An oasis on a crowded peninsula
We had the misfortune of ending up on the Olympic peninsula on a summer weekend. Not a spot available anywhere. People were literally racing each other to find the last spot available. No cell service in 90% of the peninsula so you’re flying blind. Dry camping sounds great, as it is allowed in national forests, but unfortunately there are simply no spots to do it. Vegetation is so dense you have to rely on turnouts or dirt roads that are closed with a gate. We ended up at one of those. Little did we know it was a popular spot for the local youth to go ATVing and shooting. We were terrorized by motorcycles and atv’s revving their engines right next to our camper and shooting off guns until midnight. Thank God we had the luck to find a spot at Hoh Oxbow just as someone left. Two more minutes and the site would have been gone. It is peaceful, densely forested with large sites. The river is awesome! And best of all, it’s free. As long as you have a Discover pass. Only one vault toilet, no water, but hey, compared to what we went through it was heaven on earth!