Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort Campground — Olympic National Park

The registration process for this campground is confusing, if you show up without reservations like we did. There’s a board with info on it, but ultimately you need to drive back to the lodge where people go for hot springs soaks and register with them there (heads up, the parking lot at the lodge is very RV unfriendly). 

There’s a FHU area as well as non hookup areas, which you can stay in as long as you fit. Ultimately, there wasn’t room for us at the non-hookup campground, and the RV sites were all booked. Recommend reservations for this place!

On the positive side, this gives you a place to stay. The negative is that it's so tight you you can share dinner dishes with your neighbors next door and likely won't be able to extend your awning all the way out. Depending on where your assigned spot is and what type of rig is parked next or near you, you will probably have to ask at least one person, probably two to move their vehicles so you have enough room to back into your spot. It is that tight. The spring itself it nice, so bring your swim suits, and the park itself is beautiful and well worth the hassle of staying there.

We stayed here and enjoyed the location. Easy to hike to the falls, spend time at Lake Crescent or go up the Elwah.

Three separate camping areas. The RV park is tightly packed with full hookups, dump site down the road. Loops A and B are dry sites with restroom buildings and water spigots. The camping loops are quiet, nestled in the woods with good campfire rings and tables. B55 was great for a smaller camper, our Aliner Ranger fit great with the tow vehicle perpendicular. Some of the sites accommodated larger Airstreams, while some just a car with tent areas away from parking. Overall awesome spot.

This campsite is a great established site with lots of space and walking distance from the lovers lane trail head and the sol doc hot springs. Make sure to do both! This site is also near crescent lake, so it’s a great place to stay if trying to do both! Bathrooms were standard. There are showers at the hot springs as well as a little store.

Beautiful but busy area. The sites were laid out weird, with little to no privacy between sites. There was no river access from the campground which was unfortunate. The resort itself was so busy and did not look peaceful to soak in. We spent most of our days exploring the park and the coast. It is nice that it is close to the falls but they are also very busy. Long drive back to civilization. I have stayed at much better campgrounds in Washington, and was a bit disappointed by this one.

It’s nicer than camping in a parking lot. The surrounding woods are wonderful. There’s a trail to an amphitheater and an easy walking path to the hot springs

We stayed in Loop A site 9 Friday, October 7-9.

The site was okay but there wasn’t a lot of privacy between sites 8-11. The sites were all pretty close together. There was a shared bear box between sites 8-11. We opted for keeping our food in the car, which was parked up a little hill, not far enough to be a huge inconvenience but just enough to make you want to shorten the amount of trips to get things.

Our campsite had a pretty worn picnic table and a bench near the fire pit which we ended up using as a table while cooking on the fire.

The bathrooms right near our sites were closed except for one pit toilet so we ended up walking to the other side of the campground to use the bathroom. Not sure why they were closed.

The camp hosts weren’t the most friendly but maybe it was nearing the end of their stay and they were tired.

We would most likely camp here again but would probably select a campsite between 21 and up to have a little more privacy between sites.

We had a great time here. There’s hot springs, hiking trails, waterfalls, and we saw salmon making their epic journey up the falls. Wow. There aren’t bear boxes at most sites so keep items in your locked vehicle and hike with bear mace to be safe. We had a nice site. Bathrooms are a bit rough for the wear but clean.

One of the most spectacular campsites I've stayed at, nestled into the giant rainforest trees. I stayed there with a group of friends in Loop A. The sites look a bit close together but feel quite far apart with all the tree and ground cover. Facilities were pretty basic, but we sprung for $15 to head over to the hot springs resort for a dip and a shower.

 It's an easy hike to Sol Duc Falls, and a good entry-point for longer hikes up to the Seven Lakes basin. We day-hiked to Deer Lake and I've added that to the list of back-country sites to come back for!

We loved our time at Sol Duc but we were disappointed that there were no showers. You can use the showers at the lodge but you have to pay $15 as this also gives you entrance to the hot springs. This wasn't ideal as we did not have time to use the hot springs so it seemed a bit expensive to spend $30 on two showers. The campsite itself was beautifully maintained and was beautiful in amongst all the forest trees. We would highly recommend watching the salmon running up the river in the salmon cascades which is only a few miles from the campsite. Probably wouldn't visit again but only because of the no showers. If we'd known before we went, we would have tried to stay somewhere else.

Soaking at hot springs after all day hike-priceless. Usually it is $15/day and you can go in and out as you wish but now it is $15 for 1.5 hours and reservation is needed due to limited occupancy. It is well maintained and clean. Campground is nice, no showers and they do have bear sightings so follow the rules strictly. Nice hiking trails in the area. The only negative part is 12 mile drive from the entrance to the campground.

I love this spot! I prefer loop B for the falls trail and the distance from the action. It’s always slightly quieter, which I love. The hot springs at the main lodge are the attraction, but the falls hike is absolutely stunning! Follow it up with a dip in the pools to smooth your muscles

I went with a group of friends outside of rainy season but it was still pretty wet. The day before we arrived, a bear had ransacked a campsite, so be careful not to leave any goodies in your tent.

We had room for two mid-size vehicles and eight people. Site 12 is right by the river and super close to trails. I probably don't need to sell Olympic to you, but it's magical. Be prepared for being wet.

There are two loops, Loop A which is closer to the river and Loop B which has lots of downed trees that have been worked on as well as walk-in sites. This was a neat campground in that nature was front and center. Tons of moss, deer wandering around, and the slugs! They were HUGE!! No showers here(I don’t think any of the Olympic NP campgrounds have showers), but you can go to the Hot Springs resort and pay for the use of their locker room and showers(and of course the hot springs pools) if you need. There was a great trail to a waterfall as well as three other trailheads either right in the campground or very close. Most sites had picnic tables and firepits, but the sites that were closed due to downed trees did not have tables(maybe removed for tree removal?).

The pools are well maintained ($15 to get in), there’s locker rooms with showers and there’s also a diner. Down the road there’s a short 1 mile hike to the falls!

Very secluded campground deep in the forest near the hot springs resort. The RV sites are literally a gravel parking lot with people parked around the edges. Not bad, but be aware and trailer your expectations. The two tent loops are much nicer, much more nestled in the trees. Small campers and truck campers can fit in many of the tent sites, at the expense of no hookups. Little to no cell service, and no WiFi - perfect for disconnecting from the world.

We stayed in RV site 001 which is the smallest of all the RV sites, our truck camper barely fit. Next time we’d go for one of the tent loops. Lovely area!

Sleeping in the rainforest was absolutely spectacular. This particular camp ground is associated with the hot springs resort however due to covid they weren't allowing anyone to buy a day pass to the hot springs. Also there was an occupancy tax and state tax added to the camping price making it some weird number with change. They offer the "easy" options of donation to round up to whole dollar numbers. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Camp host was nice and bathroom has flush and a sink. i left my toothbrush on the charger overnight in the bathroom and it was fine.

Would stay again

The springs are amazing, the campground is nice. The hot springs pool is large and staff is friendly. This is one of those spots that will leave a lasting impression- we had such a great time here and I can’t wait to return. Changing rooms/bathroom is huge and clean.

Right in the middle of the rain forest and near hot springs and a water fall. This campground was another in Olympic National Park that is so special! It’s one of 3 campgrounds in ONP that you can get a reservation, so be sure to get one unless you’re arriving on a weekday.

This was a pretty cool campground. The only reason that I took one star away is because it was a little crowded, which isn’t really my scene. That’s to be expected though since there’s a hot spring right near there. The hot springs are a little commercialized as they usually are, so I didn’t check that out. The campground was nice though. It had a ton of sites to choose from, tables, fire pits, food storage. I was in a tent but I saw some

Rv sites. 

If you’re looking for something more wild than the hot springs, definitely check our sol duc falls. We did a variation of the trail to make it longer, but I think there was a shorter version that was less than 2 miles. The forest is beautiful and the trail leads to an awesome waterfall. Great place to get out into nature.

We went there first of October. $30 to get inside the park but if you have a America beautiful pass for $80 it’s good for a year. In the RV area with electric hook ups is more like a parking lot Loop b is pretty much tents only. Loop a there are a few decent size sites 14-19 but you better have reservations. It’s $25 a night for the campground. The hike to the falls is nice and not too bad or long.

Spent two days seeing the entire north side of the park from the rain forest to the numerous waterfalls to the amazing beaches!

I arrived after dark and it was rainy. I did spend time at the springs, which was nice. The camping spots are very close together, but the area is scenic.

$22 for a tent site but you will also have to pay or have a park pass to get into Olympic NP. Bathrooms are basic with no showers. Water spigots at restrooms. Sites are level and come with fire ring and table. Quiet and wildlife visible.