Olympic National Forest

Olympic National Park Loop

Itinerary and Links for Car Trip or Camping Trip

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Lewiston to Renton (visit kids)

If pulling trailer, from Renton S. on Hwy 167  S to Sumner, Hwy 512 W to I-5, SW to Olympia, Hwy 101 NW

Camping:

Camping Outside the National Forest

• Skokomish Park, On Lake Cushman $50-56 (1 hr from Olympia)  Sites 44-50 closer to water (Rated #2 top campground in NW)

  • Site Map

Olympic National Park Map

CAMPING

There are an abundance of NFS campsites in the park (we get ½ price with our card). Only four have reservations ahead of time (Kalaloch, Sol Duc, Hoh Rain Forest and Mora), while the rest are first-come, first-served. 

Campgrounds, starting from SW, moving north, then continuing south

• Big Creek Campground (close to Staircase entrance to park) FCFS 53 RV/trailer sites

• Hamma Hamma Campground  and Lena Campground (8 mi from Eldon) 15 sites; max 21’ length FCFS

• Collins Campground 10 trailer/rv sites 21’ max FCFS

• Seal Rock Campground views of Hood Canal and the mountains to the southeast is located directly on Hood Canal. Seal Rock Campground is one of the few national forest campgrounds located on salt water with harvestable oysters for public use.FCFS (3 handicap sites).

• Fallsview Campground CLOSED due to root rot

• Sequim Bay State Park 15 sites full utility up to 45’ dry camp up to 30’

• Heart o the Hills Campground (better for tent camping)

• Altair (near a dam using blasting/construction

• Log Cabin RV and Campground (north-central Olympic Park) opens May 21 for camping

• Site map: 

• Fairholme: 88 FCFS some lakeside sites; 21’ max

• Klahowya; most sites 30’ max a few 40’ max; has .3 mi loop trail

• Sol Duc Hot Springs RV (north-central Olympic Park)  The RV Park is a gravel parking lot with 17 RV sites. Bumper logs provide greater delineation of RV sites. There is limited privacy in this area. Back-in spaces only. No pull-through sites offered. They have water/electric.

• Mora Campground Reservations 5/26-9/16, then FCFS  D62  55   Mora is close to Rialto Beach  site maps

  • Forks is nearby for supplies, and there’s a restaurant in La Push with fresh caught salmon. FCFS Open Sept 16-May 25

• Site 7 says pull-through but have to back out.  Loop C sites the most private

• South Beach Campground (360) 565-3130  FCFS campground   overlooks Pacific Ocean; no privacy; BEST CAMPSITES

• 29, 30, 31, 33, 36, 37, 41, 45, 51, 55

• Bogachiel State Park: 26 std sites; 6 power/water sites

• Willoughby Creek 3 campsites close to Hoh Rain Forest visitor center

• Minnie Peterson  9 sites (longest one is 40’)close to Hoh Rain Forest visitor center

• Hoh Oxbow 8 sites and a boat ramp close to Hoh Rain Forest visitor center

• Hoh Rain Forest Campground 6/1-9/15 reservations  A25 pull-thru, view  A29 back-in, view (12-29 all have somewhat of river view)--right next to Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center

• Kalaloch (SW corner of park) reservations 5/26-9/15 by several beaches

• Gatton Creek (5 walk-in tent camp), Falls Creek (21 sites) & Willaby Creek (19 sites) are all on Lake Quinault near Quinault Lodge FCFS

BY CAR

Air BnB Olympia Area

• Lighthouse RV Air BnB $100/night for 2 nights

• Quiet Country Setting $100/night for 2 nights

• Private Room $35/night-50/night

Aberdeen:

Things to do: (Bring Rain gear; it rains a lot here)

Dawn and dusk watch for animals (bring binoculars) - ask rangers at Visitor Center for best wildlife viewing areas    deer, elk, black bears, whales, marmots, birds

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Bicycle

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Hikes

Rialto Beach to Ellen Creek (0.5 mi n)

Kalaloch & Ruby Beach

Lake Crescent

Staircase Rapids Loop Trail (to river viewpoint, big cedar, hydro plant)

Hoh Rainforest Visitor Center Trails

• Hall of Mosses Trail (.8 mi loop) 

• Spruce Nature Trail (1.2 mi loop) alongside Taft Creek and Hoh River

• Hoh River Trail (main hiking trail--out and back--longest hike is 18.5 mi ending at Blue Glacier moraine)

• First River Access (0.9 mi)

• Mineral Creek Falls (2.7 mi)

• Cedar Grove (4.0 mi)

• 5 Mile Island (5.0 mi)