Elwha Dam RV Park

I love this park. I’m a tent camper and although this is an rv park they are very tent friendly as well. I do wish they had better fire pits with grills so you can easly cook on an open fire. The bathrooms are very clean and they have rec/​laundry/​kitchen room that serves all your needs. The family running it are very nice and helpfull.

Elwha Dam RV park gets my first Five Star rating — because it is a great little Park in a great spot run by great folks. My wife and grandchildren and I all enjoyed our stay. Plenty for the youngsters to do around the camp, good clean all working facilities — Five stars

We just started with RVing and our kids are at the age where they start to like outdoors and camping but not tent camping so we got an old motorhome. We own a home next town so to get some practice RVing I searched for our second time one-​day park adventure and we were lucky to find Elwha Dam RV park. This is a friendly RV park, very nice layout, comfortable, clean and the site we got placed is private with bonus views of pine trees and horses grazing to our dinette table window. We enjoyed cooking on the fire ring while a nearby neighbor’s kids got friendly with ours and they started playing. I am delighted with the RV hookups here compared to the very first RV park we stay which also got great reviews. Elwha seem to be well managed and updated. The owners are very accommodating and noted that the site we were assigned have a very low wifi signal and I can move to a different open site if I want to. The wifi signal on that particular site is very low but that day we don’t need to use the internet much. Our Verizon LTE iPhone is still very strong on that area so we used that mainly. The owners will be working on improving the signal on that part of the area. One thing I notice was that the site next to us was empty and the next to empty site, the RV owners were not there (must be out of town), so during busy summer season, most likely sites will be filled so that’s when one will feel cramped, and feel less private. We slept great because it was quiet and rainy. The next day we checked out and the weather went down hill. I was glad that one of the owner notified that a major wind storm is coming and that National Parks were getting closed and possibly ferries. Good thing that we took that news seriously and left for Seattle earlier. We definitely would like to go back so we can have the chance to see the river and the former Elwha dam. Also hoping to be on the same site #52.

I can’t say enough about the owners David and Chris. I moved to WA a few months ago and decided to live in an RV. I had NO RV experience before. Elwha had a couple of spots available for long term renters. I have had a lot of problems with my trailer and David has come night or day to help me. David helps everyone in the park. The park is beautiful and clean. Unlike so many RV parks that are off of busy roads or highways, Elwha is off the beaten path, serene and gorgeous. All the people I have met are very nice — both short term visitors and long term residents. I am so happy I found such a wonderful RV park to live in.

We stayed as a couple at the Elwah Dam RV Park a couple times this summer (2015) for a month at a time. We parked comfortably with a 44′ motorhome and tow vehicle. It is a great place to use as a hub for exploring the area: Elwah Dam Reclamation area; Victoria, B.C.; Port Angeles; Dungeness Spit; Hurricane Ridge; Sequim; Sekiu, etc. The new owners are very personable, hard working and eager to make your stay memorable and comfortable. All the kids pitch in, as well, and are engaging. The restroom facilities are very clean and the laundry machines are in great shape. There is a loop trail just over ½ miles long through the woods around the outside perimeter of the park that I used for exercise. Even when full, the park is very quiet and peaceful. We definitely plan to return.

yes, as good as it gets!
This family run Campground has a personal flare and all services in the right place.
There is no discrimination if you «only» have a tent. These fine people have a sence for adventure and a zest for life which it’s contatious and it shows.
Clean showers and bathrooms. Hot water and nice smelling soaps.
Thank you, for getting us going, fresh and clean on our next leg up and down the Olympic Adventure Trail on our touring bikes. Well rested and in good spirits! This is the place that makes you feel right about the world!

I’m pretty picky about campground bathroom and these were clean and organized while I was here. The campground is in a great location… near but not in town… and close to Olympia National Park highlights. Ask the owners for more great places to see. they will point you in the right direction. I will stay here again.

Under new owners, this park is nestled in the beautiful rural area outside of Port Angeles. Stayed here 2 nights and wish it were longer. Super clean bathrooms, showers, lounge area and washer/​dryer area. 4 stars because of the cost of doing laundry– $ 2.50 per load to wash and $ 2.50 to dry. New owners are lovely people and willing to meet individual needs. Would love to visit again and not have to do any laundry!!!

We loved the park. We stayed for 5 nights. The owners are very accommodating. Their daughter dog sat for us while we went to Victoria. The park is very nice and the surroundings beautiful. We had a pull through and it was very easy to set up our rig. I highly recommend Elwah Dam RV park!

One of my twin daughters and I stayed here for 1 night initially. Everyone was so friendly and accommodating so I made reservations to comeback with the other twin. I will stay here when I visit the Peninsula again!

I recently tent camped here on a bike tour of the Olympic Discovery Trail. This place has a very nice vibe. The owners are very friendly. We were given a large grassy space where our group could stay together, a fire pit, an outdoor kitchen area, even lawn games! I highly recommend this place to camp!

Nice park, could use some shade trees, only problem was when we arrived someone else was in our spot, we were given another spot but it was smaller than the original spot, seems this is a problem with this park, seeing prior complaints

This park can most definitely accommodate Big Rigs. We had no trouble maneuvering our 40’Class A towing a car, following directional signs. The upper terraced sites are 70′, good utilities, very clean restrooms/​showers & laundry, well maintained grounds. The atmosphere at the park is awesome! The new owners, a family of 7, all work to make sure your stay is pleasant. They love to share their stories & hear all about you & your adventures. For RVers with 4 legged traveling companions, they offer a dog walking service if you need to leave the dog behind for the day. We reserved one week, liked it & the area so much, we extended another week. Close to Olympic National Park, ferry service to Canada, nice town with all the necessary stores. We would love to stay there again & are recommending this park to all our RV friends.

We are having a great time here at elwa rv park. The new owners, as of two months ago are great. Friendly and will and did show us personally the space, s that were available. This a clean 5 star rv park. Compare. It to what’s in town!!! bathrooms are spotless, new laundry. And close to downtown with out the noise. The old owners had given it a bad name for various reasons so doubt you will find one nicer this close to town. There is no cable but sattlite dishes work fine. Enjoy your stay. We are. Others have posted its not big rig friendly but there are several here right now and I don’t hear any bad words at all about getting in or out. Might have been the driver. I’ll be back. Haha!!!

Very clean well maintained RV Park. It depends on what you’re looking for in a campground area that will determine if you like this place. We have a short class B rig and easily parked in our spot. If you’re looking for any privacy, there virtually is none. It is a hillside with spaces leveled into it.
The highlight was a walk which starts just outside the entrance to the former dam which has been removed. That was a lovely walk in the morning before leaving.

What a beautiful place to stay! There are 52 nicely graded spots, 12 of which are perfect for big rigs (there were several 45ft buses when we were there). There are several DirectTV satellite dishes throughout the park, for those who want to watch TV. No cable TV hookups, I suspect because cable probably doesn’t run out there (it is on the edge of wilderness, after all).
The bathrooms are so clean and modern! Very nice touch! There are 4 toilets and 3 showers in the ladies’ room; hot water is 4 quarters for 5 min of hot water, which is really a bargain when you consider it’s being heated by a propane tank!
The laundry room/​kitchen/​sitting room is right next to the restrooms, and it is really spacious and pleasant. There are 4 stacked washer/​dryer units, which cost $ 2.50 per load each (again, a bargain because they use propane for heat). There’s a change machine right inside the door. There are books and magazines to read if you want to hang out while your laundry is going.
The owner is a really nice lady who is in the office for several hours each day, and they have a little store for sundries in the office. There’s a volleyball net and horseshoes right outside the office, as well as a little duck pond.
This park is at the edge of Port Angeles, quiet and beautiful, just off 101.
Definitely stay here if you are in the area!

This park is not Big Rig friendly as stated on the website unless they figure big to be 25 ft.
If you are bigger do not go there! Yes, the sites are long but the problem is getting to the sites. They do not escort you and if you listen to the way they direct you it is confusing and you will drag the bottom of your RV.
This is not at all what we expected, I am very disappointed in the Good Sam’s high rating. Needless to say we will not be returning!
There is no TV service using your antenna, no cable either.
And yes the clerk who is the owner is very rude!

I’ve got to say this is a nice looking park. We had confirmed reservations at this park but when we arrived another RV was in our spot. Clerk offered us a place to dry camp but we didn’t book the park to dry camp. At first she offered to hook us up with an extension cord. Then, that changed to no hookups at all. Perhaps, the next day we might have hookups. She was quite cocky telling us we didn’t need power as our batteries would be good for a couple days. Reading some of the other review sites we discovered this had happened several times before.

Husband and I were there for the 4^th of July weekend of 2014. First time camping for me. I have got to say the bathrooms & showers were spotless!!! My fellow campers were very friendly. The whole experience was very nice. Just have to get used to trekking to the bathroom in the middle of the night. But otherwise a very nice experience. They have a trail by the damn which was fun to explore.

Nice and quiet! Bathrooms always clean! Very nice people. No cable TV hook ups though.