Dosewallips Campground and Ranger Station

Beautiful hike in only campground. Its a very long hike. I remember driving up here in 2000. Nature has taken back the road since it washed out in 2002. The upper campground is in much better condition than the lower Elkhorn campground. You can still read the campground numbers. The fire pits and tables have a couple years of life left. There is a pit toilet but I am not sure how much longer it has due to roof damage. The original flush toilet bathroom is locked since there is no water system anymore. The creek is starting to fill in the old water system building. The spur trail to the 1972 massive concrete bridge below the lower Elkhorn campground is worth the 100 yard detour. I assume the 1984 Buckhorn Wilderness designation halted plans to log that side of the river. The road at the steep grade has lost about 25% of its width. You can do this with an e-bike but it better be light. There are a number of downed trees, stream crossings, and rock slides. The road washout bypass means you are walking your bike over the upper detour or carrying your bike on the river shortcut downriver direction only (river permitting). Please help pack-out other people garbage.

Beautiful campground, trail straight from the campground, river and beach access. We were there in shoulder season so it wasn't super busy but there we're still campers around us and it was extremely quiet and the space is felt big enough with enough privacy. I would give it five stars however I had multiple issues with the camp hosts and the bathroom. The first time I took a shower in the pay showers, I had locked the door and the camp post didn't knock or say anything, He just unlocked the door and came right in. One morning (about 8:45am) me and another camper were waiting outside the showers as we thought people were in there since the doors were locked. The other camper mentioned to me that he had been waiting for 25 minutes. The camposts were cleaning the restrooms and finally looked at us and asked if we were waiting to use the showers and then told us she forgot to unlock them at 7:00 a.m. I felt really bad for the other camper as he had been waiting a very long time. Apparently they lock the showers at night, which is important to know if you are a late arriver. All around a pretty good experience, and I would definitely recommend this campsite. The highlight of the trip was seeing the local herd of elk!

For RV's this a family park. Tons of kids playing. Good for activities like the river, beach, and hiking. No RV spots seem to have much privacy, this is really more of a "do things" place. It's not peaceful at all. The highway is adjacent. Some tent sites are better as they have privacy and are closer to the river. The worst part is the RVs dry camping on the non-hookup side of the highway, the higher number sites. Not sure why at 5pm on a moderate weather day they need all their generators cranking but it's totally chaotic sounding, especially with the highway right next door. This would be the better place to camp but the generators totally ruin it. We won't come here again to camp, but will for the day use as it really does have some great activities.

I absolutely adore the feel of this area. The hike up was challenging, but ultimately it was a very rewarding hike up. Once you get to the campsite, you're rewarded with this beautiful old growth forest full of flat ground to camp on. Honestly, I'm a little sad to be gone. I highly recommend this campground to anyone seeking beautiful scenery and lovely camping.

Big campground area, looks like it has some bathroom facilities but I didn't try any, about 11 miles in from where you have to park your car. Lots of camp spots, no cell service, next to a river, they have some grills. The wild is talking back this campground though, which is not necessarily a bad thing.