Olympic Gateway RV Site

Description

Highlights:

-- Easy on/off from US 101 at SR 3 (Shelton)

-- Pull-in / Back-out RV Site

-- Can accommodate RV lengths up to 55' (tow vehicle included)

-- Single site – no RV neighbors

-- Utilities provided: electricity (30- and 15-amp), filtered water, internet

-- Public RV dump site at Potlatch State Park - 14 miles

-- Pet-friendly

-- Picnic table – propane stoves welcome

-- Stone firepit with half-moon seating

-- Forested trail to Mill Creek

-- Kayak/canoe to Lake Isabella (access is easier from the nearby WDFW boat launch)

Easy on/off from US 101 at SR 3 (Shelton). Pull-in/Back-out 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. The trailhead to Mill Creek is also near the RV site.

The surrounding landscape is planted with native NW prairie plants sourced from a family-owned seed distributor in Port Townsend. The RV site is located on the future home site for this parcel -- approximately 90 feet east of the rental cottage and 70 feet south of our offices. We will not invade your space -- unless you message that you need something, in which case we are more than happy to oblige. There are a large number of rabbits who seem to evade the local owl and feral cats. They are likely to visit you during your stay, as might the occasional deer brave enough to come out of the forest.

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 creek side nature preserve on the other. We welcome you to share this place we call home.

** Please note that guests will receive a rental agreement which must be signed and returned (electronically) prior to arrival.

^^ The firepit is set up for you to connect your own 20lb propane tank.

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Location

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Olympic Gateway RV Site is located in Washington

Directions

Site Directions: 1.) Turn LEFT into the driveway 2.) STOP and REMOVE sway bars, if any 3.) At the fork, keep RIGHT, following the Blue “105” arrow sign 4.) Immediately afterwards, turn LEFT at the short “NO THRU TRAFFIC / RV PARKING ONLY” sign. (Do not proceed past this sign, as the driveway narrows and can be difficult for RV's to navigate). Pull forward and park in front of the picnic table and power stand (if needed, extension cords can be found in the grey storage bin next to the patio furniture). 5.) When departing, just back out – it is essentially a wide-sweeping “S”-curve eighteen-feet wide and should be easy to navigate. Smaller RV's can conduct a three point turn next to the “NO THRU TRAFFIC / RV PARKING ONLY” sign so they can avoid having to back out all the way to the street. For larger RV's, feel free to swing wide into the grassy area next to the RV site, but try to avoid the mulched areas as they contain irrigation lines.