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Dean’s Campground

94%

· Auburn, King, Washington

11 acres hosted by Marlee D.

6 RV/tent sites · 1 RV site

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Welcome to Dean’s! Eight minutes off Highway 18 lies 11 acres of mostly undeveloped land. Dean's is a beautiful, bare-bones place to rest between national parks, before or after crossing the US / CA border, or to set up base camp to explore Seattle / Tacoma. Our main driveway is CLOSED this year for repairs. We have alternate arrival instructions for you after you book. These instructions add about 7 minutes (totaling 8 minutes) from Highway 18 to the campground. Our location is convenient. We are just minutes from Auburn city limits. Road noise, planes, Pacific Raceways, and freight trains are audible here even if muffled by the trees. Our distant neighbors occasionally indulge in target shooting. This doesn't last long. Please call us immediately with any concerns. We have a brand new neighborhood in construction on one of our property lines. Heavy machinery is in use around 8 am and usually finished by dinner time. In order to provide safety and peace, hosts live just outside the campground and closely manage happenings. All our sites have 2-4 persons occupancy in hopes of deterring parties. Our quiet hours are 8pm-8am so we can rest up for the next day’s adventures. We ban fires during the peak of summer to avoid the issue of wildfires entirely. Propane stoves are welcome. We do not have a check in cut-off time tho reservations do need to be made before midnight. We have zero tolerance for hateful, abusive, or discriminatory behavior toward people, belongings, and wildlife. With that being said, the 40+ year old trees and distance between the campsites provides space for you to bring and create your own vibes. Hosts should only approach you with safety or quiet hour concerns. They are available 24 / 7 for any questions or requests you may have. Feel free to reach out any time (our phone number can be found on Google).

Activities

Boating

Fishing

Hiking

Swimming

Natural features

Forest

River, stream, or creek

Mountainous

Field

94%

277 ratings · 200 reviews

Ann B.recommends

August 30, 2024

Orca

Marlee's place is beautiful tucked into a neighborhood that is quiet. The sites were all clean and easy to find. Marlee was easy to communicate with and friendly. It really felt like a campground, because it is a campground!

Rebecca M.recommends

August 26, 2024

Grey Wolf

This place is casual and comfortable! Also, very accomidating- during an especially wet multi-night campout, the host reached out to offer us a fire ring. And they provided wood, kindling and fire starter!! Super customer service! We have been here several times this summer and will be returning again.

Tyson M.recommends

August 26, 2024

Bighorn

I'd reserve again.

Site was clean and not muddy despite the down pour. Hosts were gracious.

Karen S.doesn't recommend

August 22, 2024

Black Bear

The host was not transparent about the surroundings of this campsite. No photos were posted of Black Bear’s “construction zone” view: large piles of debris, heavy machinery, trailers, falling apart sheds, etc. The host stopped responding to messages when I let her know we viewed the site, tried to cancel and would not be staying there. We arrived 2 hrs after checkin. She didn’t respond to a refund request submitted through HipCamp either. I reached out to her again and I received aggressive and unprofessional messages in return. Fortunately, Hipcamp credited my account. If you want to camp in a backyard with a few tall trees while feeling like you’re sleeping at a construction site, you found your place. The host did update the written description of the campground but did not add photos for hipcampers to have an accurate representation/visual of the campground.

Caitlin H.recommends

August 22, 2024

Bighorn

Simple, Affordable, Comfortable!

Marlee is a very good host. Her communications are clear and transparent. She was flexible and accommodating (literally haha). The campground and site were clean and the portapotty was clean and well stocked. I have no bad things to say about what Marlee had to offer! To be clear, this is a good spot if you are traveling and looking for a place to rest your head. It's not a state park with recreational activities and beautiful vistas. Marlee has done a great job setting up a couple spaces to sit and enjoy the trees, but this is a campground in a suburb - the sites are small and the services are minimal. The fees are totally reasonable and the services they do offer are really well managed. I would 100% recommend to others, and stay again. But I also like making sure people know exactly what to expect. I felt like the description of the site and the photos do a great job of that myself, and at no point was I disappointed with the campground. This campground is a perfect way to affordably visit Seattle and the region.

Sage E.recommends

August 20, 2024

Eagle's Nest

Eagles Nest

Dean’s was a perfect place to spend the weekend and unwind in the forest. Marlee was so kind and thoughtful of our experience even during a thunderstorm. The grounds and facilities were both tidy and easy to find following the instructions.

Location

Auburn, King, Washington, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla and bəqəlšuɬ (Muckleshoot) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking