Millersylvania State Park

OLYMPIA, WA – The time has finally come for my first trip in the Pacific Northwest in my “New-2-Me-RV” my 2018 Winnebago Travato 59g. Even though I drove my rig across the country from Wichita to Seattle, I didn’t really consider that my first trip. This is the first… Shakedown or Shakeout to see how the RV works and most importantly, how I work with the RV.

Here’s the 411 on the trip:

Three nights after taxes it worked out to be $98 dollars or $32.66 per night
I stayed in site #242… It had electric and water hook ups and it was paved and easy to get into.
Cell service was mixed, and sometimes had trouble getting a signal, however I was able to use my phone. I have AT&T.
The facilities: There are 93 standard campsites and 45 utility sites that accommodate RVs up to 60 feet long
Campsites are reservable year round. Park hours – April 1 to Sept. 30, 6:30 a.m. to dusk • Winter schedule – Oct. 1 to March 31, 8 a.m. to dusk.
I was easily able to book my reservation online at: https://washington.goingtocamp.com/
According the website:

“Millersylvania State Park is an old-growth forest camping park on the shores of Deep Lake with two swimming beaches, miles of forested hiking and biking trails, and watercraft launches.”

Just a heads up for folks with large trailers and RVs. The loops in the trees are narrow and tight. Fine for my Sprinter van but several people I chatted with were leaving because they couldn’t get into their assigned site. It’s really designed for tent campers, vans, and small trailers. Larger RVs need to go to sites 201-248. These are in the “RV Campground” out in the open meadow. These sites are also where the hookups are. No hookups in the tree loops. The forest here is spectacular with nice walking trails, clean toilets, and water spigots available every few sites.

My family took me here many summers in my childhood. This was my first time visiting in the spring and we got heavily rained on most of our visit, my only complaint is that the rain makes a lot of muck.
The trails we walked with our dogs were all lovely despite the mud. Many of our neighbors had dogs too, dogs that made me feel not so bad about my own dogs overprotectivly barking. It was good training opportunities for them after getting attacked by so many dogs at our old apartment.
The rangers and volunteers ect were very nice. A tree came down and punched a hole into the pavement near our site and the next day they were there fixing it all up.
Traffic flow through the sites was a little confusing at first due to some of the loops being closed, but is accessable.

This state park in very secluded and a very peaceful location. Tent sites are wooded and the RV spots are a mix of wooded and open feel. Love the trail system they have here with a lot to explore. The lake looked amazing ,but didn't spend much time there due to it being fall time. Also I have heard during the summer the have a beer garden ( will have to come back to check that out). Overall a great state park that we will be coming back to. We filmed a couple of videos here for our Youtube channel and also filmed a site by site review of the RV sites (we hope to get back to do the tent sites as well). - Unique Adventurez

Easy online registration, easy check-in and clear map/brochure. Our site was in a meadow and faced east. Full sun once sun rises above trees. Shade starts coming in around 2:30 as sun dips below trees on west. Park has designated swim areas no lifeguard though. The 66 acre lake has 4 or 5 varieties of fish. There are 3 group kitchens so would work as family reunion site. I didn't get all the amenities in the kitchens. Nicely marked trails are good way to help digest breakfast or lunch.

Site pads are paved and spacious. Grass is between sites but relies on rain to stay green. There is a sign posted at site 238 stating that it floods. Utilities were in good condition and fully functional. Sites are water/electric only. Dump station is easy access and was clean. It rained before we left and some sites had small amounts of standing water.

We are tent campers, but we booked an RV site because one came available on a crowded summer weekend. It was actually a pretty good site for an RV site because it backed up into trees and had some shade. It was a HOT weekend so I felt bad for the other RV'ers whose sites were in the center of the small look with no access to shade. If you visit this park in an RV in hot weather, aim for the sites on the outskirts of the loop for the shade. We would have enjoyed the tent sites even more, we'll be going back to explore again. COVID warning though, the tent sites are pretty close together so keeping distance might be a challenge.

The trees are spectacular. Thick forest areas, good size lake, and some really nice walking trails. Price is a bit high for partial (only 30A) hookups, but the beauty, size and conditions definitely make up for it. Numerous large pull through and back in sites, along with a lot of tent sites here. There's a dump station near entrance that is a bit tough to get a large rig as close to as usual, due to the right hand curve it's on.
Definitely worth spending some time here.