Fort Townsend Historical State Park Campground
Reviewed Jun. 16, 2019

Better than I expected

If you're looking for a serene woodsy place to tent camp this is it! There are RV/trailer sites which are what you would expect - all in a line with no privacy between them. The tent sites all have moderate to high privacy, especially the perimeter sites. If you're in the middle of the loop then unfortunately you have people 360 degrees around you but still not terrible. I noticed that all the sites have fire pits with grills except for #2 for some reason. I would also avoid #2 and #3 as they are literally directly next to the bathrooms and there is a bright metal halide light outside the bathroom. The pull-through sites generally are more secluded and offer more natural buffers than the back-in sites do.

Within walking distance of the tent sites are large grassy fields with plenty of room for activities and games and there are several miles of easy walking trails that parallel the shore line with beautiful vistas overlooking Port Townsend Bay. One of the trails leads down to the shore which has a nice picnic table right on the shore. An added bonus for history buffs are the placards on one of the walking trails that tells the history of the park when it was an active Army base in the late 1800's. The trails are all wide and well-maintained as well as heavily shaded which is nice in the hot summer. Only of a few of the lesser used trails were quite narrow (shoulder width wide).

All in all my wife, daughter and I fell in love with this park and will definitely be reserving #1 again!

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  • Review photo of Fort Townsend Historical State Park Campground by skarz , June 16, 2019
  • Review photo of Fort Townsend Historical State Park Campground by skarz , June 16, 2019
  • Review photo of Fort Townsend Historical State Park Campground by skarz , June 16, 2019
  • Review photo of Fort Townsend Historical State Park Campground by skarz , June 16, 2019
  • Review photo of Fort Townsend Historical State Park Campground by skarz , June 16, 2019
  • Review photo of Fort Townsend Historical State Park Campground by skarz , June 16, 2019
  • Review photo of Fort Townsend Historical State Park Campground by skarz , June 16, 2019