Klahowya Campground, Clallam County, WA. Klahowya (a common word for "welcome" in the Chinook jargon) is unique among the campgrounds on the Olympic Peninsula because it is not part of the National Park System, but part of the friendlier and less... Read more

Keller Ferry Campground, Lincoln County, WA. Trivia Question: how many ferries does the Washington State Ferry System operate east of the mountains? The answer would be one. One ferry operated by the Washington State Ferry System in eastern... Read more

Fort Townsend S.P., Jefferson Co., WA. Imagine it's a beautiful weekend in October, and you know this is your last possible chance of camping for the year. So you get some friends together, rent the group campground at Fort Townsend S.P., then... Read more

Kettle Falls Campground, Stevens County, Washington. So, how does a little town in the middle of a big plateau and no river get a name like Kettle Falls? Well, you take one of the largest natural waterfalls on the Columbia River, Sacred source of... Read more

Twin Harbors State Park, Grays Harbor County Washington. So, why is it that everyone goes to Open Sores (sometimes spelled "Ocean Shores") when it comes to beach camping? Twin Harbors has been around longer than the other ocean state parks, and... Read more

Skokomish Park, Mason County, Washington. Did you know that Washington has many sightings of a Loch Ness-type monster? We don't call him "Nessy," but instead "Caddy" ... And no, this is not a Cadillac joke. "Caddy" is short for Cadborosaurus, the... Read more

Seal Rock Campground, Jefferson Co., Washington. Here is this sloped, funky, US Forest Service Park on Hood Canal where the camp host drives the Partridge Family Bus. and where you can harvest oysters or clams without a license, and it will make... Read more

Lyle Lake Campground (actually, camp area), Adams County, Washington. Just 5 miles north of Othello is a low-lying area that represents the last of the old "Columbia Desert" before reservoirs and irrigation ditches were built at higher elevations.... Read more

Kamiak Butte County Park, Whitman County, Washington. In Whitman County, which is 96.2% private land, it is a wonder that they have any camping parks at all. But this one is a real Butte (pun very much intended). 1,00 feet of granite rising above... Read more

Johnny Creek Campground, Chelan County, Washington. So there you are: a week's vacation coming up. You want to go camping, but your wife wants to go to Leavenworth to buy you matching lederhosen and some nutcrackers. What do you do? (hint: suicide... Read more