RV parks near Seattle Washington

[smalach]

Dash Point State Park is south of SeaTac with good access to the I5 so easy access to Seattle andTacoma. We have also stayed at the Thalia Casino off the I5 by the outlet mall and just north of Seattle. There’s another casino just east of Seattle on the I90 that’s good too.

[the5reeds]

I like to stay at Tolt MacDonald Park campground in Carnation. Big sites and beautiful setting. Unfortunately, now they close the park for the winter starting in November. My last stay was at a nearby RV park, Tall Chief which is a 1000 Trails/Encore campground. I suppose if you already had a membership, it would be fine, but as a non-member I was charged $61 w/tax and it was not worth it.

[caddoster]

Originally Posted by the5reeds

I like to stay at Tolt MacDonald Park campground in Carnation. Big sites and beautiful setting.

Wow. We drove by this place a lot, never occur to me to it has a campground. Do you happen to know if this is a busy (needs reservation 3-6 months ahead) campground in the summer? like if we show up mid-week is it easy to get a site? Thanks!

[the5reeds]

It's not a big campground - it has only 28 RV sites. And it does fill in pretty fast in the summer so I generally try to reserve a month in advance

[Dave Walter]

Has anybody stayed at Fay Bainbridge Park on Bainbridge Island? I have sites reserved in July for a week stay there. We are planning to do day trips into Seattle via ferry to take in several ball games and for shopping/restaurants. Hoping that things will work out for us.

[egraham]

Fay Bainbridge is wonderful. The sites are on the east side of the island, wide open, with views of Seattle, a long, long shore to walk along, and some very good restaurants in the downtown area.
Hope you have a grand time!

[drjenk]

Originally Posted by the5reeds

I like to stay at Tolt MacDonald Park campground in Carnation. Big sites and beautiful setting. Unfortunately, now they close the park for the winter starting in November. My last stay was at a nearby RV park, Tall Chief which is a 1000 Trails/Encore campground. I suppose if you already had a membership, it would be fine, but as a non-member I was charged $61 w/tax and it was not worth it.

In my experience thousand trails campgrounds usually suck

[arniesea]

Originally Posted by Dave Walter

Has anybody stayed at Fay Bainbridge Park on Bainbridge Island? I have sites reserved in July for a week stay there. We are planning to do day trips into Seattle via ferry to take in several ball games and for shopping/restaurants. Hoping that things will work out for us.

I've heard good things about Fay Bainbridge but since we live in Bremerton, we don't stay there as we like to get a little further from home. I will say to leave your car on the Bainbridge side. There is parking at the ferry dock. Seattle traffic is not worth it, particularly if your activities are mostly downtown. I generally walk, take a bus or use Lyft when we go to Seattle.

Arnie

[Dave Walter]

Originally Posted by egraham

Fay Bainbridge is wonderful. The sites are on the east side of the island, wide open, with views of Seattle, a long, long shore to walk along, and some very good restaurants in the downtown area.
Hope you have a grand time!

We are looking forward to it. Thanks.

Originally Posted by arniesea

I've heard good things about Fay Bainbridge but since we live in Bremerton, we don't stay there as we like to get a little further from home. I will say to leave your car on the Bainbridge side. There is parking at the ferry dock. Seattle traffic is not worth it, particularly if your activities are mostly downtown. I generally walk, take a bus or use Lyft when we go to Seattle.

Arnie

Yes, the plan for the most part is to leave the truck at the ferry terminal on the island and walk or taxi around downtown Seatle.

[gshadel795]

any recommendation for camping in/near Mt Rainier. we have a E21C.

[drjenk]

Originally Posted by gshadel795

any recommendation for camping in/near Mt Rainier. we have a E21C.

Ohanapecosh!

[gshadel795]

thank so much, looks great but no availability.

[gshadel795]

have you heard of Packwood RV park?

[sherminator]

La Wis Wis. Too tight for big trailers & class A rigs except on loop A. You can squeeze a 21C through the other loops but you have to pick the right camp spots - many are barely big enough for a car. That said, it is a beautiful campground among some huge trees and is set at the confluence of two small rivers - the Ohanapecosh and the Clear Fork - which become the Cowlitz. Boondocking only with very limited sun exposure.

[gshadel795]

greatly appreciate the feedback

[1200bruce]

Originally Posted by Chama

There are just not many choices for places to stay in the Seattle area. We have stayed multiple times at the Seattle/Tacoma KOA in Kent (south end of Seattle). It is a noisy place and the park is nothing to write home about but they do have hookups. I have heard from friends that Gig Harbor RV Resort is nice but it is across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge which can be a tough go in traffic. Lake Pleasant RV Park in Bothell gets good reviews but we have never stayed there. Bothell is north end of Seattle metro area.

if I have to be close to Seattle gig harbor would be the one I would go to and yes I've stayed there.