Bay View State Park Campground

Stayed here for another night after our week up on the Mount Baker Scenic Byway. Besides a vagrant issue in the neighboring site (which was handled by hosts and rangers the next morning), our stay was pleasant enough for traveling through.

Lovely beach with panoramic view of the bay, a short hike away. Friendly people. Good facilities. Fire risk high so no wood or charcoal fires.

Had a nice, quick stay. Quiet, clean restrooms, hot shower, and good cell service--everything I wanted after a full day of hiking near Mount Baker.

Stayed a night here and very impressed with the cleanliness and quality of the park. Highly recommend a WA state park. Bathrooms and showers were spotless.

Bayview is one of my husband and I’s favorite state parks for short term camping. Even when it’s full, it’s peaceful and the majority of sites have decent privacy via trees + shrubs. Parking can be tricky in the higher numbered sites, especially for large vehicles. Padilla Bay is beautiful and within walking distance of the campgrounds. The whole park is well maintained and the staff is helpful, and additionally sell amenities like firewood and ice on site during booth hours at the entrance.

We love this campground our kids love it too. The kiddos always want to go camping here when we ask them!! Great staff really nice campsites. Beautiful beach bring the kites

We stayed here in February so the whole park was not open.  As with all state parks, some spots are better than others.  The ranger was very nice, although there for only limited hours.  It was quiet and obviously close to Padilla Bay which was a nice walk.  Also an easy drive to La Conner and Deception Pass.

Clean bathrooms, enough space between vehicles (we had a fairly private spot), easy to access with large car. We saw a deer in the morning in the campground. Walk down to the beach in the morning to see the tide

A very nice place. Quiet, shady and allows privacy. It is not noticeable that it was full. In the center of the circle there is a large lawn that allows children to play. Walking distance from the ocean. A quiet beach, with a beautiful view

Site is small, on the website it states it can fit 3 tents, but it only can fit one.

We only stayed for a night while passing through, but found this campground to be clean and appreciated the nice level sites.

We only stayed overnight but it was great! It was clean and well organized. The view of Padilla Bay through the trees was nice and there are spots with direct views. The walk down to the beach was lovely. I hope to come back and stay longer.

Their are several sites with hookups, cabins, tent sites. Beach walks and a county path nearby. There is also a marine center with small aquarium nearby.

Very friendly rangers and staff

We spent Labor Day weekend here. The state park is not big but being next to Puget Sound it is quite nice for people that want to do water activities. For us we use it to do nice bicycle rides. The park is very well maintained with bathrooms being throughly cleaned daily around 11am. Our site was quite big but being next to the bathrooms was as private as we would have liked.

We stayed here on June 6, 2022. The trailer campsites are in a poor state of repair. Many have standing water and the ground is damp due to lack of gravel. Our picnic table had a partly melted top and was so unstable on the eroded slope it was not usable. The tent sites were very wet and sloping. It looks as if Washington State Parks and Recreation has totally neglected this park for several years. The campsites need ditching and a load of gravel each and levelling. The fees are expensive($40.00/night) plus a Discovery Pass, so it is definitely not worth it to stay at this park. 

It was disappointing to read so many great reviews which did not match the reality.

On the other hand, the campground host was very friendly and the restrooms were spotless, which was under her control. The poorly maintained infrastructure is not.

I will be writing to the State to voice my concerns.

Very easily accessible and lots of amenities. Restrooms, water, power, etc. beach was very close by

It lost a star for being very crowded, loud, and not very private

Great spot! Really private loop sites with a large common field in the center. There’s a short walk down to the bay which was an awesome spot to watch the sunset each night. My only criticism is that the bathrooms need work. I went to take a shower one night and was surprised to see that they shut the hot water off each night from 10pm to 7am. And the shower didn’t even work, the water just came out in a dribble. Otherwise a really beautiful site.

RV & trailers with helpful park rangers. We arrived same day and found spots to park our 30’ RV. Water and power with waste at central spot. Padilla Bay is dramatic and quiet morning and evening, a short walk away. Lots of kids and great for them to finally play together in the common field.

We stayed here Saturday-Sunday in late May. The campground was nice and clean, but the sites were pretty close together. We were able to make it work, even with our dog-reactive dog, though. Recommend campsite 48 as it seemed to be one of the most private ones. The beach was lovely and not at all crowded. We packed up early and made our coffee/breakfast ah the beach, and were the only ones there for an hour or so. If you have a dog, highly recommend checking out the SniffSpot that is just North of the park!

Some of the sites are close together (for a WA state park) but the sites are still private by normal RV park standards. The location is excellent and the rangers are nice. Site 24 is private and nice. The only caveat is that the fire pit and picnic table are on the hookup side of the slot. We would stay here (and in this slot) in a heartbeat.

Such a great state park! We stayed for four nights and had a lovely spot off the main loop with a huge grassy center “island” ringed with campsites. Our spot backed up to beautiful trees and was nicely situated to not feel crowded. Short walk down to the beach, close drive to the much larger (and more crowded) Deception Pass State Park, and to the Anacortes ferry terminal with service to the San Juan Islands.

No complaints. We got a hiker/biker spot for $12 right by the entrance. Shore wasn't crowded, water not too murky. Great stop on your way

This was a great site for a big party there were 22 of us - 8 kids. We were right in the center but felt like we had our own area. The kids were able to ride their bikes around and there was a huge grassy area just down the path they loved to go play at. We took the ferry over to Friday Harbor for lunch for a day trip. The kids also loved going down to the beach.

Water and facilities were easily accessed. Clean campgrounds. It was a great spot.

It was super easy to get to and I didn't feel like a wasted a day getting there or home.

We actually stayed at the cabins rather than in a tent. The views of the bay from the cabin were great. The cabin is definitely luxurious if you’re used to tenting (two padded bunks and a queen sized bed; also has heat if you need it.) The campground is also very close to Skagit Valley (an easy bike ride to the tulip festival,) as well as close to Deception Pass which makes for a nice day trip.

The only caveat would be that it is quite noisy as it is right next to a main road and there was not a well enforced quiet time.

Fantastic campground just down the road from the ferry docks. Very clean and secluded camp sites. A five minute walk takes you to the beachfront where there are picnic tables. Lots of wildlife wandering around the grounds. The only thing that was a little strange was that you have to put quarters into the shower in order to get hot water...so definitely bring quarters.

The whole park was clean and pretty quiet! It was right on the water and was exactly the right distance from Seattle to make us feel like we’d really left! Book ahead of time cause it fills up pretty fast!

The campground sits above the bay. There are full hooks up. State Park. Beautiful !

Across the street from the beach and next door to the Padilla bay marine center. Theres a big field in the center of the park thats great for games and picnics. Wooded camp sites

We rented cabins when my sister and her family were in town from Ohio because they don't have camping gear. The cabins were fine, although not a fan of all the rats underneath and around. The location is not good. You walk down to the water next to a fairly busy road, then the view across the water is of some sort of industrial facility (maybe some type of electrical plant or refinery). If you are going to see deception pass stay somewhere else.