Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort Campground

The Sol Duc Forest is phenomenal and well work spending 5 days in. Beautiful area and lots of trails. The campground is nestled in the trees and cozy spots. It is close to the Resort and it is wonderful to be able to soak in hot water after a day of hiking.

Early October was a fabulous time at Sol Duc. The autumn colors, the mushrooms and the crisp air. We hiked Lovers Lane and it was one of the more memorable hikes I have done. Absolutely gorgeous.

We reserved 6 months in advance for our weeklong trip to Olympic National Park staying at three locations. Luckily Sold Duc was our last stop. There was no room for our trailer in site 21 Loop A. I entered our equipment when making the reservation. It states that there is room for two vehicles (truck and trailer), our overall length is well under the maximum. It was a tent site with two parking spaces (one for 21 and one for the neighbor site 22). This information needs to be updated in the system and a photo would be good too. There we no other available sites in September when we were there. We drove home two days early. Disappointed.

Wonderful area! The driving to get to some of these spots does take a long time because of the slow speeds around the winding corners.

This was our first time here. We came with a camper on a truck Loop A and Loop B were still closed so we had to stay in the RV section. It was terrible. There were no space between each RV, no privacy at all. The ground was just pure mud. It did not make for a fun camping trip.

Yes, it is a parking lot. But very close to the hot spring so that was a plus. We were extremely frustrated to learn the dump station was out of order. No sign. No notice. They said it had been closed since last summer. We would have made different arrangements knowing dumping wasn’t going to be an available at the end of our stay. I would be prepared that as well as no power. We helped a new camper a couple spots over trouble shoot their power problem and the 30 amp wasn’t working at all.

Everything was wonderful, the campsite was a little small. One thing that kept me from giving 5 stars was the restaurant at the resort. There was one person working, which to me was fine because the restaurant is tiny! But the guy in there should never with alone again. It was absolutely ridiculous how slow this guy was going, from waiting 15 minutes up front before he even acknowledged my party, to him being rude and pushing me and my kids order behind two other tables, we ending up leaving hungry an hour after getting there with not ever eating.

Sites are small and compact. Frustrating to pay for a spot AND entrance fees into the park.

The hot springs were wonderful and the hiking trails wound through some beautiful woods..
We were surprised to discover upon arrival that we pay separately for the hot springs from the RV campground fees. Also, since there are no sewer hookups in the RV campground, we had to use the dump station that was technically closed. That meant there was no flushing water, but at least we could dump.

No frills for sure, but that's not why I'm giving 3 stars. Rv space 15 had no fire ring or picnic table...Every other space had them as far as I could tell. Electricity went out first night, was on by the next morning around 9. No privacy between spaces, but that's standard I think. For RV spots anyway. Easy walk to the hot springs resort. They have a cute shop/gift store, but it's pretty pricey. The Rv campground could use a bathroom, as far as I can tell the nearest would be the resort. My space was easy to get in and out of, but my trailer is only 21 ft. I saw big 5th wheels that looked like they had plenty of space too. Short drive to hiking and the falls.