Where to camp north of Seattle

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Pleasant Lake in Bothell is a short distance south of the I-5/405 junction and is one of the nicest parks we have seen. Clean, quiet with a supermarket across the road and reasonably priced.

If you are into doing the ferries take the Mukilteo Ferry to the south end of Whidbey and use the Oak Harbor City beach camp grounds.

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2 miles east of I-5 at exit 210 is the angle of the winds casino and they have every thing on your list.

WiFi is not available at Deception Pass State park. or the camp grounds next to the park. both have very poor cell reception also.

Swinomish casino 6 miles west of Burlington on Hwy 20 also has full hook ups and wifi and good cell reception but no trees. but great views of the mountains and water .

n7bsn wrote:
Nice suggestions, but the OP asked for 1 to 2 hours...

..and we don't assume that's leaving Federal Way at 4pm on Friday.

Fishinghat wrote:
Try Deception Pass State Park, or Fort Flagler State Park on Whidbey Island. Port Angeles has a nice park just outside of town on the east side. It's also on the water.

If you're into mountains, try looking east of I-5 on Highway 2 going up to the pass. There are several private campgrounds in that area with many, many trees.

Nice suggestions, but the OP asked for 1 to 2 hours...
Port Angeles is about 2 hours just to get to the ferry to Seattle, plus the ferry ride.

Fort Flagler State Park is NOT on Whidbey, it's on Morrowstone Island, near Port Townsend (thus -closer-) to a Seattle ferry.

Check RV Park Reviews, there are good urban, sub-urban and completely rural choices there.

As for trees.... having them is not generally a problem, there are usually lots. Also it's not always a good thing, the weather can be cool and cloudy at any time. A couple years ago, in early August, we were at a BBQ at someones house. As we were outside visiting, wearing coats, we heard the houses heater come on, it was set to heat the house if it fell below 65. (on the flip side, last Sunday it hit 87 in Seattle)

Try Deception Pass State Park, or Fort Flagler State Park on Whidbey Island. Port Angeles has a nice park just outside of town on the east side. It's also on the water.

If you're into mountains, try looking east of I-5 on Highway 2 going up to the pass. There are several private campgrounds in that area with many, many trees.

WA city park hands down as pretty as any CG.

I'd say that you need to get a map, and then look at RV Park Reviews. That's what I do.

Burlington/Anacirtes KOA just north of Burlington and just off I-5 It gets busy at times.
It is about my only choice close to I-5.
West almost to Anacortes is Fidalgo Bay RV resort. It is about 10-12 miles west of I-5. It is a much nicer park. 800 727-5478