Glamping in the PNW
February 17, 2018 2:19 PM Subscribe
We want to do glamping/yurt camping with some amenities in the Pacific NorthWest. We'd absolutely like to be able to swim. Please suggest locations.
The state parks websites are so overwhelming. We'd like to be in a fairly comfortable place with a bathroom and something to cook on. But we'd also like kid to be able to jump in the water whenever. Please help.
The state parks websites are so overwhelming. We'd like to be in a fairly comfortable place with a bathroom and something to cook on. But we'd also like kid to be able to jump in the water whenever. Please help.
Steamboat Rocks State Park on Lake Banks has cabins with kitchenettes (bathrooms and showers are shared but nearby) and is gorgeous, and so worth the drive. If you haven't been in that area of Washington State, the landscapes are otherworldly and stunning. Great swimming and other water sports.
posted by halogen at 3:22 PM on February 17, 2018
posted by halogen at 3:22 PM on February 17, 2018
Sol Duc hot springs in Olympic National Park comes to mind. We camped there last summer, got a campsite just past the hot springs, nice bathrooms, well maintained, great hiking nearby, but with natural hot springs and a pool accessible! It was great.
posted by pazazygeek at 3:55 PM on February 17, 2018
posted by pazazygeek at 3:55 PM on February 17, 2018
The Rolling Huts, out near Mazama, on the Methow river.
posted by gyusan at 5:24 PM on February 17, 2018
posted by gyusan at 5:24 PM on February 17, 2018
The San Juan Islands have a few glamping locations. Lakedale and Doe Bay are two that come to mind.
posted by jennstra at 6:18 PM on February 17, 2018
posted by jennstra at 6:18 PM on February 17, 2018
Leaving out hot springs, "jumping in the water" in the Pacific NW is a sometime thing. Well, you can jump in the water all you want, but it's pretty much guaranteed that you'll be jumping right back out again. Seriously, Deception Pass and the San Juans are surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the NORTH Pacific, and we're always being reminded by the Coast Guard that the longest you can survive in the water without a wet suit is 20 minutes. *Survive* Some campsites are on lakes that are shallow enough to warm up by the end of the summer, but I can't think of any that would even approach glamping. Most rivers are fed, mostly, by glacier runoff. Melted ice.
Eastern Washington, such as Steamboat Rocks and Mazama, is indeed more likely to have some of the amenities you're looking for, but the area is really desert, so it depends on how you feel about desert.
Actually, there is one county park in Washington, near Bellingham, north of Seattle. It's Silver Lake, with a few nice older cabins right on the water, and I have cavorted in the lake. It's only available overnight to Whatcom County residents, and it so happens I am one, so if you would like me to sponsor you and make the reservation, I'd be happy to. We're all just family here, after all.
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posted by kestralwing at 10:57 PM on February 17, 2018 [4 favorites]
Eastern Washington, such as Steamboat Rocks and Mazama, is indeed more likely to have some of the amenities you're looking for, but the area is really desert, so it depends on how you feel about desert.
Actually, there is one county park in Washington, near Bellingham, north of Seattle. It's Silver Lake, with a few nice older cabins right on the water, and I have cavorted in the lake. It's only available overnight to Whatcom County residents, and it so happens I am one, so if you would like me to sponsor you and make the reservation, I'd be happy to. We're all just family here, after all.
(This probably isn't The Way It's Done, but my email is [moderator redacted])
posted by kestralwing at 10:57 PM on February 17, 2018 [4 favorites]
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posted by taz (staff) at 11:23 PM on February 17, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by taz (staff) at 11:23 PM on February 17, 2018 [1 favorite]
https://glampinghub.com/unitedstatesofamerica/pacificwest/oregon/
posted by tarvuz at 7:45 AM on February 18, 2018
posted by tarvuz at 7:45 AM on February 18, 2018
Lakedale (on San Juan Island) is the spot that came to mind for me. I haven't been there, but I have friends on the other side of the lake in question who I visit frequently, and it's an absolutely lovely spot. I haven't been in the lake (it's a bit weedy for my taste), but plenty of other people do come 4th of July.
posted by wotsac at 3:49 PM on February 18, 2018
posted by wotsac at 3:49 PM on February 18, 2018
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Pros:
Insanely beautiful
Not too far from the sea, along with stand up paddle boarding.
Driving distance to an awesome drive-in and arcade
Con: Can be noisy if the nearby navy base jets are flying.
Pro: Jet flybys are actually a pro if you like jets ( I do )
posted by Jon Mitchell at 2:38 PM on February 17, 2018