Bird/Wildlife Watching

Lake Sena Campground at Circle 8 Ranch

49 RV Sites, 8 Tent Sites

Lake Sena Campground at Circle 8 Ranch in Cle Elum, Washington, offers 49 RV sites and eight tent sites across 70 acres of wooded and lakeside terrain, with 30 and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 75 feet. Lakeside view back-ins join 30-amp and 50-amp categories at a working ranch turned camping destination. Forty-nine back-in sites carry water and electric on 30-amp and 50-amp service, sized to 75 feet, with picnic tables and site WiFi — note there are no sewer hookups at the sites, though a dump station is available. The lakeside view category is worth requesting. Eight tent sites and cabins round out the accommodations. Restrooms, showers, portable toilets, and RV storage handle the practical side. The property's character is the draw. A 3,200-square-foot wooden dance hall anchors the grounds, with shade-dappled trails through the timber and a private lake with a sandy swimming area. A recreation center, walking trails, picnicking, swimming, and birding fill out the rest. This reflects the independent character of eastern Washington's agricultural communities rather than the corporate outdoor resort model, which is precisely why guests choose it. A golf course, river, and boating are nearby. Pets are welcome. Cle Elum sits at 651 Lund Lane in the Kittitas County foothills, where the eastern slope of the Cascades transitions to the drier, sunnier climate of the Columbia Plateau — reliably better weather than the west side. Summer is peak. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $29/night

Rimrock Lake Resort

30 RV Sites, 5 Cabins

Rimrock Lake Resort in Naches, WA, offers 30 RV sites and 5 cabins, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites come in four categories — standard full-hookup, premium full-hookup, standard water-and-electric, and premium water-and-electric — with full-hookup sites carrying water, sewer, and electric plus site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table, in back-in and pull-thru layouts. The resort is open year-round, and each season genuinely delivers something different. A bathhouse with showers, a general store, and a dump station cover the essentials. Pets are welcome. Boat docks, a boat ramp, and walking trails put guests on Rimrock Lake for boating, fishing, and swimming, with hiking and birding in the surrounding forest. Skiing and snowboarding are close in winter. Naches sits on Highway 12 at Rimrock Lake, 12 miles east of White Pass Ski Area in the Tieton River canyon of Yakima County — the Cascades' eastern slope, where maritime forest gives way to the rain-shadow country of the Columbia Plateau. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Summer lake season and winter ski weekends both fill the resort.

from $45/night

Sun Outdoors Gig Harbor

99 RV Sites, 8 Tent Sites

Sun Outdoors Gig Harbor in Washington offers 99 RV sites and eight tent sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted to 75 feet, behind a gated entrance at the gateway to the Olympic Peninsula. Premium pull-through, premium back-in, and deluxe back-in categories join standard and water-and-electric tiers, with a pool, fitness center, and dog park. Ninety-nine sites span standard back-in, back-in water-and-electric, deluxe back-in, premium back-in, and premium pull-thru categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 75 feet. Seventy-five feet is generous for the Puget Sound region and accommodates a long coach with a tow. Eight tent sites and cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Cable service is temporarily unavailable during resort improvements, and staff can point you to local trails. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a fitness center, dog park, and gated entrance besides. Boating, fishing, swimming, biking, picnicking, and birding are all available locally. Pets are welcome. Gig Harbor is one of the most scenically and recreationally distinctive maritime communities in the Pacific Northwest — a working harbor in Pierce County on the southern Sound, with the Narrows Bridge connecting to Tacoma and the Olympic Peninsula opening to the west. Summer is decisively the season in western Washington, when the weather is reliable and the Olympic and Rainier corridors are at their best. Reserve well ahead for July through September.

from $22/night

Cascade Marina & Resort

5 RV Sites

Cascade Marina & Resort in Moses Lake, WA, offers 5 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 40 feet. Every site is a full-hookup back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. The resort is rated big rig friendly within its 40-foot limit. Pets are welcome. One extra vehicle is allowed per site, with a nightly fee charged on arrival for each additional one. The marina is what sets this property apart: it's the only place on Moses Lake offering on-the-water gasoline, which makes it an anchor for boaters working this stretch of the Columbia Basin. Boat docks and a fishing pier put guests directly on the water for fishing, boating, swimming, and birding. Moses Lake sits in central Washington's Columbia Basin, and the resort is directly on the waterfront. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Five waterfront sites at the only fuel dock on the lake means summer books out early.

from $46/night

Cougar RV Park & Campground

27 RV Sites, 5 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites

Cougar RV Park & Campground in Cougar, Washington, offers 27 RV sites, five cabins, and three tent sites at the base of Mount St. Helens on the Lewis River's Yale Reservoir, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Full-hookup pull-throughs join water-and-electric back-ins in a forested mountain setting. Twenty-seven sites run in water-and-electric back-in and full-hookup pull-through categories carrying 30 and 50-amp, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Note the 40-foot cap before booking a larger rig. Five cabins and three tent sites round out the accommodations. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, firewood, and WiFi handle the practical side. All types of RVs are welcome — the park answers questions directly at [email protected]. Pets are welcome. A pavilion fills the grounds, with fishing, birding, and planned activities from the property. Snowboarding, off-roading, and boating are all nearby. The position is genuinely dramatic. The campground sits directly on the south flank of Mount St. Helens — the active stratovolcano that reshaped southwest Washington on May 18, 1980, and has since become one of the most actively studied volcanic environments in the world. The Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, the Ape Cave lava tube, and the Lewis River system's fishing and water recreation are all immediately accessible. Summer is peak for monument access and the Lewis River. Reserve ahead for July and August weekends.

from $22/night

Silver Cove RV & Cabins Resort

88 RV Sites, 6 Cabins, 12 Cottages, 1 Tiny House, 1 Lodge

Silver Cove RV and Cabins Resort in Silver Lake, Washington, offers 88 full-hookup RV sites and 20 cabin, cottage, lodge, and tiny house units on the lake's western shore, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet behind a gated entrance. Deluxe, premium, and standard back-in categories join a pull-through tier, with a boat ramp, kayak and boat rentals, and a disc golf course. Eighty-eight sites span standard back-in daily, deluxe back-in, premium back-in daily, and pull-thru full hookup categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The spaces are large, which matters on a lakeshore property. Twenty cabins, cottages, lodges, and tiny houses round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A boat ramp, boat rentals, and kayak rentals open Silver Lake for boating, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing — the lake supports a genuinely varied fishery. A disc golf course, pavilion, dog park, horseshoes, picnicking, and productive birding fill the rest, with a state park nearby. The resort sits 45 minutes from the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Visitor Center, in the volcanic landscape of southwest Washington where the still-active mountain dominates the eastern horizon and the lake's calm water and wooded shores make the foreground. Summer is peak in the Pacific Northwest. Reserve well ahead for July through September.

from $67/night

Rock Creek Park & Campground

101 RV Sites, 33 Tent Sites

Rock Creek Park & Campground in Stevenson, Washington, offers 101 RV sites and 33 tent sites in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Full-hookup and dry RV categories serve a county-operated campground in Rock Creek's wooded corridor. One hundred one back-in sites run in 30/50-amp full hookup and dry RV categories, the serviced sites carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Dry sites suit self-contained rigs at a lower rate. Thirty-three tent sites make this notably tent-friendly. Restrooms and WiFi handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. The grounds include a covered picnic shelter, a play structure, and open multi-use fields — the sort of space a county park provides and a commercial campground rarely does. Picnicking and birding run from the wooded creek corridor. Stevenson is the Skamania County seat, on the Washington shore of the Columbia River at 710 SW Rock Creek Drive. The Columbia River Gorge is one of the Pacific Northwest's most spectacular and most accessible landscapes, and the campground sits inside it — waterfalls, hiking trails, wind sports, and the geological scenery of the Gorge are all immediately available. Summer is peak in the Gorge, with windsurfing and hiking season overlapping. Reserve ahead for July and August weekends, and note the 40-foot cap before booking a larger rig.

from $30/night

Driftwood RV Resort - Boardman

110 RV Sites

Driftwood RV Resort in Boardman, Oregon, offers 110 full-hookup pull-through RV sites two miles from the Columbia River, with 30 and 50-amp service. A single pull-through category means no backing at any site, with a laundry, showers, playground, and dog park in the high desert river corridor. One hundred ten sites are pull-through throughout, carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp. A single-category, all-pull-through layout is genuinely practical for a highway park — no backing after a long driving day, no guessing about what you booked, and every guest gets the same spec. Confirm length limits with the resort for your rig. A laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A playground and dog park fill the grounds, with boating nearby and productive birding along the river corridor. The amenity set is deliberately spare, which suits a property built as a comfortable overnight and extended-stay base rather than a destination. Pets are welcome. Boardman sits where the Columbia carves through the eastern Cascade rain shadow — a stretch that trades the basalt gorge scenery of the western Columbia River Gorge for a wider, windier, agriculturally intensive landscape with its own character. The SAGE Center in town focuses on sustainable agriculture and energy and serves as an official Oregon Welcome Center, and the Columbia River Heritage Trail offers scenic biking along the water. Demand runs steadily on I-84 traffic and agricultural work stays rather than a tourist season. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable high desert conditions. Reserve ahead for holiday travel, and ask about monthly rates.

from $57/night

Goose Creek RV Park & Campground

19 RV Sites

Goose Creek RV Park & Campground in Wilbur, WA, offers 19 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come as back-in 30/50-amp and pull-thru 30/50-amp, each carrying water, sewer, and electric with a picnic table. The park is open all year. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, on-site dining, and both golf cart and bike rentals cover the day-to-day, with cabins available for guests without a rig. Check-in runs 2pm to 6pm with no arrivals after 9pm, and checkout is 11am — worth planning your driving day around. The grounds are quiet by design, with creek frontage, picnicking, birding, and the kind of dark sky the Columbia Plateau delivers reliably. Golf, a lake, and a casino are nearby. Wilbur sits in the Big Bend country of north-central Washington, just under 19 miles from Lake Roosevelt and the Grand Coulee Dam. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Note the check-in window before you book a long driving day — the park does not accept arrivals after 9pm.

from $42/night

Elwha RV Park

51 RV Sites

Elwha RV Park in Port Angeles, Washington, offers 50 RV sites alongside the Elwha River, with 30 and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Seven distinct categories — including big rig and narrow pull-throughs, private back-ins, and pull-ins — sit behind a gated entrance, open all year at the gateway to Olympic National Park. Fifty sites span 30-amp water-and-electric back-ins, big rig 30/50-amp pull-throughs, narrow 30/50-amp pull-throughs, private and standard 30-amp back-ins, and pull-in sites, all carrying full hookups where noted, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Accessible sites are available. Cabins serve guests without a rig. A general store, boutique shop, laundry, dump station, RV storage, restrooms, showers, firewood, and a concierge handle the practical side, with WiFi and recycling throughout. The park is open year-round. On-site recreation is broad: a recreation center, clubhouse, pavilion, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, corn hole, walking trails, a playground, a pond, and bike rentals, with a community fire pit for evenings and live music through the season. Mountain biking, hiking, birding, and stargazing all run from the area, with skiing, snowboarding, boating, and a casino nearby. Pets are welcome. The Elwha is the site of the largest dam removal in US history — the 2012 removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams reopened 70 miles of salmon and steelhead habitat, and the river's recovery is ongoing. Olympic National Park's Hurricane Ridge, Lake Crescent, and the Hoh Rainforest are all within reach. Directions: from Port Angeles take US-101 west to the Highway 112 junction, follow 112 about half a mile to the sign, then left onto Lower Dam Road.

West Beach Resort

11 RV Sites, 21 Cabins, 10 Tent Sites, 9 Glamping Sites

West Beach Resort on Orcas Island, Washington, offers 11 RV sites, 21 cabins, 10 tent sites, and nine glamping sites on the island's rocky western shore, with 30-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 30 feet. A single 30-amp back-in category joins a marina, boat ramp, kayak rentals, hot tub, spa, and beach. Eleven back-in sites carry water and electric on 30-amp with site WiFi, sized to 30 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Two things to plan around carefully: the 30-foot cap rules out most modern coaches, so this suits vans and small trailers, and the sites carry water and electric rather than sewer — use the dump station. Twenty-one cabins, 10 tent sites, and nine glamping sites make this predominantly a cabin and tent property. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, firewood, a snack bar, and a bar handle the practical side. A marina, boat ramp, boat docks, boat rentals, kayak rentals, and a fishing pier open the water for boating, paddle boats, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, snorkeling, and scuba diving. A hot tub and sauna, spa, craft room, sports courts, volleyball, ping pong, horseshoes, walking trails, playground, and pond fill the rest, with exceptional birding and a state park nearby. Getting here: from I-5, take exit 230 for the San Juan Islands, follow Highway 20 west to the Anacortes ferry terminal, then sail to Orcas. Orcas is the largest of the San Juans and consistently tops Pacific Northwest island rankings. Summer is the season. Reserve as early as you can, and book the ferry too.

from $25/night

Oceanside Camping & RV Resort

43 RV Sites

Oceanside Camping & RV Resort in Saanichton, British Columbia, offers 43 full-hookup RV sites on the Saanich Peninsula, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 80 feet. Voyageur Full Service categories in both 30A and 50A configurations sit on an award-winning beachside property open all year, 15 minutes from the Swartz Bay ferry terminal. Forty-three sites run in 30A and 50A Voyageur Full Service categories carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 80 feet, with picnic tables and site WiFi. Cabins round out the accommodations. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, recycling, and a pet washing station handle the practical side — the amenity buildings are spotlessly clean and modern, and the year-round operation reflects southern Vancouver Island's mild climate. Walking trails run the property, with a community fire pit, sports courts, pickleball, shuffleboard, ping pong, a playground, and a dog park on the grounds. Swimming, biking, and birding run from the area, with a beach, boating, a golf course, and wineries nearby. Pets are welcome. The position is genuinely useful. Swartz Bay's BC Ferries terminal is 15 minutes away, Sidney 10, and Victoria 20 minutes south — which makes this practical for anyone arriving or departing by ferry. Butchart Gardens, the Victoria Butterfly Gardens, the BC Aviation Museum, Heritage Acres, the Lochside Regional Trail, and the Saanich Peninsula wineries are all close. Summer is decisively the season on Vancouver Island. Reserve well ahead.

from $44/night