Bogachiel State Park Campground

**Campground Review:**

Bogachiel State Park is poised right between the Olympic Peninsula Coast near Forks, Washington and La Push and the Hoh Rainforest. It's incredibly lush, so even though some campsites are closer together it never feels crowded. Instead, it has a lovely, meandering vibe.

I appreciate that there are a two campsites reserve just for bikepackers or walk-ins, as well as the larger car camping sites. There is also a group campsite and a ADA-accessible campsite for disabled campers. The bathrooms have showers, and are also ADA-accessible. RVs under 40 feet in length can be accommodated, too.

Named for the Bogachiel River that extends out of the Hoh Rainforest towards the Pacific, you can get your feet wet here and even go tubing. The location is pretty ideal— it's a reasonable drive from both Portland and Seattle and equidistant between the beach and the mountains, so it's a great basecamp from which to further explore the Olympic Peninsula over a multi-day camping trip. There are plenty of amenities to make your stay comfortable, but you still feel like you're really in nature, which is nice.

**Product Review:**

As a Dyrt Ranger, I'm lucky enough to occasionally have the opportunity to test and evaluate products. On this trip, I tested Ethnotek's [Padu Dopp Kit Toiletry Bag](https://ethnotek.com/products/the-padu-dopp-kit), the [Padu Zipper Pouch](https://ethnotek.com/products/the-padu-zipper-pouch), and the [Chaalo Pocket Travel Bag](https://ethnotek.com/products/everyday-shoulder-bag-chaalo?variant=43854636366).

One of my biggest pet peeves any time I'm living out of a backpack is losing all my small items only to find them rattling around in the bottom of my pack later. Whether I'm camping or traveling, I like knowing exactly where all my charger cables, chapstick, hand sanitizer, pens, sunscreen, makeup, and hairpins are. The Padu Dopp Kit Toiletry Bag and Padu Zipper Pouch were perfect for wrangling all that ephemera within my big backpack.

Both the Padu bags are surprisingly roomy. I was impressed with how much I could fit into them. There are a number of thoughtful details, too. The Toiletry Bag is pretty on the outside, but the inside is made of water-resistant fabric, so I don't have to worry about spilled hand cream ruining my bag. There's also a mesh pocket so you can easily confirm the contents at a glance. The other interior pocket is made of that same water-resistant material, which is nice for keeping things like your toothbrush clean and separate.

The Padu Zipper Pouch is smaller and simpler, with no interior pockets. Still, it was plenty big enough to hold all sorts of things, like a few phone chargers, sunglasses, and my spare battery pack. I like that you can order both products in a variety of different exterior patterns, too. It makes it even easier to stay organized when I don't have to worry about mixing up my bags. It's also wonderful that these are sturdy and practical, but pretty enough that I can carry them as a clutch bag. Perfect for when you're trying to travel light and need your gear to pull double duty!

The Chaalo Pocket Travel Bag can definitely play multiple roles, too. You can use it to keep your essentials in one place within your larger backpack, like your keys, wallet, passport, credit or transit cards, point-and-shoot camera etc. It's long nylon strap, though, lets you use it as a cross-body or shoulder purse, too, just the right size for excursions where a day pack would be too much. No fumbling around looking for the car keys— there's an interior key clip. No looking for a pen, either, with the three pen slots. I was glad to have this when we wanted to leave Bogachiel and grab brunch at the River's Edge Restaurant on the Quileute Indian Reservation thirty minutes away.

Like the two Padu bags, the Chaalo is also a really attractive bag that is as nice-looking as it is sturdy. That's a bonus for me— sometimes I get tired of outdoor gear that is all about performance but leaves something to be desired in the aesthetic department. Bogachiel is in such a beautiful part of the world. It's nice to have bags that are just as attractive.

Bogachiel State Park Is One of the Best On the Olympic Peninsula

It feels like the edge of the world here - the WET edge of the world. Right on the edge of the Hoh rainforest, this is a great place to camp if you want to explore the Hoh rainforest. 

There are only about 20 or so campsites so its a small and somewhat remote campground. The bathrooms were decent and lots of shade. Bring some rain gear as it is somewhat damp here. 

Rainforest Camping 

Awesome, clean Facilities, fabulous grounds and cheery folks. 

Near Forks

Our family had a lot of fun at Bogachiel! Some of the campsites lead right up to the river and were tucked away by the forest. Super small but so close to Forks and La Push.

Perfect Get-Away

We stayed 7 nights in site # 14 which had water &amp; electric. We drove out &amp; came back in the other direction so the door opened into the site not the street. Big green  covered in moss. The water has a lot of iron so drinking water is suggested. There are coin operated showers. Verizon cell service had 1 to 2 bars. 

  

There's a nice little hike in Bogachiel State Park we took the first day we got there. It's a beautiful little campground. Across the street on Undi road is Bogachiel river trail which is a beautiful hike, hardly anyone there. 

  

Great things to do, Hoh rain forest &amp; Sol Duc (both part of Olympic national park are close the drive to Sol Duc was beautiful. We hear Hurricane ridge is beautiful but we don't hike that far can't do it. The most amazing tidal pools at Ruby beach. You need to get there early parking is hard to come by later in the day. You want to get there a little before low tide &amp; look at all the sea anemones, star fish, beautiful kelp and more. Once the tide starts coming in all the sea life opens &amp; starts moving.  What a great day! 

  

The town of Forks is a cute town, we went to the Visitor center they suggested the Senses Interpretive Trail in town it was an amazing hike along a creek sometimes the Elk are there, we saw lots of fresh prints but no Elk. Big beautiful trees, we did see an owl. We ate a few times at Blakelees, they have Wifi which was good to use once &amp; a while. 

There is a nice Laundry facility in Forks if needed.

Small campground yet so lush

Stayed in Forest loop. Hookups, lots of trails all around, plus the beach, and a coffee kiosk. What more could you ask for?

Beautiful State Park 

This was our first camping trip out after moving to WA. Talk about GREEN AND LUSH!! No hookups, but very nice campground. Trail goes around the entire campground and hooks up to a few others. Our site was very private. Brush very thick between many sites.

Lush and Beautiful 

Don’t pick tent spot #40!

Sooooo much traffic at night, it makes it hard to sleep. If you have a camper or RV, I’m sure this wouldn’t be that bad. 

Other than that Super clean, great and nice staff. Bathrooms are good. There was no soap in the men’s bathroom. (That’s okay, we are exp tent campers, we brought proper cleaning).

Nice and clean/ 1 bad spot

Amazing little stop. Needed a shower after attending overland expo before heading into our next leg. Showers, electric and water at the sites make this a win if you’re in the area. 

Amazing off the beaten path 

Bogachiel campground has a great dump station. The cost is $5 and that also includes drinking water. You can also pay just for the fresh water. Either way it is the same cost. Very well kept and easy to get in and out of with my truck and 32 foot trailer. 

$5 dump station and drinking water.

Good for a one night stop on your way to somewhere (what we did). Close to Forks and Olympic NP.

Level spots, some small, some large. Some grass some cement. Price changed depending on size site you choose. 

One of the smaller state parks I have been too but it had a dump station etc and was quiet as far as neighbors. It is right off the hwy so some hwy noise. We did have cellphone reception and bathrooms were clean. A ranger was around and asked if we needed help with anything.

It's not a KOA, but it does the trick for a one night stop. Even had a hiking trail! A couple miles from a grocery store.