Dosewallips State Park

If you get a site near 101 expect to hear a lot of traffic noise, especially from logging trucks. I’d avoid that side if possible. Campground in general is well maintained. Restrooms are clean. Dosewallips River is an easy walk from the campground. Short drive to beach to get clams and oysters if they are in season.

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.

Tons of sites... Just a big flat area with lots of sites. The cell service was horrible. Even with a booster we couldn't get enough of a signal to be able to get any work done. We stayed one night and moved on.

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.

Flat spot. Water was off because of winter. Road noise from 101 is bearable but wish it was quieter.

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.

Camped here 03/23/2021. This site is definitely oriented more towards RVs. The sites are laid out on a flat field-like area, which would be perfect for a big group or family reunion (you could really take over a whole loop of sites and have a great time). However, we were tent camping and stopped because sun was setting and we needed a campground. We were surrounded by cabins, RVs, and just off the highway - felt like we were at a campfire in a front yard in a neighborhood! Sites are pretty close together as well - luckily it wasn't too busy this time of year. At $20 a night for tent camping, it didn't feel worth it. Add in the fact that there was construction that started around 8 am, and well....I wouldn't camp here again.

The park's saving grace is a small network of awesome hiking trails attached to the camp. We did a lovely 3.5 mile hilly hike that started and ended at our campsite.

Stayed 4/28/16.  The campsites here were spacious.  The campground was beautiful and clean.  Great location for access to freshwater and saltwater recreation.  We stayed on our way to Olympic National Park.  We would love to return and spend more time exploring this area.

Dosewallips State park was the first rv camping experience for my husband and I. We have returned after traveling cross country and experiencing many state parks. We still love Dosewallips for the variety and comfort that it provides. You can experience salt water beaches with clams and oysters galore or you can enjoy the beauty and sounds of the fresh water stream with salmon fishing. If that isn't enough, you can hike the beautiful trails which provide babbling brooks, mossy trees, and just gorgeous landscapes everywhere you look.
The rv sites are full hookup and level pavement.
If there is one negative it would be that there is some road noise....but if you just think of it as the ocean surf, then you are exported to a pleasant experience. It does quiet down at night. We really did not mind the little bit of road noise.

This state park campground has some amazing things to do. One of the coolest parts here is seeing the Elk heard come through the campground (they didn't come during our visit) great walking trails down to the state park where you can go oystering (depending on if its in season) and some great wide open camping. I would recommend if you were booking to get a full hookup site or one of the end spots on the cul-de-sac's as it will provide more room for recreation ( most sites have good space). Love the many ways to camp here from tents to RV's to ADA cabins, which makes camping here a lot easier if you don't have a tent or RV. Only con here is the campground does sit next to busy hwy 101 and from some of the spots you are only a stones throw away from the road (though it is elevated above the campground. We did film a couple videos here for our Youtube channel which includes a full site by site campground review. - Unique Adventurez.