Lodgepole Campground (Washington)

The camp hostess Beth was warm, friendly, and helpful! Beautiful campsite!

Campsite 11 was great, though I recommend bringing a tarp and paracord for shade. The camp hosts were amazing and located at camp site 12. The river is beautiful and much cooler than the higher ground of the campsites. Will definitely be back. FYI- the water spigot is located at the front of the campground by the welcome sign.

Great spot along a beautiful creek. Campsite was quiet and facilities were well maintained.

Lovely campground. I ended up chatting with the host for a bit and she was great. The bathrooms were clean and had jokes taped to the wall (what do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!) you can tell they really take good care of the camp.

Lodgepole campground and the camp host were great. Beautiful woods with a small river flowing by the campground. Clean vault toilets. Paved roads (no dust) and near Chinook Pass.

Lodge Pole is one of my fo to campground for relaxing, and getting away from it all. The campground has always been clean, quiet and safe.

Excellent campground along the American River

Our campsite, site #2, accommodated our 28’ travel trailer and 3/4-ton tow vehicle perfectly. The pull-through site was spacious enough to comfortably fit our rig and still have extra space. If you’re towing a trailer in the campground, make sure to drive at a slow pace and be mindful of your mirrors. Some large motorhomes had to navigate corners and seesaws to avoid hitting trees, which gave us morning entertainment. It is doable but plan your turns and you will be fine. Sunshine illuminated our 180-watt solar panels for approximately 4 hours during a sunny July day. During this time of year, we have low electrical requirements for camping and the solar power is sufficient to maintain the trailer battery banks and charge our cell phones. We didn’t need to use the vault bathrooms, however they appear clean and well maintained by the camp host. Aside from some generator noise by neighboring campers and the occasional highway road noise from motorcycles, the campground is pleasantly quiet. Given the campground’s close proximity to the highway, it was a concern at first. As the evening approached, the road noise settled down. A beautiful campground if you are looking for a base camp to go hiking or exploring the area. The campground is about 1-1.5 hours away from Paradise visitor center.

Had a great stay. Had great conversations with Beth, the campground host. Very friendly and informative. If you want a quiet place to stay and enjoy nature and have close access to Mt. Rainier National Park, this is the place to stay.

When I reserved my campsite online, it stated that it was appropriate for a camp trailer of my size. It was a very tight fit. And backing into it was very challenging. It appears a new loop was added relatively recently. The sign said "no trailers". These sites were much more spacious, with much more room to back in. How ironic. Otherwise we enjoyed our stay, and the camp hosts were great. A lot of trees were dropped due to insect/disease. Sure would have been nice if they were bucked up so campers could split them up and use them for firewood. It seems like the USFS does minimal upkeep on infrastructure. That's too bad.