Best Glamping near Vashon, WA

The glamping experience at Saltwater State Park and PNW Waterfront Yurt provides unique overnight accommodations for visitors seeking more comfortable outdoor stays near Vashon. While most sites at Saltwater State Park focus on traditional camping, the park also maintains glamping options with enhanced amenities that elevate the outdoor experience beyond basic tent camping. A visitor noted, "Great state park on the bay for airplane lovers! We paid $37 for one of the few 'camper preferred' sites with parking wide enough to fit my RV and my son's big Panel Truck." The nearby PNW Waterfront Yurt offers a waterfront glamping experience with direct boat access, providing a secluded option for those seeking privacy and water views. Additional glamping options can be found at Tall Chief Campground and Tolt MacDonald Park, both featuring yurts with comfortable bedding, electricity, and climate control systems not available in standard camping.

Dash Point State Park glamping accommodations situate visitors near a sandy beach with excellent sunset views while providing easy access to hiking trails through forested terrain. Guests staying in the park's premium accommodations enjoy the dual benefit of natural surroundings with creature comforts like real beds, heating, and proximity to restrooms with showers. According to a camper, "Cleanliness, peace and quiet, and ease of access are all strengths of Dash Point. This place is pretty sweet overall!" The waterfront location enables activities like kayaking, beachcombing, and wildlife viewing right from the glamping site. During summer months, visitors have access to seasonal amenities and organized activities, though reservations are strongly recommended as these premium accommodations book quickly, particularly on weekends and during peak season from May through September.

Best Glamping Sites Near Vashon, Washington (42)

    1. Dash Point State Park Campground

    72 Reviews
    Federal Way, WA
    7 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."

    2. Saltwater State Park Campground

    16 Reviews
    Des Moines, WA
    7 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."

    3. Fay Bainbridge Park

    22 Reviews
    Bainbridge Island, WA
    20 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."

    4. Belfair State Park Campground

    18 Reviews
    Belfair, WA
    20 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."

    5. Dosewallips State Park Campground

    45 Reviews
    Brinnon, WA
    28 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."

    6. Kanaskat-Palmer State Park

    30 Reviews
    Ravensdale, WA
    27 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!"

    7. Vasa Park Resort

    6 Reviews
    Bellevue, WA
    19 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."

    9. Tall Chief Campground

    15 Reviews
    Fall City, WA
    26 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!"

    10. Tolt MacDonald Park, WA

    22 Reviews
    Carnation, WA
    31 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."

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Glamping Reviews near Vashon, WA

517 Reviews of 42 Vashon Campgrounds


  • Corinna B.
    Apr. 3, 2019

    Millersylvania State Park Campground

    Nice State Park with Plenty to Do. Lake, Hiking, Store.

    This is a very nice, typical Washington state park with plenty of trees, greenery, hiking, pathways and even a lake. There's a camp store along with several large outdoor kitchens that would be good to use for groups. Many of the structures like the kitchens and even bathrooms were built back in the 1930s by the CCC, which is pretty cool. It's just far enough off I-5 to not have the freeway noise, but close enough to be convenient. It's also nearby to Great Wolf Lodge if you're looking for a place to stay near there.

    On the other hand, the RV sites especially are basically in a big field with a cement road going around it. The sites have tables and fire pits, but no privacy what-so-ever. The tent sites are slightly better, with more trees, but still very close to one another.

    The campground also has glamping available (canvas permanent tents) that looked cool.

  • S
    Apr. 27, 2021

    Millersylvania State Park Campground

    Nice place

    Beautiful spot, though tightly packed and crowded/noisy. We stayed in spot 59 on a Saturday night. It was rainy and the fire pit area had plenty of puddles. Lots of folks came in later in the evening with multiple cars and sat out talking; plenty of them packed up and left before 8 am. We walked the fen trail, which was spooky and different from our home of Colorado! Reservations needed. There are also glamping cabins. Nice clean bathrooms with flush toilets, water available at multiple locations, showers available with tokens.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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!


Guide to Vashon

Glamping sites near Vashon, Washington offer overnight accommodations in natural settings with amenities beyond basic camping. Located in the Puget Sound between Seattle and Tacoma, Vashon Island sits at sea level with moderate maritime climate year-round. Most upscale camping options in the area provide access to the shoreline with varying levels of development, from platform tents to fully outfitted yurts.

What to do

Beach exploration and tide watching: Belfair State Park on Hood Canal has a waterfront loop that makes an excellent base for shore activities. "Nice campground, open sites, full hook ups. As the tide comes and goes, so does the water fowl," notes visitor Kari R., highlighting the changing shoreline landscape.

Hiking forest trails: Kanaskat-Palmer State Park offers several hiking trails through wooded terrain with river access. "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," writes Ashlie M.

Seasonal shellfish harvesting: Dosewallips State Park provides opportunities for shellfish collection during appropriate seasons. "There's so many activities to do; clamming, shrimping, hiking, hunting for oysters, and there's even places to rent kayaks. No shortage of bald eagles here either," reports Shariah T.

Wildlife viewing: Many glamping sites near Vashon feature wildlife observation areas. "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," shares Amy & Stu B. about their Dosewallips State Park experience.

What campers like

Private, spacious sites: Dash Point State Park receives high marks for site layout. "This campground is remarkable in the privacy between each of the camping spots, the bird life, the wild and deep forest vibes, and the walking trails," notes Brittany D., who found the natural surroundings impressive.

Waterfront access: Fay Bainbridge Park offers direct beach access from its glamping facilities. "Great campground right on the beach. Clean facilities," writes Brook M., emphasizing the shoreline proximity that makes luxury camping here appealing.

Convenient location: Vasa Park Resort balances natural surroundings with accessibility. "Close to the city, gorgeous lake," says Yulieth R., pointing out the benefit of glamping options that don't require long drives from urban centers.

Family-friendly amenities: Tall Chief Campground includes activities beyond the campsite. "The pool, miniature golf, playground and basketball were great. Laundry facilities came in handy," reports Isabel G., highlighting the resort-style facilities that complement the glamping experience.

What you should know

Reservation requirements: Most upscale camping facilities near Vashon require advance bookings, especially during peak season. "If not a member of thousand trails or encore it can be expensive," cautions Lori H. about Tall Chief Campground.

Campfire regulations: Fire rules vary significantly between glamping sites in the region. At Fay Bainbridge Park, "Each site has water and electric. The downside is there is no sewage dumping site at the park," explains ML D.

Noise considerations: Saltwater State Park has specific noise factors to consider. "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!!!" mentions Travis P.

Seasonal availability: Several glamping facilities operate on limited schedules. According to Ken at Saltwater State Park, "Camping is closed for 2024 'while the park undergoes planning and development efforts.' Campfires have been banned for a couple years as the neighbors (who bought houses next to a state park) didn't like the smell."

Tips for camping with families

Child-friendly beaches: Belfair State Park offers protected water access ideal for younger children. "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," shares Leah H.

Playground facilities: Tolt MacDonald Park features play areas designed for children. "Amazing kids area pirate ship. Great beach walk and good camp sites," reports Tanya B., highlighting the structured play options.

Educational opportunities: Wildlife viewing platforms at several glamping sites provide learning experiences. "Facilities were good and trails around are fun and easy enough for me and 2 kids. The beach and its tides are why we came," notes Ingrid M. about Dash Point State Park.

Weather contingency planning: For luxury camping trips with kids, consider rain possibilities. "It did rain one of the mornings and ended up with a puddle under our text but it was the last day so no loss. I think next time I'll try and rent a cabin when I stay here," advises Becky R. about her Belfair State Park experience.

Tips from RVers

Site selection strategies: At Fay Bainbridge Park, site location matters significantly. "Larger RVs should be in the lower site numbers. Ours is mid-size and we barely fit in #26, though it was nicely shaded," advises Judy J.

Power limitations: Tall Chief Campground has electrical system considerations. "The majority of the sites are only 30 amp with antiquated posts. There are a few 50 amp sites but from what I saw they were all taken by RVers that are there on a more permanent basis," cautions Derek & Alex W.

Arrival planning: Vasa Park Resort requires careful entry navigation. "When you're arriving the turn into the property is tough...easier to pull into their overflow across the street and drive straight in," suggests Erin A.

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