location: Orcas Island, San Juan Islands
map and directions
website | (360) 675-2417
campground type: state park campground
rates: $12 – $36
features: 166 sites, 151 are tent spaces. RVs to 45 feet. Open year-round. One dump station, five restrooms (one ADA) and 10 showers (two ADA). Campsites are located in five different camping areas.
reservations: online | (888) 226-7688
NOTE: You do not need to purchase a Washington State Parks Discover Pass ($30) for your park visit if you are also paying for a campsite. To visit the park when you aren’t camping, however, you have to. A one-day Discover Pass is $10 and can be purchased at the Park.
Orcas Island is beautiful, this park is absolutely stunning. Right from your campsite you can climb to the top of a small mountain to one of the best views of the Northwest Straits there is. There’s plenty of diversity in Moran’s 166 camp sites; the sites are split among five different areas, and four of these are on two of the Park’s freshwater lakes. Our favorite place to camp at the park is at Mountain Lake, where you’ll get a bit more privacy, and the trail around the lake makes for an easy, relaxing morning stroll. Hike, bike or drive to the top of Mt. Constitution (2,400 feet) and check out the view from the CCC-era observation tower-stunning! Ferry lines can be a bear in summertime, but you can walk on with your camping gear and pay just $12 round-trip to take the Orcas Island Shuttle to the park.
Details: Reservations here up to 9 months in advance; some campsites are first-come, first-serve.
