Millersylvania State Park Campground — Hotel in Tumwater

Had a wonderful time camping here recently with my 13 year old daughter. We camped Wednesday-Saturday right before Memorial Day and enjoyed many days of quietness, as most of the campers did not arrive until Friday night. It definitely go much louder Friday night. It took till after 10 pm for the campground to quiet down. I could see it being a very noisy place on weekends. Good park to bring bikes for the kids.

The park says it has 8.1 miles of hiking trails. We only did about 3 miles of trails. I followed the trails with the geocaches. There are at least 7-8 geocaches to find among the paths, plus one adventure lab.

I was surprised to learn that all the state parks now offer FREE hot showers. No tokens or quarters needed anymore. This location had ample bathrooms and showers throughout. The bathrooms/showers were kept pretty clean (but we weren’t there on a weekend).

There’s a camp host who lives on site near the RV camping area. They sell firewood there for $6 a bundle which includes kindling. They did tell me that a boy scout troop is back to selling firewood- something they do during the summer only. There’s a small building that they sell out of (can’t miss it- it has the Boy Scouts signage and troop number on the other side when you drive in). $6 per bundle. If you don’t have cash- no problem! They have a website where you can order online and pay with card. As a bonus you can have it delivered to your campsite that evening between 6:30-7:30. Profits from selling the firewood help fund boy scouts camp. Such a fantastic service all together. The camp host stops selling firewood when the Boy Scouts are operational.

We really enjoyed having a lake nearby. There are two swim areas that are roped off. Plus a long dock for fishing, boat launch area. Swim area #1 has a beer garden (cute little spot), bathrooms/showers. Swim area #2 has concessions where they sell ice cream, drinks, hot dog, pretzel etc. This is also where you can rent kayaks, paddle boards, water tubes for $20 an hour. The canoe is $30 an hour. Having the lake so close while camping really elevated our experience camping here.

One thing I look for before making a campsite reservation is how much privacy does this site have? How close are my neighbors? Is the bathroom far enough away. I want a campsite that has decent privacy and seclusion. We camped at site #108. The water spout was a couple of sites down and easily convenient. Behind the site sat two of the pampered wilderness canvas tents.

While exploring some of the campground I jotted down other campsites (no hookups) that met my criteria above and found these sites 35, 46, 53, 55, 57, 61, 64, 66, 76 offer better privacy and seclusion. I attached pictures from my campsite #108 so you can...

I parked by the Lakehouse tap and checked out the beautiful lake, which seems to be packed with fish.

Then I travelled to the trails that I took a picture of. The forest trails are nice and well kept. Plenty of flora and fauna all around. There is also a trail to a quarry pond which is pretty cool.

The lush forest provided excellent cooling shade as I explored the area. The forest loop trail had a very interesting tree that had a hole in it, check it out on my pics.

The lake area had plenty of benches with grills and there was even a boat rental place and a store for goods. Nice bathrooms and accomodations. A very nice park to visit with your friends and family. Enjoy!

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This is an absolute FEE nightmare. Over $40 per night after you get conned into a discovery pass. A ranger saw me at camp all morning and didn't inform me that we paid the wrong fee until after we stepped out for lunch. They THEN left a fee on our table when they saw we were gone, and no one is staffing the stations to find someone to speak to easily. The state of Washington is not making their parks accessible to all and are fee hungry. Move on to other states if possible. Waive my fee and I will remove this review but this was the least welcoming treatment I've received across the US. I took a video of the rangers ignoring me/running around issuing fines but not being...