Olympic National Forest
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 1,090 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 22
- Longest rig
- 32 ft
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 22 campgrounds shown
- Big Creek Campgroundmid-May – 09/10 · First-come, first-served
- Brown Creek CampgroundMid-May – 09/11 · First-come, first-served
- Campbell Tree Grove Campgroundlate May – 09/16 · First-come, first-served
- Coho Campgroundto 32 ft · 58 sites · Pull-throughMid-May – 10/01 · Reservations accepted
- Collins CampgroundSpring – 08/16 · First-come, first-served
- Dungeness Forks CampgroundMay – 09/23 · First-come, first-served
- Falls Creek Campground/Day Use Area10/01 · Reservations accepted
- Falls View CampgroundMay – 09/03 · First-come, first-served
- Gatton Creek Campground/Day Use AreaMay – 10/01 · First-come, first-served
- Hamma Hamma Cabinto 25 ft · 1 sitesYear round
- Hamma Hamma CampgroundMid-May – 10/16 · First-come, first-served
- Interrorem Cabinto 30 ft · 1 sitesYear round
- Klahanie CampgroundClosed Until Further Notice
- Klahowya CampgroundMay – 09/17 · First-come, first-served
- Lake Quinault LodgeYear round · Reservations accepted
- Lebar Horse CampMay – 09/11 · First-come, first-served
- Lena Creek CampgroundMid May – 09/10 · First-come, first-served
- Lena Lake CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Littleton Horse CampYear round
- Louella Cabinto 20 ft · 1 sitesYear round
- Seal Rock CampgroundMay – 09/15 · First-come, first-served
- Willaby Campground/Day Use AreaApril – 10/01 · Reservations accepted
Olympic National Forest
Olympic National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Washington. With an area of 628,115 acres (254,189 ha), it nearly surrounds Olympic National Park and the Olympic Mountain range. Olympic National Forest contains parts of Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, and Mason counties. The landscape of the national forest varies, from the temperate Olympic rain forest to the salt water fjord of Hood Canal to the peaks of Mt. Washington.
Extract from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Agency description not published.
No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
- Buckhorn Wilderness44,270 acres
- The Brothers Wilderness16,297 acres
- Mount Skokomish Wilderness13,278 acres
- Colonel Bob Wilderness11,854 acres
Byways through this country
Places worth pulling over
National parks close enough to pair
Drive to Olympic the long way
Byway plans the road in, not just the destination — real places along the way, weighted to what you like, with nothing invented.