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Old 06-14-2017, 11:34 AM   #1
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RVing in the State of Wasington Summer of 2018

My husband and i are looking at spending part of our summer (June - August, 2018) in the state of Washington. We want to be outside of Seattle about 2-3 hours. Any suggestions?

It really wouldn't be camping. We would be living out of our 43' RV
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Lots of great spots in the NW! Do you need services (PWS)? Look at John Wayne RV and Marina for one.
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We enjoyed the Native American campground near Anacortes
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Old 06-19-2017, 09:23 AM   #4
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My 2 favorite places to camp so far are Silver Springs which is located near Crystal Mountain resort (on main hwy between Enumclaw and Cayuse Pass) and Big Creek which is near Ashford WA (about 5-10 minutes from main entrance to Mt Rainier Nat'l Park).

SS is right on the White River and BC is also situated on a smaller creek. Both have lots of trees and good privacy but unfortunately I don't think either have hookups to anything.

For hookups, the summer is a great time to visit Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco, WA which is right on the coast near Astoria OR (where Goonies was filmed). Not as private but also not an RV park type. But you get the ocean with black sand and a cool lighthouse you can walk up to. Ocean Shores is also a popular place with hookups and that's pretty much the same.
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Old 06-19-2017, 09:37 AM   #5
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2 to 3 hours from Seattle will get you to:
Canada
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Pacific Ocean.

Personally I would look toward the Port Townsend, Port Angeles, Sequim area. Ferry boat ride to the Seattle area, next to Olympic national park.
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Sequim is nice, daughter, SIL and their brood live there.
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Sequim is nice, daughter, SIL and their brood live there.
John Wayne is near Sequim. Open and close, but on the ocean. We stayed there and enjoyed the hike and also made about 3 gallons of wild blackberry jam! We call it "Sequim Jam"!
Did some nice rides around there also. Lots of interesting little places.
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Have lived in the NW for 25 years and the traffic in and around the Seattle Tacoma area still stinks. Personally, I would look toward the Skagit Valley (north of Seattle) or if you are concerned about weather, as often summer doesn't arrive until mid July, I'd head east across the Cascades on either Hwy 2 or I-90. Lots of places to stay especially if you are wanting to chase the sun.
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Have lived in the NW for 25 years and the traffic in and around the Seattle Tacoma area still stinks. Personally, I would look toward the Skagit Valley (north of Seattle) or if you are concerned about weather, as often summer doesn't arrive until mid July, I'd head east across the Cascades on either Hwy 2 or I-90. Lots of places to stay especially if you are wanting to chase the sun.
Are you just trying to keep all that great area to yourselves? We like the San Juan Islands too!
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As mentioned the Port Townsend area is nice. Sleepy little tourist town with great views of Puget Sound depending on where you stay. A small RV park right in town so you could walk everywhere. I do not think they haves sewer, but have never stayed there so do not know for sure, The views cannot be bettered.

You could then take the ferry into Seattle without your car and be very happy. Lots to do in and around Seattle within walking distance from the ferry. Port Townsend has a ferry terminal you could walk to. If you take your car into Seattle, be VERY careful. They have added bike lanes everywhere and there a some Rube Goldberg designed traffic signals catering to bikes that will probably amaze you.

You could then move to the coast for another extended stay - lots of good choices. Then the mountains as mentioned above, Mount Rainer is well worth 2 or three days. Drive around the whole mountain, it looks completely different from the south side. The north side looks very "post cardy" but the south side is tortured and imposing. Mount St Helens is worth a visit certainly. In eastern Washington don't forget the dams, lots of them have tours, or visitor centers. Late summer will see lower water levels, but will still be impressive if you like those sorts of attractions.

Lake Chelan is beautiful (can be hot like all of eastern Washington) but lots of good wineries all aver. North Cascades highway is a do not miss for sure. There are three major passes though the Cascades. North cascades - the prettiest, then highway 2, then last on the list is interstate 90. Still impressive if you do not live or play around mountains much.

Columbia Gorge is well worth a week or so, both the Oregon and Washington side. Lots of bridges to explore both sides. Nice little COE park in Plymouth Washington kind of centrally located is you want just one base to see the whole gorge. Right next to I-84 It is popular though so make reservations. Full hookups near the river - no views however.
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If you are a veteran, the VFW on Whidbley island has a great RV park. I plan on being there in a month or so. Also a lot of Corps of Engineers parks along the rivers close to the dams. They are full on weekends, but are reserveable. We are in one now near Pasco.
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I took early retirement from Boeing in 1998 and we moved to Anacortes the following year. Don't plan to go anywhere else unless I'm wearing a wooden overcoat!

This north-western part of WA is great - small towns, fairly light traffic most places. Spring and summer weather is usually mild (mid 70's summer daytime highs) and about 35% less rain than Seattle.
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the escapees have a nice park in chimacum. very close to port townsend,olympic natiomal park ect
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Thank you all for your replies. Just got back to TX after a rainy week in Black Diamond, east of Seattle. I will take all of these recommendation into account for next year. Probably go in July - September, as June is still pretty rainy.
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