The best family-friendly glamping in Washington Coast

Stretching along the Pacific Ocean, from the Canada-US border clear down to the mouth of the Columbia River, the Washington Coast offers miles and miles of natural coastline, with sandy beaches, quiet coves, islands, and plenty of evergreen forest. Camp in ancient forests in Olympic National Park, take a whale-watching cruise through the San Juan Islands, or simply take a relaxing break in one of the region's many quiet fishing communities. And while cooler temperatures mean you probably won’t have much luck with your tan, what this region lacks in hot-and-sunny beaches, it more than makes up for with untouched natural beauty.

87% (2.5K)

Top-rated campgrounds

Stretching along the Pacific Ocean, from the Canada-US border clear down to the mouth of the Columbia River, the Washington Coast offers miles and miles of natural coastline, with sandy beaches, quiet coves, islands, and plenty of evergreen forest. Camp in ancient forests in Olympic National Park, take a whale-watching cruise through the San Juan Islands, or simply take a relaxing break in one of the region's many quiet fishing communities. And while cooler temperatures mean you probably won’t have much luck with your tan, what this region lacks in hot-and-sunny beaches, it more than makes up for with untouched natural beauty.

87% (2.5K)

Top-rated campgrounds

1. Olympic Adventure Campground

91%

(1823)

51 sites · Tents, RVs, Lodging · Forks, WA

Olympic Adventure Campground is available to Both RV's & Tent Camping. 🏕Our Camp is situated on about 5 acres of Dense Enormous Evergreen Forest in the Olympic temperate rain forest region. It is next to the road on Highway 101 but still offers our guests the wilderness experience and Semi-Privacy with tall trees surrounding the camp. We recommend that our guests use GPS to find Forks, WA, First. Once you find Forks, you will be able to find our camp. Helpful Hints: If you are traveling from the South side of town: We are only a Half Mile from the Northbound Edge of town on the Right. If you are traveling from the North side: Watch for milepost number 193, you are very close. Our camp will be on the left. ⏱Check-in: 1pm-7pm Our Guests May Call or message our platforms(Hipcamp,Facebook,Email) ”Checking in!” ⏱️Check-out: 11am Camp Office Hours: ⏰7am-7pm Daily: May 15-September 15. Come to the office for help, questions. 🕰️8am-6pm September 16-May 14. Intermittent. Call as needed. **Quiet Time** 10pm-7am Daily ⚡️ Vehicle charging is an extra fee of $10.00 per day. 🛜 Wi-Fi is available at our camp. We Do Not Promise or Guarantee Perfect Speed, Connection or Range All Throughout the Camp Property. 🚮 We require our guests to use the nearest large dumpster for their trash. Please Do Not: Hang bags of food or trash up in trees; Leave it on the ground; In a fire pit or Next to a dumpster. This will attract crows & ravens to make messes. 🚍RV Black Waste Water Holding Tanks: We require guests to arrive at our camp with an empty black waste water holding tank. Some Rest Areas along the I-5 freeway have free dump stations. We encourage travelers to Google for more options. 🚻There are 5 restroom pods that stay open for our guests to use 24/7. Hot Showers: $5.00 per guest, in 3 of the restrooms between the hours: 7am-7pm Summer. 8am-6pm after summer. ✔️We are committed to helping our guests enjoy their stay at our camp. Please be willing to accept a possible booking update or change if necessary. If not, someone may need to look elsewhere to camp. ❗️Please Note: Some Requests for Refunds Not Allowed: 1. Animal Waste found at the camp: (This is a Wilderness area). 2. Wi-Fi: Weak or no signal. 3. Privacy: (This is not implied nor promised). Thank You!

2. sol duc rainforest retreat

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(1061)

15 sites · Tents, RVs, Lodging · Port Angeles, WA

Stay at our private piece of rain forest paradise. Our 9 acres of forest is adjacent to the Olympic national park and the Olympic discovery trail. Camp next to Lake Crescent and the Sol Duc river/ hot springs, immersed in the Olympic rain forest, next to a bubbling creek. There is hiking , biking and boating in all directions. Each camp is semi secluded, surrounded in ferns and old growth trees. With many trails that loop around and covered outdoor kitchens, its a great spot to chill and cook or explore the forests thousands of ferns and bubbling brooks . Located a mile and a half from Lake Crescent, adjacent to the Olympic Discovery Trail and the Olympic National Park, our property is a perfect gathering point to explore the possibilities of the peninsula. You will think you're in the park.

3. The Ultimate Camping Trip

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7 sites · Lodging · Forks, WA

Welcome to Your Ultimate Camping Getaway on the Sol Duc River! Discover the perfect blend of comfort and nature at our unique riverside retreat nestled between Forks, WA and La Push, WA. Our spacious campsites are designed for families, couples, and adventurers seeking a relaxing outdoor experience with modern comforts. Stay in our canvas tents, thoughtfully set up like cozy bedrooms for a restful night under the stars. Each site includes outdoor park grills, firepits, and plenty of room to spread out and unwind. Kids will love the community play area, while adults can soak in the sights and sounds of the beautiful Sol Duc River just steps away. With convenient access to iconic hiking trails, lush forests, and scenic beaches, our location is perfect for exploring the best of the Olympic Peninsula. Whether you're heading to the beaches of La Push or the heart of Forks, adventure is never far away. Come experience camping made comfortable—your basecamp for unforgettable outdoor memories!

4. Shadow Mountain RV & Campground

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47 sites · Tents, RVs, Lodging · Port Angeles, WA

!~PLEASE READ EACH SITE DESCRIPTION ~ LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE~! Whether you are looking to spend some quality time with your family or enjoy a weekend away with friends, you are going to find the perfect camping at Shadow Mountain Campground! SORRY NO WIFI Enjoy hiking, swimming, kayaking, or boating across the street at Lake Sutherland or Lake Cresent! Rent our newly added Kayak Rentals. We have a convenient General Store and Gas Station on-site with Firewood and much more... We have beautiful campsites, entertaining activities nearby, and quality staff to ensure that your Olympic National Park camping vacation is all you need to relax and unwind! Come spend a weekend, a week, or a season with our Monthly RV Park Spaces and let us show you what we have to offer! Did I mention HOT SHOWERS and LAUNDRY FACILITY!!! The views are Amazing!

5. Glamping at the Gateway

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(296)

13 sites · Lodging · Port Angeles, WA

Great base camp where the mountains meet the sea on the Olympic Peninsula. So many great sights in a short distance from camp. Salt creek recreation area is a short 3 miles away, beautiful views of the Straits of Juan de Fuca. NEW SHOWER on site!!! Tide pools to explore and WW2 bunkers. Striped peak trailhead offers panoramic views. Spruce Railroad trail to Devils punchbowl is 3 miles away as well as Log Cabin Resort. The resort offers paddle boats and kayaks for rent. (Closed for winter months) A restaurant and beautiful views of Lake Crescent await you. Hurricane Ridge visitor center is 16 miles away explore the glaciers of the Olympic mountains. Check out the Joyce General store for all your needs including wood for the fire and a laundry mat within 1 mile from the property. 2 night min stay in the RV no fireworks on property. No pets allowed in the RV RV has toilet, NEW OUTDOOR SHOWER, all bedding, comfy beds, dishes, cooking and cleaning supplies. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, 1 gallon drinking water and instant oatmeal are supplied. corn hole, charcoal bbq (not during burn ban), picnic tables, small zip line, rope swing, tire swing, port a potty, and fire pit are all in the communal area. During burn bans a propane fire ( included) is supplied in the firepit communal area only. 4 people per spot with a 5.00 charge per night for each additional up to max 6 people per site. please go to extras for the charge pick a unit per person per night. 1 car per site 5.00 charge per car per night max 2. please pay thru the extras.

Stories from the community

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Nathaniel

2 weeks ago

Weekend Trip to Olympic Adventure Campground

Check in was super easy and efficient!! The cabin was cute and well-heated. Make sure to bring your sleeping bag and pillows! Thanks for the pleasant stay!

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Mary Beth

3 weeks ago

With pets

1 night at The Ultimate Camping Trip

Perfect little rustic spot for the night! Amazing location by the river.

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Whitney

October 2025

With kids

1 night at sol duc rainforest retreat

It was a really beautiful campsite with a lot of convenient amenities available. The only thing I really have to complain about is that the heater in the tent wasn’t enough to keep us warm at night.

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Alyssa

October 2025

Weekend Trip to Olympic Adventure Campground

Cute place to stay for the night! Nice clean cabin. Responsive host.

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Megan

October 2025

With pets

Weekend Trip to Olympic Adventure Campground

We enjoy camping on John's expansive property. It is clean and orderly with better bathrooms than a national or state park! There is easy access to potable water, and a decent amount of space between sites for privacy. We have "tent" camped there a couple of times (we have sleeping arrangements in our vehicle), and we most recently rented one of their cabins for a night. It was clean and cozy. There are "glamping" amenities such as a heater, electric outlets, a microwave and comfy mattresses on the platform beds. The curtains provided privacy, and the porch outside gave us a nice place to sit and enjoy nature and light-hearted artwork. The property is close enough to the town of Forks and the junction at which to head to the gorgeous, pristine ocean beaches. The owners can be easily reached by phone when necessary. We will return!

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Elaina

October 2025

Weekend Trip to Olympic Adventure Campground

We had such a great time at the Chinook Cabin at the Olympic Adventure Camp! John was so very nice and accommodating, as we got there late. The campgrounds are so beautiful, especially for this girl who came here from Ohio! The cabin is essentially a shed with a heater, a microwave and two cots but it fit our needs for the one night we stayed! Two people in our group said they want to make plans to come back soon!

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Samantha

September 2025

Weekend Trip to sol duc rainforest retreat

Very thoughtful tent set up. Beautiful area. We loved our stay

Jon

September 2025

2 nights at sol duc rainforest retreat

The campgrounds were amazing!! the setting was beautiful and the directions were on point!! Everything listed was there: kitchen, kitchenware, running hot water for bathrooms, functional toilets in restrooms. Though the tent had a heater, it didn't do a great job, but thank goodness for blankets! (bring your own sleeping bag if you'd like extra comfort and warmth). was a perfect location for my hikes within Olympic; 30-45 mins to Hurricane Ridge and 15 mins from Storm King. I'd surely consider staying here once I plan my Pacific NW road trip!

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Lindsay

September 2025

1 night at The Ultimate Camping Trip

Very easy to find the sites even in the dark and a beautiful layout. The full size bed was a little squeaky, but it did the job. Tent was clean.

Cookout/sitting area with river view (rented propane pit)

Nicole

September 2025

2 nights at The Ultimate Camping Trip

Tent kept us dry and bedding was clean! We brought our own sleeping bags for warmth, which I 10/10 recommend as the nights can get chilly. The host offered to set up a propane pit/tank for an extra fee as there was a burn ban in place, which really added to our experience! Loved hearing the river and the birds in the morning. Clean porta-potty’s, and a well lit central area so you’re not stumbling in the dark. 15 mins to Forks, 10mins to La Push, this location is perfect for beach and forest trail hiking and close to food/supplies. Enjoy!

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Kiersten

September 2025

Weekend Trip to Olympic Adventure Campground

Very convenient place to stay. Backcountry cabin is a simple structure that provided a dry night. John is very friendly.

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Nicole

September 2025

Weekend Trip to The Ultimate Camping Trip

Very cute area! Campsite was just the right size. The tents were nice & the bed was comfortable. Listening to the river all night long was a high light! Only complaint was the shower, not exactly my cup of tea!

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Grace

September 2025

3 nights at sol duc rainforest retreat

What an amazing place! You can tell that the owners of this location put a lot of love and mindfulness into this place, from the amenities of well-furnished kitchens(!) and hot(!) showers, to the hand-carved and selected decorations hidden everywhere and multitudes of places to sit by yourself or hang out with others. Even with all of the pleasures of civilization, it still feels like you're truly camping inside the rainforest, which was exactly what I was hoping for. (And I spent more than a little time on the rope hammock platform, just soaking it all in!) Aside from the nearby roadway during the day, which isn't terrible and is less noticeable in the further campsites, it's incredibly peaceful and quiet, and that same road takes you to so many nearby sites for exploring and hiking that I can't find it in me to mind the mild noise! I'm so glad I stumbled across this place, and I greatly look forward to returning! I was in one of the "glamping" spots, #5, and very much appreciated the setup and available power, as well as the clever use of padding between tent and platform. It was perfectly cozy on the mild September nights - I brought an electric blanket just in case but didn't need it - and there was more than enough room and height to not struggle with space at all.

Anna

September 2025

2 nights at sol duc rainforest retreat

Really cute and magical green space! Appreciated the amenities of hot showers and cooking spaces along with all the cute spots to sit around the retreat site. Would recommend and would go back!

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Rebecca

September 2025

Weekend Trip to Olympic Adventure Campground

Great place to crash while exploring Forks and the Olympics! Beds were comfy, cabin was clean, bathrooms nearby. We were running a bit late for check in so we called the host and they let us know how to get in after hours! Wouldn’t recommend messaging since they don’t seem to check that.

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Sierra

September 2025

2 nights at Glamping at the Gateway

My husband and I loved staying here. Perfect spot to be able to explore the Olympic National Park. Teresa was super friendly and gave us suggestions on places to visit. The RV was super comfortable and outdoor shower was nice. Would definitely stay here again in the future.

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Jo

September 2025

1 night at Olympic Adventure Campground

Booked the coho cabin and it was great, as was the whole site. Friendly and helpful people. Recommended to solo travellers too!

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Sophie

September 2025

2 nights at The Ultimate Camping Trip

Beautiful quiet and quaint place! The tents are comfortable with enough privacy. Toilet and shower are primitive but fine. Perfect location for visiting Rialto Beach/Hole in the Wall. Hoh Rainforest is also reasonably close.

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Mary Margaret

September 2025

Weekend Trip to sol duc rainforest retreat

I had a nice time at Sol Duc Retreat and got very lucky with temperate weather and even some sunshine. My stay was in the glamping tent site 5 and it included a full sized air mattress and a single person cot with pillows and blankets. The site was gorgeous and really felt like you are camping in the rainforest, but its pretty close to the highway so car traffic noise could always be heard. Finding the campsite was a breeze with the directions from the host. Sol Duc Retreat is a skip away from Lake Crescent and relatively close to so many hikes in Olympic so location was awesome. The amenities were just fine - the kitchen equipment seems to just be cleaned and maintained by the guests so it was a tad grimy. I would recommend bringing some of your own utensils and plates to eat with, but I felt fine using pots and pans because I could burn off any germs through cooking. The bathrooms also followed suit with the kitchens and felt unclean, but I was fine with that for a few nights! They were always properly stocked with toilet paper and hot water. Definitely bring shower shoes! The kitchen and bathrooms were not as clean as I had hoped but they were there and still super helpful to use. Overall, I would recommend staying at Sol Duc Retreat because it was a solid accommodation that allowed me to soak up every bit of Olympic!

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NathanielBoon

September 2025

1 night at sol duc rainforest retreat

Honestly really cool, the vibes where good, it was like a little gnome wonderland tucked into the woods

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The best family-friendly glamping in Washington Coast guide

Where to go

The Olympic Peninsula

From west of the Puget Sound all the way to the Pacific Ocean, the Olympic Peninsula is among the least developed expanses in the state. Its biggest draw is Olympic National Park, known for the rejuvenating Sol Duc Hot Springs, snow-clad Mount Olympus, and the old-growth groves of the Hoh Rainforest. While outdoor adventure is the area’s star attraction, the Olympic Peninsula also features a handful of cute coastal communities, including Port Angeles and Moclips.

Puget Sound

Between Seattle and the Olympic Peninsula, Puget Sound is an inlet and estuary that offers solid opportunities for urban adventure and quiet repose. The eastern part of the sound is predominantly urban and dominated by the Seattle metro area, while the communities to the west offer a slower pace of life, with farms, state parks, and wineries. Vashon Island, Bainbridge Island, and Whidbey Island are all popular weekend getaways, with easy access to nature and camping.

The San Juan Islands & Northwestern Coast

Sandwiched between the Strait of Georgia and the Strait of San Juan de Fuca off the coast of northwest Washington, the San Juan Islands are known for their coastal forest scenery and outdoor adventure. The islands attract plenty of vacationers for camping, sea kayaking, and whale-watching. If you're short on time and don't want to take a ferry, stay on the mainland at the sprawling Larrabee State Park or the more compact Birch Bay State Park.

Washington’s South Coast

The southern Washington coast is characterized by wooded state parks and compact fishing communities. Popular spots include Leadbetter Point State Park, Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, and the town of Long Beach—though for truly epic ocean views, head to Cape Disappointment State Park, where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean.