Oceana Campground

The first thing you’ll want to do outside when camping at Oceana RV and Camping Resort is to explore the beach. Wander north from the campground, and you’ll find a wide strip of sand teeming with wildlife and sea creatures – perfect for bird watching, building sandcastles, or posting up with a good book. Go south, and you’ll eventually run into a more developed coastline with souvenir shops and cafes. For a little adventure, consider renting a jet ski and cruising the shoreline. Another option is to rent a kayak, and while paddling into the big waves that occasionally pummel the shores of Ocean City would be a tad risky, the protected waters of Grays Harbor are perfect for newbie sea kayakers. Rental shops dot the coastline, and you’re sure to find a kayak that fits you and your level of experience. Olympic National Park dominates the Olympic Peninsula, covering nearly its entire central region, and is a must-visit attraction when camping with an RV here. There are several entrances to the park, each a gateway to wildly different landscapes – snowy peaks at Hurricane Ridge in the north, the Hoh Rainforest near its western entrance, or massive Douglas firs around the southeast entrance of Staircase. Olympic National Park is nothing if not a land of contrasts, and it would take months to explore its many trails. Start by figuring out which biome of the park is most interesting to you and then focus your route planning on that region. If the national park feels too crowded, especially during the peak tourist season in July and August, just head a little east, to Capitol State Forest. While you won’t find a rainforest within its borders, it has some spectacular hiking trails along with the mysterious Mima Mounds. The natural occurring dirt mounds are about five feet tall by 50 feet wide, and no one is quite sure how they got there; some think gophers, others believe they were caused by an earthquake, but the jury is still out, and you’re free to speculate during your visit.