathrooms have a great 'spa' feeling to their design and make you feel like you are glamping," says Brodie D.

Clean facilities: Kitsap Memorial State Park maintains well-kept amenities. "Quiet sites and little beach for kids to explore. Hot showers and bathrooms are clean," writes Christine R.

What you should know

Cell service variability: At glamping sites near Kirkland, cell reception can vary significantly. "Another thing that can be annoying is trying to find a site with good cell reception due to all the trees. They definitely have a few, but I would say arrive early so you can drive by all the sites while checking to make sure you have good reception if you need it," advises Brodie D.

Noise considerations: Some campgrounds experience ambient noise. "Commercial jets landing at Sea-Tac fly directly above us at a low altitude and are VERY loud and VERY frequent (every 3-5 minutes), so if you don't mind the noise, or LOVE airplanes (like we do), this is an Awesome campground!!!" reports Travis P. about Saltwater State Park.

Booking timing: Popular glamping sites in Kirkland fill quickly during summer. "We went from Sunday to Tuesday to avoid the crowd and actually get a decent campsite which we did," shares Michael B. about Dosewallips State Park.

Frequently Asked Questions

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular glamping campground near Kirkland, WA is Fay Bainbridge Park with a 4.4-star rating from 22 reviews.

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