Campgrounds and RV parks near Skokomish, WA

Skokomish sits along the southwestern shore of Hood Canal in Mason County, Washington, at the base of the Olympic Mountains. It is a practical staging point for RV trips into the eastern Olympic Peninsula, with US Highway 101 running along the waterfront and Lake Cushman Road climbing west toward Olympic National Forest and the Staircase entrance to Olympic National Park. The closest developed campground is Potlatch State Park, which has 38 standard campsites, 35 partial-hookup RV sites, and two hiker/biker sites on the shore of Hood Canal. Just up the highway, The Waterfront At Potlatch pairs full-hookup RV sites with cabins and rooms directly on the canal, while Dow Creek RV Resort sits inland along the Skokomish River corridor with year-round wooded sites. Glen Ayr Resort adds full-hookup RV sites and a dock on the canal near Hoodsport, and Summertide Resort and Marina, across the water on the North Shore Road near Tahuya, offers waterfront RV sites, a marina, and a boat launch.

Potlatch State Park is reserved through the Washington State Parks system at washington.goingtocamp.com, or by phone at 888-CAMPOUT, with the booking window opening up to nine months ahead of the arrival date at 7 a.m. Pacific Time. A Discover Pass is required for day-use vehicle access to Washington state parks. Olympic National Forest campgrounds such as Big Creek and Hamma Hamma are managed by the U.S. Forest Service and operate first-come, first-served, with no reservations accepted; most sites are cashless and use scan-and-pay or self-service stations. Private resorts including The Waterfront At Potlatch, Dow Creek RV Resort, Glen Ayr Resort, and Summertide Resort and Marina take bookings directly through their own websites or by phone, and RV sites at these properties typically fill fastest for July and August weekends.