Cottonwood Campground

Met a super nice couple that offered their place to stay in Bow, Wa if ever we get there. Spacious camp ground and pit toilets were clean. A tree fell on a car the morning after we arrived. There was a yellow bus parked back by the river and played music all night. We were approached by a female that wanted to use our cell phone and wa... more

This site will be hard to beat. More than enough room for a 23’ Airstream (or larger) if you don’t mind backing in. Fire pits at each site. Bathrooms were what you’d expect at a DNR site. No additional nightly fee, just the standard DNR pass which is 10/day or 30/year. The sign shows boat launch but you best have a lifted 4x4 to get th... more

Another "free" camp with your Washington Discover Pass ($30 annual if you buy from an automated pay station, otherwise $35). About 10 sites total well spaced in a jaw-droppingly beautiful rainforest with huge mature trees draped with moss. You will have to travel a couple miles of gravel road with some hills and bends to get there aft... more

This is our second stay at one of these DNR campgrounds (the other was Sherry Creek in northeastern Washington). Compared to the campground zoos at Mora, Hoh, Kalaloch, and South Beach this place is AWESOME. We drove in here with our 13' 6" tall 5th wheel and earned some rainforest branch pin striping, but the effort was rewarded with ... more

Wooded DNR campground serves as a good access point for fishing the lower Hoh River or as a base camp for your entry into Olympic National Park. Sites along the Southern edge of the campground offer more privacy than those on the loop and better opportunities to get a few hours of solar. Takes about 5 minutes to walk out to the Hoh... more

Our first intention was to stay at South Beach however on arrival we were amazed firstly at how many people there was, how long some of them looked to have been there, and finally the untidiness of the campsite in general. We quickly decided this wasn't for us and moved on. While Kalaloch is a much nicer alternative to South Beach, ... more

Cottonwood is another DNR campground. The main road in is primarily asphalt with some gravel sections. The last mile is single lane gravel, all of which was recently graded. Most of the sites at this campground are widely dispersed. At least two of the sites have "No Turn-Around" signs at their driveways. These sites could be the best ... more