Best Cabin Camping near Olympia, WA

Several cabin options dot the forested areas surrounding Olympia, with properties like Millersylvania State Park and American Heritage Campground offering wood-framed accommodations with basic amenities. Most cabins include electricity, beds, and heating systems to ensure comfort during cooler Washington evenings. One camper shared that "the cabins are great for families and have a bunk bed and futon set up with a table set and even heaters." Rustic cabins at Elkamp Eastcreek provide a more secluded experience, while military families can access Holiday Park cabins on Joint Base Lewis McChord, which features waterfront views of American Lake.

Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Millersylvania's cabin rentals range from simple structures to more comfortable options, while American Heritage Campground provides pet-friendly accommodations for those traveling with animals (though there is typically a two-dog limit). Reservations are essential, especially during summer months when cabins book quickly. According to a visitor at American Heritage, they experienced "a super last minute trip and the host was amazing making an exception for us having 3 dogs." Most cabin sites include fire rings and picnic tables, with varying levels of privacy between units.

Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Kitchen facilities vary widely between properties - some cabins offer only outdoor cooking areas with fire pits, while others provide small kitchenettes with basic appliances. Offut Lake Resort and Olympia Campground cabins typically stock basic cookware, but guests should confirm specifics when booking. Campground markets at several locations stock essential supplies, though selection is limited. Many cabins in the area remain open year-round, though availability and services may be reduced during winter months when rainfall can make some areas muddy.

Best Cabin Sites Near Olympia, Washington (48)

    1. Millersylvania State Park Campground

    34 Reviews
    Tenino, WA
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 226-7688

    $12 - $45 / night

    "Great PNW experience minutes from Olympia!

    Campground review: First off this is not a primitive experience by any means."

    "They have glamping! Or as the campground calls it: pampered camping. This is a beautiful park located on Deep Lake just outside of Olympia.  "

    2. American Heritage Campground

    16 Reviews
    Tumwater, WA
    7 miles
    Website
    +1 (360) 943-8778

    $40 - $60 / night

    "Nice quiet campground with fire ring and picnic table. Host was amazing as always."

    "Lovely and secluded sites 30 amp, dump station, playground, great well stocked store,laundry, and helpful staff. Trails in area."

    3. Olympia Campground

    7 Reviews
    Tumwater, WA
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (360) 352-2551

    "Good location and good price that felt safe. Okay spot to stop for RVs passing through. Also has a store, laundry, and the bathrooms were clean."

    "The staff was so friendly and the surroundings fairly peaceful and wooded. This isn’t fancy, and there are quite a few long-timers, but it was as expected."

    4. Lewis North Travel Camp - Joint Base Lewis McChord

    7 Reviews
    DuPont, WA
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (253) 967-7744

    $12 - $35 / night

    "Unfortunately the restrooms right next to our site were closed so it was a slight walk to the nearest restroom. Restrooms were heated and well taken care of."

    "Very friendly next to the lake plenty of things to do walking, biking, hiking, fishing, Military museums, not to far off of I-5. Full hookups laundry shower facilities. Cabins too."

    5. Camp Thunderbird

    1 Review
    Malone, WA
    11 miles
    Website

    "Camp Thunderbird is owned by the Boy Scouts of America and is available for public use. It is located at the base of Summit Lake, with a dock and great swimming spot."

    6. Offut Lake Resort

    1 Review
    Tenino, WA
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (360) 264-2438

    "The restaurant and lake are awesome.  There is pretty good WiFi, only dropped a couple of times. "

    7. Holiday Park Military - Lewis McChord Base

    7 Reviews
    Spanaway, WA
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (253) 982-5488

    "Excellent location for those with military access to the base - active duty, retired or family. 30/50 amp hookups. Beautiful views of American Lake. Pet friendly."

    "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."

    8. Belfair State Park Campground

    18 Reviews
    Belfair, WA
    27 miles
    Website
    +1 (360) 275-0668

    $12 - $50 / night

    "It rained a couple of nights but being surrounded by huge trees made it really cozy. Nice walking trails that follow creeks and go right along the sound."

    "Friendly staff, clean sites and facilities, coin operated showers. This campground is located right on the hood canal which is filled with oysters beds. Many people were harvesting the delicacy."

    9. Schafer State Park Campground

    13 Reviews
    Elma, WA
    27 miles
    Website
    +1 (360) 482-3852

    "Fire pit was nice with a grill. Bathrooms and shower rooms were neat and tidy. Camp host was friendly and helpful. A lot of paths to walk the dogs. Areas for outdoor games in the summer."

    "We had five sites all in one area near the entrance to the group camp site.  The sites offered a good balance of privacy and open space. "

    10. Elkamp Eastcreek

    37 Reviews
    Mineral, WA
    39 miles
    Website
    +1 (360) 492-3104

    $25 - $40 / night

    "Well maintained campground, full hookups and tent sites available. Sites fairly large & private with tons of old trees and right next to a creek. Bathrooms clean."

    "Someone came around and made sure we had enough firewood often. My partner cut herself and the owner brought out her first aid kit and cleaned and bandaged her wound."

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Cabin Reviews near Olympia, WA

328 Reviews of 48 Olympia Campgrounds


  • Mary C.
    Aug. 29, 2018

    Millersylvania State Park Campground

    Go here!!!

    They have glamping! Or as the campground calls it: pampered camping. This is a beautiful park located on Deep Lake just outside of Olympia.  The park itself is huge offering lots of options for campers.  Super easy to get our trailer in and out of the spaces and there was lots of extra parking for our larger group.  A quick walk around the grounds offered a nice hike and showed us some pretty awesome sites Id like to stay at in the future.  They are on a progressive price, meaning depending on the site is what your price will be.

    The canvas tent option was one I didn’t know about until I got there.  The tents are cabin shaped and have a few chairs and BBQ grill outside it.  Great option for families.

    The park also offers a cottage right next to the lake.  This is a nice alternative to traditional camping.  One thing that was great about the park was the various kitchens around the grounds.  This offers a great way for larger groups to have a set space for meals.

  • Thomas B.The Dyrt PRO User
    May. 11, 2021

    Belfair State Park Campground

    On the shores of Hood Canal

    This campground is located on the northern side of Hood Canal and offers some great views of the water. About half the sites are in the woods, although they are all pretty close together. Some of the larger sites, including the RV sites, are right next to the beach, and you can set up chairs and have a beautiful view. These sites have little, if any, vegetation to provide privacy. A mid-week visit in early May found lots of sites open. The grounds and bathrooms are clean and well-maintained. There is a lot of open lawn, especially in the day use area, which would be great in the busy summer months. You need a Discover Pass for day use. These are required at pretty much all county and state campgrounds in Washington State. Right now they cost $30 per year. There is one Washington Water Trails site available for people arriving by human-powered boats (kayaks). It's first-come, first-served, with a picnic table and fire ring.

  • E
    Jan. 1, 2022

    Lewis North Travel Camp - Joint Base Lewis McChord

    Great Military only campground for a New Year's eve trip

    Great campground that serves military exclusively. We made a next day reservation due to the weather and just wanted a night away. Unfortunately the restrooms right next to our site were closed so it was a slight walk to the nearest restroom. Restrooms were heated and well taken care of. Only some of the sites have fire rings (so make sure to ask when making your reservation). The Northwest Adventure Center had propane, a dump station, firewood and tons of others things you can buy to make the outdoors more fun. Super quiet area. Only 2 dogs allowed per reservation. No camp-wide wifi but we didn't care about that. Great AT&T cell service. You can hear the nearby trains passing by but we were used to that already so it didn't bother us. Camp Host was amazing and able to answer our questions. Definitely will visit again.

  • Lee D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 9, 2022

    Ike Kinswa State Park Campground

    Nice state park on a lake

    General: Medium-sized park (100 sites plus several cabins) located on Mayfield Lake with three loops: two with hookups and one without. We stayed in the loop without hookups.

    Site Quality/Facilities: The sites are very generous in size with LONG paved driveway pads. The sites on the outer side of the loops are pull-throughs and the ones on the interior are back-in. Large wooden picnic table and a fire ring complete the site (although as with the entire state, there was a burn ban in effect). The sites are all heavily wooded, providing good separation between the sites. 

    Bathhouse: Small – two stalls plus two showers – and dated. No hooks or other options to store toiletries and no garbage receptacle. 50 cents for every three minutes of shower time. Didn’t use the shower so cannot comment on the quality but I have definitely seen better showers. 

    Activities: Water sports. There were plenty of motorboats out on the lake (not my thing but if it is yours, this looked like a good lake for watercraft). The loops are paved and I saw many riding their bikes. There is a trail that skirts the lake– a little over a mile point to point but with many paths leading from the campground loops. Rocky with lots of tree roots but very scenic. 

    Very pleasant stay here and would return.

  • Mary C.
    Jun. 11, 2018

    Dosewallips State Park Campground

    Great Shrimping take off point

    We usually stay here during our annual shrimping trips. The site is in a valley so when heavy rainfall happens you will get muddy, swampy sites. During sunshine, the place is great.

    The campground has cabins, rustic shelters, and tent and rv site. 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. Sites are pretty open, though there are a few that are a bit hidden. Lots of areas to hike and explore, even a hidden waterfall a short drive away.

    Great for shrimping, clamming and oyster hunting.

  • Amy & Stu B.
    Oct. 3, 2022

    Dosewallips State Park Campground

    Gorgeous location

    This campground is right next to a state park. It’s also very close to a river and lots of woods. We stayed here to see Olympic national park, (I wouldn’t recommend this location to travel to Olympic every day, it was very far.)

    The amenities were nice, bathrooms with warm water (one shower per bathroom.)

    No laundry, no Wi-Fi and both Verizon and AT&T worked with about one bar.

    The sites were level spacious and had a fire ring and picnic table at each. We chose the full hookup option. Firewood could be purchased through the camp host.

    The best part about this day was the surrounding area. Every night, my husband and I would walk to the wildlife viewing platform to see lots of birds, or walk down by the river and see lots of elk and bald eagles.

  • R
    Jul. 17, 2017

    Millersylvania State Park Campground

    A close get away

    I have camped here a number of times over the years. This is a nice woodsy campground just south of Olympia, WA located on Deep lake. It has a very old growth forest feel to it. This campground offers many activities: hiking trails, fitness trails,fishing, boat rental, and even a concession stand. The fishing is good for trout,bass, and sun fish. This park offers both hookup and non utility tent sites as well as glamping tents.

    Cons: most of the hookup sites are in a field with zero privacy but there are a few that are much better like the last spot I stayed at.

    The primitive sites are better but the roads are quite narrow with limited access for RV's.

    The "Glamping tents"are very nice but crazy expensive at over $300 a night. Like most of the State Parks reservations book up quickly so it pays to plan ahead

    Pros: fishing is pretty good even from shore. The day use area is great but pretty rustic. Lots of trails to hike but not as well marked as I would expect. Really close to Seattle so it is ideal for a weekend getaway Friday after work.

  • Ariel & John  W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 27, 2020

    Elkamp Eastcreek

    Clean, beautiful

    Well maintained campground, full hookups and tent sites available. Sites fairly large & private with tons of old trees and right next to a creek. Bathrooms clean. Fire pits and firewood available from hosts. Easy access to Rainier NP. Hosts super nice. Only thing that would make this place better is more substantial picnic tables which were new but kind of rickety. Would camp here again.

  • Brandon K.
    Sep. 30, 2024

    Fay Bainbridge Park

    Puget Sound visit

    Good place for families that looks to be kept really clean. The spaces are packed in fairly tight with no dividing barriers of trees. Campsite 10 looks to be the best as it has a little canopy tree and is in the corner without obstruction for a view of the Puget Sound. 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. It is nestled back through an area of homes that back up to sites 1-8.


Guide to Olympia

The Olympic Peninsula offers diverse camping opportunities within a 50-mile radius of Olympia, Washington. Situated between the Puget Sound and Capitol State Forest, the region averages 50 inches of rainfall annually, creating lush forest conditions for campers. Most campgrounds near Olympia remain open year-round with higher occupancy rates during summer months when temperatures typically range from 70-80°F.

What to do

Fishing and paddling: Deep Lake at Millersylvania State Park Campground provides multiple water recreation opportunities. "Fishing is pretty good even from shore. The day use area is great but pretty rustic. Lots of trails to hike but not as well marked as I would expect," notes camper Rick S.

Hiking trails: The forest landscape offers trails for all skill levels. "The campground itself was very clean and well kept and rangers were on regular patrol. They also have a few trails but we did not check them out this visit," shares Ashley Y. about Millersylvania State Park.

Beach activities: Belfair State Park Campground offers water access on Hood Canal. "The beach was great, water is rather warm for in the sound, it's also pretty shallow which is great for the kids to play in," according to Leah H.

What campers like

Privacy and space: American Heritage Campground receives praise for its secluded sites. "I really appreciated the ease of getting to the campground off of I-5 and the privacy of the heavily wooded individual sites," writes Amy B.

Waterfront options: Campers appreciate direct lake access. "This park surprised us a lot. On the water of the Hood Canal, it offered more family activities than many of the parks around," notes Tom K. about Belfair State Park.

Clean facilities: Well-maintained bathrooms make stays more comfortable. "Nice toilets & showers (in old building so was pleasantly surprised!)" reports Titti R. about Schafer State Park Campground.

What you should know

Campsite variations: Site quality and privacy vary significantly within campgrounds. "The RV loop does pack you in their like sardines," warns Rich M. about Millersylvania State Park.

Seasonal flooding: Some campgrounds have drainage issues during typical Pacific Northwest rains. "Due to poor drainage, most sites flood during heavy rains. Rain boots are a must," cautions Michael R. about Olympia Campground.

Access requirements: Military campgrounds near Olympia have specific entry requirements. "Great place for those with base access. The tent camp sites were private enough and the laundry and running water/showers were a huge plus!" explains Ashley H. about Holiday Park Military - Lewis McChord Base.

Tips for camping with families

Group accommodations: Millersylvania State Park offers dedicated group areas. "We stayed in the group camp and I can highly recommend it. It had its own bathrooms. It was set back in the woods with tons of places for tents. The shelter was large and had water and power," shares Ellen T.

Kid-friendly water activities: Shallow water areas provide safer swimming options. "The lake is small and great for letting kids go out in kayaks or other boats," adds Ellen T. about Millersylvania.

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