Elwha Dam RV Park

All of the staff I dealt with were great!!! Sierra helped me with our reservations for our RV and my daughters (and family) group tent site (which consisted of many questions on my part and she was very patient and friendly)! Amber was very helpful at check-in with lots of information about the campground and things in the area (including the shuttle to Hurricane Ridge)! Brianna was very helpful too in providing our daughters group tent site with an extra picnic table so all 9 of us could sit together to eat! Our RV site was just perfect along with the group tent site! The campground was unique and we absolutely loved everything about it from the outside grounds with several cool wood sculptures, fixtures and games/things to do, the clubhouse (with frig, stove, oven, sink, dishes, silverware, places to sit and relax, cable TV, and several washers and dryers), the free pick veggie/herb farm, the restrooms with showers and the trail on the N/W side past the Office turnoff. Everything was kept very clean and inviting!

We do a lot of dry state park camping and dispersed camping and this was for us glamping at its best. We were right in between Port Angeles. Hurricane ridge and sol duc hot springs. hot coin showers and last night I made dinner using their stove in the rec room while doing laundry and watching TV and heated things up in the microwave. Lol...We had cut up a watermelon and stored it in their refrigerator. Definitely being spoiled here. I would highly recommend

We got a "woodsy" site for our van and found it very spacious. There's a single spot alongside, but no one on the other side. The pull thru sites would be more traditional. I think it's one of their tenting sites, but just because it's designated tenting doesn't mean it doesn't have electric and water.

There are pay showers, which we saw in several spots on the trip. Bathrooms were extremely clean. Grandpa David does a great job.

Elwha dam trails leading from the park were beautiful. (The dam is gone and no longer blocks salmon from spawning; learn all about it down the road.)

We biked into Port Angeles without much issue, although the way back had a steep hill. You can rent e-bikes from the campground and not think twice about the hills. From Port Angeles, we visited Victoria, B.C. for the day on the ferry. Downtown Port Angeles is nice, too, with an outdoor shop and New Day restaurant (recommended).

The campground says you can use their garden's produce, and there's a gathering area with an outdoor sink and wood fired pizza oven. There's an indoor clubhouse where the laundry is that was being used for some gathering one night when we were here.

There were a couple busy sapsuckers and a hummingbird right at our campsite.

We loved Elwha Dam Rv Park so much we extended our stay! The sites are level and wide enough to comfortably pull in, and the roads are wide enough. The staff were very nice and the facilities were clean. The showers cost 1 dollar for 6 minutes, but we did not mind paying because they were extremely clean. The laundry room was also nice and the machines were new. We would definitely come back to this park.

What a nice find. Conveniently located near Olympic National Park, Port Angeles, and on the Strait of Juan de Fuca Scenic Byway. With lots of nooks and crannies, this campground offers all you need for a home base to explore the area. Nice, clean laundry, great shower room, free DVDs to borrow, and a short nature trail. We had some RV issues and they were extremely accommodating as we added an extra day over Labor Day weekend. They have great wifi.

We stayed in a dry camping spot. The family running this could not be nicer. Super nice. The overall vibe is great. It’s an RV park so there are spots close together and other spots have more privacy/room. Our price was for a dry camp spot. No additional charges for dumping and filling. Laundry was $5 a load. 4 washers and 4 dryers. Bathrooms are clean. $1 for 6 min shower. There is a fun play area, a pizza oven and a cute little camp store. They also rent e- bikes and have a garden that they allow everyone to pick from. Just overall a great, central location, with very friendly people and a fun energy.

This is a great campground with a quirky set-up. Many of the sites marked for tents will actually hold rigs and it feels like you find little turns and campers scattered around this large campground. Run by a family, it has a very friendly atmosphere with a community garden that you can take produce from and a Wednesday pizza night. They supply all the fixings, you make a pizza and they fire it in the outdoor pizza oven. The sites are level and easily accommodate the rigs. The camp is very clean and surrounded by trees as well as a few great trails to stretch your legs. It is a easy drive into Port Angeles or into Olympic National Park.

When we decided to stay an additional night, they were full but allowed us to boondock in their back area. Check in was easy and the host went over all the nearby sites, trails and drive times. Super nice and responded quickly to questions during our stay.

If you stay here, choose sites 20-22; back ins with hookups. These lots have more elbow room than the "fishbowl" we stayed in.
We stayed in January, and we know this is a hoppin' place in the summer, so we didn't concern ourselves with the dinginess and soggy grounds. Our biggest suggestion would be NOT to choose lot #9. I had about 3 feet to my neighbor's trailer, and the camp host's home/office was overlooking my rig on the other side. We blame ourselves for the location. We'd go back for sites 20-22.

Close to several nice areas and attractions including Port Angeles waterfront, Lake Crescent and about a dozen waterfalls, including a 100-ft waterfall and a rain forest. Everything we go camping for. Forks is an hour away if you are a Twilight fan.

Overall, the park was a nice park, with friendly staff and would be a fun stay in summer. Just don't stay in spot #9.