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With relatively mild winter temperatures driven by its maritime climate, Washington state is graced with some of the best winter camping spots in the country, particularly given its northern latitude.

While snow closes down all campgrounds in the Cascades and almost all of them in eastern Washington, nearly all of the low elevation campgrounds west of the Cascades remain open during the winter months. From the Columbia River Gorge to the Olympic Peninsula and up to the San Juan Islands, incredible adventures can be pursued year round.

That being said, western Washington is notorious for one thing, more than an other state, and that is RAIN! If you’re exploring the great outdoors any time in between October and June, you can count on liquid sunshine. In fact, some areas like Olympic National Park are best explored in the off-season when the crowds are all gone. We realize camping out in the rain isn’t for everyone, so we’ve not only highlighted the campgrounds with cabins, yurts, and platform tents, we’ve also made sure to feature some of the best rustic lodges in the area to give you, your family, or your other travel companions the full range of overnight accommodation options.

We’ve also featured a slew of campgrounds, and favorites are signified with an asterisk.

​Olympic Peninsula (Pacific Coast)

• Ozette Campground
• Mora Campground*
• Kalaloch Lodge + Cabins*: lodge rooms, cabins.
• Kalaloch Campground*
• The Lost Resort + Campground: cabins.
• Hobuck Beach Resort + Campground: cabins, RV hookups.

Olympic Peninsula (Rain Forest)

• Hoh Oxbow Campground
• Hoh Campground
• Graves Creek Campground
• Queets Campground
• Willaby Campground*
• Lake Quinault Lodge*: lodge rooms.

Olympic Peninsula (North)

• Sequim Bay State Park Campground: RV hookups.
• Dungeness Recreation Area Campground*
• Salt Creek Recreation Area Campground: RV hookups.
• Crescent Beach RV Park*: RV hookups.
• Heart O’ the Hills Campground
• Elwha Campground
• Altair Campground
• Lyre River Campground
• Sol Duc Campground: RV hookups.
• Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort*: cabins.
• Lake Crescent Lodge*: lodge rooms, cabins.

Olympic Peninsula (Hood Canal)

• Lake Cushman Resort Campground: cabins, RV hookups (no tent camping during winter months).
• Potlatch State Park Campground: RV hookups.
• Staircase Campground.
• Dosewallips State Park Campground*: cabins, platform tents, RV hookups.

Southwestern Coast

• Pacific Beach State Park Campground*: yurts, RV Hookups.
• Ocean City State Park Campground. RV Hookups.
• Grayland Beach State Park Campground*: yurts, RV hookups.
• Twin Harbors State Park Campground: RV hookups.
• Screamin’ Eagle Campground: RV hookups.
• Quinault Marina + RV Park: RV hookups.
• Cape Disappointment State Park Campground A,B+C*: yurts, RV hookups.
• Cape Disappointment State Park Campground D: cabins.
• Tokeland Hotel: lodge rooms.

Northern Puget Sound

• Cama Beach State Park Cabins*: cabins.
• Camano Island State Park Campground: cabins, RV hookups.
• Bay View State Park Campground: cabins. RV hookups.
• Birch Bay State Park Campground: RV hookups.
• Larrabee State Park Campground: RV hookups.
• Deception Pass State Park Campground*: RV hookups.
• Deception Pass State Park, Ben Ure Cabin*: cabin.
• Fort Ebey State Park Campground: RV hookups.
• Fort Casey State Park Campground: RV hookups.

Northern Puget Sound (San Juan Islands)

• Moran State Park Campgrounds: RV hookups.
• Spencer Spit State Park Campground
• Obstruction Pass State Park Campground
• San Juan County Park Campground
• Lakedale Resort + Campground*: lodge rooms, platform tents, RV hookups.
• Rosario Resort + Spa: lodge rooms.

Southern Puget Sound

• Fort Worden State Park Campground*: historic rental houses, RV hookups.
• Fort Flagler State Park Campground*: historic rental houses, RV hookups.
• Point Hudson Marina + RV Park*: RV hookups (no tent camping).
• Fay Bainbridge Park Campground*
• Manchester State Park Campground
• Twanoh State Park Campground
• Belfair State Park Campground: RV hookups.
• Alderbrook Resort + Spa*: lodge rooms.

Seatte/Tacoma Metro Area

• Dash Point State Park Campground: RV hookups.
• John MacDonald Memorial Campground*: yurts, RV hookups.

Skagit Valley

• Rasar State Park Campground*: cabins, RV hookups.
• Howard Miller Steelhead Park Campground*: cabins, RV hookups.

Columbia River Gorge

• Columbia Hills Historical State Park Campground: platform tents, RV hookups.