Kalaloch Campground — Attraction in Forks

Beautiful location.

Relatively easy to get to, Kalaloch campground is just far enough away from the cities to keep it from becoming overrun by campers.

That being said, there are a limited number of prime spots overlooking the ocean. If you want to grab one, I'd recommend showing up early in the day or on a Wednesday or Thursday. By the time my friends and I showed up Friday afternoon, there were no spots overlooking the ocean left. The consolation is that no spot is more than 2-3 minutes walk from the beach.

Amenities are sparse, but enough to ensure the average family or glamper are kept happy. There's two restroom facilities, but they do not include showers. Showers are offsite and several miles down the road. There's also places to drop off garbage, taps with clean water, an RV dumping spot, and a little grocery within walking distance. The grocery is just down the road at the Kalaloch lodge.

The camp ground and beach are pet friendly. While dogs must be kept on a leash, you are welcome to keep them with you in the camp ground and to take them to the beach. You cannot take bikes onto the beach, but the tracks in the sand tell me plenty of people ignore that rule.

Kalaloch beach is an amazing and beautiful beach. Well worth the the drive and a few days stay. Expect to see lots of people there, especially in the summer.

If you're looking for hard-core off the grid camping, look somewhere else. If you want a great casual trip you can bring the kids or your elderly parents on, this is a fine choice.

Edit:

After reading some other reviews, I wanted to add a few things:

the camp grounds themselves do cost $22 per night with a limit of 2 cars and 8 people per camping spot

the spots are pretty close together and are not evenly spaced/sized. Some are huge and some are pretty small. That being said, my friends and I were able to play music, etc. and not bug the people nearby. I suspect the trees and foliage do a lot to dampen sound

some spots are right on the highway and will be subject to road noise

this camp ground should best be looked as a a place to hang out with friends and take in the scenery. It is not in any way serious camping/hiking/biking/exploring or anything of the sort. You will see plenty of kids, RVs, kite fliers, people with beach chairs taking in the sun, etc. You will not see serious backpackers with 50 lbs of camping gear on their back who haven't showered in a week. If that's your thing, go a few miles up the road to the Hoh rain forest, park your car, and go out...

Stayed here because I wanted to see the tree of life. I got more than I expected! The campsites I wanted were closed, but I still ended up in a great spot and was able to walk over to the spots I wanted and watch the sunset and walk down a staircase to the beach with my morning coffee. So relaxing. Even with the campground being full, there wasn't much noise going through the trees. Just the ocean. I loved that the campground host was available but not overbearing as some can be. They just let you enjoy your stay and make sure everyone is safe and enjoying themselves. After paying for my spot online, I did wonder if I could have used my America the beautiful pass for a discount? The normal price is only $24 a night as is. So very reasonable already. One of my friends was staying in a spot close by and did get his stay super cheap. He is a disabled veteran. I love that this is available to him! La push, Rialto Beach (hole in the wall at low tide), Quinault, Hoh are all within a reasonable distance (hour-ish or less). I also went a little further to cape flattery from here. I'm sure there's more to explore, but I'd never been here before, or even in the area, so I was just going by my own searches. I would definitely stay here again for an extended stay so I could explore more. If you don't want to travel far, Ruby Beach (along with other beaches) and the giant spruce is just down the road. I would take river shoes or mucks to do some water crossings. Some areas are too rocky to be barefoot (maybe it's just me, lol). I have seen all walks of life staying here, except children. Maybe it wasn't the time of year for them? Or maybe the children sounds were blocked by the trees. I don't know for sure. Be sure to bring binoculars for sea life watching...

We were on a road trip and ended up camping a night here. We didn't have a reservation, so we were hoping they had availability the day of when we got there later in the day since we had spotty service to try online.

They didn't have someone in the pay/information booth when we got there, but we figured out how to reserve one of their open spots by reading many papers posted across their bulletin board and windows of the pay booth.

We took a picture of the list of open spots for the night and the campsite map and drove around to check them out and claimed one that didn't have someone already occupying it.

It was kind of confusing because all of the campsite spots have a "RESERVED MUST HAVE VALID RESERVATION" sign posted on them, so after driving around for awhile we assumed that if the spot was on the open list and there was no sign of someone already using that spot it was fair game after filling out the pay form. Which they only take a credit card manually written on the form and you leave it in the drop box at the information board (no cash).

The campsites are pretty packed in and close together, but we were there during the week so they thankfully weren't full. They have spots with an ocean view, or spots with more tree coverage.

The bathrooms were actually some of the nicest campground bathrooms I've seen. They were clean and had electricity with a single plug by the sink if you needed a quick charge. The Dyson hand dryer was nice to dry off some of my clothes a little bit from getting caught in the...