Campgrounds near Olympia WA?

Millersylvania State Park is OK and is just south of Tumwater. The private, wooded sites are no-hookup, though. The water/electric sites are in an open area, not much privacy although the sites are ample. Only 15 miles from St. Pete's.

Potlatch State park is about 45 mins NW of Olympia. It's on Hoods Canal.

Wrace wrote:
Are there some campgrounds within 45 mins or so of Olympia?

I see by your avatar that you're living in Seattle, which is itself only a little more than an hour's drive from Olympia- ?

I can't think of any wooded-type place that would put you much closer than that...

Given your parameters I would only recommend the State Parks, the private parks probably don't allow the privacy you would like. They are really cheek-by-cheek
Millersylvania would probably be my first choice, as I recall Potlatch is a little more cramped.

We've stayed at Millersylvania State Park. Like already noted, the full hookup sites are pretty open, but we were there at a quiet time. Easy access to Oly. and I-5. Cell phone coverage on Verizon was very marginal. Good Luck...

Bull Rider wrote:
We've stayed at Millersylvania State Park. Like already noted, the full hookup sites are pretty open, but we were there at a quiet time. Easy access to Oly. and I-5. Cell phone coverage on Verizon was very marginal. Good Luck...

I'd forgotten about that---I don't think I got cellular at all. Maybe with an antenna...

We did Olympia CG last year while visiting friends. In the trees. Sites abit close. WIFI OK. Phone worked fine.

Bull Rider wrote:
We've stayed at Millersylvania State Park. Like already noted, the full hookup sites are pretty open, but we were there at a quiet time. Easy access to Oly. and I-5. Cell phone coverage on Verizon was very marginal. Good Luck...

Ah, that's something I didn't thin to ask about. We have Verizon and use the phone as a mobile hotspot along with a booster and external antenna. How far off I5 is the park, can you hear the freeway traffic when in the campground?

At Millersylvania you are about 5 miles from either 99 or I-5 and last time we were there we didn't have any trouble with our Verizon. I didn't have my Bionic then so I don't know about the hotspot. We have also stayed at Olympia rv park, a former KOA and it's a just ok place. It is a bit handier to town though.
When you're there,cut over to Tumwater Blvd and checkout Eagan's burgers.Been eating those since I was in high school in the late 50's.
Potlach is so far away,that you'd be better off staying in Seattle.There is a park at the bottom of the Nisqually hill,but I wouldn't stay there and then a bit farther east is Lost Lake.It is surprising how few rv parks there are there.

In researching Olympia campground I also found American Heritage campground. Are these two different campgrounds that are located next to each other?
http://www.olympiacampground.com/

They share the same email contact address and I sent them an email to see if American Heritage has electric sites available off season.

From the campground descriptions and looking at the pictures it sounds like Olympia campgrounds electric/hook up sites are row parking with the rigs right next to each other. However, the American Heritage campground sounds like there may be some electric sites in the wooded area.