Dosewallips State Park

I really like this park. It is an hour away from where I live in Poulsbo but a world away in terms of tranquility. Arrival is always easy and you can now check in on the state park website. Easy to park my 5th wheel and the hookups are nicely positioned. I use this park as a base for crabbing, shrimping and fishing. There is an Elk Herd up in the mountains that frequents the park. For the wife and I, it is a nice place to just get away.

The park does sit of Hwy 101 so the trucks can get a little noisy if you are directly off of the road. There is very little around except a Bar and a small restaurant. You a 15 minute drive to Hama Hama (great oysters and clams) and Quilcene (nice restaurant with a micro-brewery. The park is about an hour from Port Townsend which is a neat little town.

The sites are clustered into little roundabouts. Thus the sites themselves are very much like a pie slice. The area in the back is wide with lots of room and adjoins open area. Great for groups to stay together, or family activities and games that needs a little bit of space.

Great for kids to ride bikes, however the park itself offers nothing for kids other than an area to get into a fairly shallow river and make continual tubing loops.

The park is split in two by the 101 HWY. While there is an underpass in the park, the noise of logging trucks and other vehicles can be heard all hours of the day and night.

The lower numbered sites are under trees and have shade. If you don't want to bake in the sun in a no-shade site be sure to check the site map and site pictures offered by the Washington State Reservation system.

If you’ve always wanted to camp in Grand Central Station you’ll love this place. A Friday night on the weekend after Labor Day and it was packed. Tons of dogs and kids and campers. 2 sides. One with hookups and flush toilets/showers. The other with one vault toilet for over 30 campsites. No privacy and very small sites, for the most part.