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Olympic National Park
Campgrounds
Olympic has 16 NPS-operated campgrounds with a total of 910 sites. Concession-operated RV parks are located within the park at the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort and Log Cabin Resort on Lake Crescent.
  • Campgrounds can accommodate RVs and trailers up to 21 feet in length, unless otherwise noted in the chart below.
  • Campground toilets are wheelchair accessible, unless otherwise noted in the chart below.
  • All campsites are first-come, first-served, except for Kalaloch as shown below.
  • All park campsites provide a picnic table and fire pit. 
  • Park campgrounds do not have hook-ups or showers.
  • Group campgrounds are provided at Sol Duc and Kalaloch. 
 
Campground Season Fee No. Sites Facilities Comments
Altair Late May through mid fall. $12 30 Running water when open. In wooded area along Elwha River; some riverside sites.
Deer Park Mid June through mid fall. $10 14 Pit toilets, no water. Tents only. Near treeline, but among groves of subalpine firs; elevation 5,400'. Access road is winding, gravel,  not suitable for RVs or trailers.   
Dosewallips Walk in only.  -- -- Pit toilets, no water. Dosewallips Road is washed out & closed 3.5 miles outside the park boundary.
Elwha Year round; primitive in winter. $12 40 Running water in summer; pit toilets & no water in winter. In wooded area in Elwha Valley. 
Fairholme April through mid fall. $12 88 Running water when open. At west end of Lake Crescent. Fairholme General Store, boat launch nearby.
Graves Creek

Year round; primitive in winter. Walk-in only.

$12 30 Running water in summer, pit toilets & no water in winter. Graves Creek Road open to foot, stock and bicycle traffic only. Along Graves Creek in temperate rain forest.
Heart O'the Hills Year round, but may be walk-in only when snow falls. $12 105 Running water all year. In old growth forest. Closest campground to Hurricane Ridge. Campfire programs in summer.
Hoh Year round. $12 88 Running water all year. In old growth temperate rainforest along Hoh River.  Campfire programs in summer.
Kalaloch Year round. $14 to $18 170 Running water all year. ONLINE RESERVATIONS accepted for camping between June 17 - Sept. 7, 2009. (Reservations can be made no more than 6 months in advance beginning December 17, 2008.) First come, first serve remainder of year. On bluff overlooking Pacific, some view sites. Campfire programs in summer.
Mora Year round. $12 94 Running water all year. Among trees two miles from Rialto Beach and Pacific Ocean. Some sites have views of Quillayute River.  
North Fork Year round, may close in winter. Primitive. $10 9 Pit toilet, no water. NOT recommended for large RVs & trailers. In temperate rainforest, elevation 520'.
Ozette

Year round; may close in winter.

$12 15 Running water, pit toilet in winter. Next to Lake Ozette, views of lake.
Queets Year round. Primitive. $10 20 Pit toilet, no water. Queets Road reroute now open. 
Sol Duc Year round; primitive in winter. $14 82 Running water in summer, pit toilets & no water in winter. Old-growth forest along Sol Duc River; some riverside sites. 
South Beach Memorial Day weekend through mid September.  $10 50 Running water. Flush toilets not wheelchair accessible. Open field, little shade or privacy. Short walk to Pacific Ocean beach.
Staircase

Year round. Walk-in only & primitive in winter.

$12 47 Running water in summer, pit toilets & no water in winter. Flush toilets are not accessible. In old growth forest, along Skokomish River. Some riverside sites. Staircase Road closed to vehicles in winter.
 
Mossy downed log in dense forest  

Did You Know?
The old growth forests of the Pacific Northwest produce three times the biomass (living or once living material) of tropical rain forests.
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Last Updated: January 21, 2009 at 14:25 EST