Beautiful campground within tall pines. Sites varied from very large and private, to smaller and less private. Wonderful beaches on the sound as well as a good sized lake for paddling and fishing. Only 2 downsides-- showers required tokens, which were only available at the front gate (which I was not informed of until I tried to take a shower), and the park is located near an active Naval Air Station that had many extremely loud military jets taking off and landing the first day we were there. Fortunately, they did not have much activity the rest of the weekend. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
The park is great! However, the campground is very tight to pull a big rig around. In some places there are just a few inches of space to fit through the trees. The paved roads are narrow and passing calls for going in the mud. There are large rocks placed in the sites that can interfere with maneuvers. Once you get in great! Enjoy fishing, hiking, biking, boating, Geocaching, and access to local attractions. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Very nice park for those wanting to get back to nature more than they want modern-day conveniences. Tent spots are beautifully treed and secluded as are the RV spots. Speaking of RV spots, I would not try a larger RV. Even my 26' fifth wheel was too large for most of them since the trees hang low and the roads are very narrow, one-way streets. Still, it is very beautiful and is a much better alternative for small RV's & tents than the North Whidbey RV park, which is very unfriendly. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Be cautious with a larger RV - our 5th wheel is 36'. This park is older - not a lot of room to maneuver or get out if you have a larger rig. The actual campsite might be large enough for you, but getting there or getting out might be a challenge - especially if you get there at night. We enjoyed biking on the paths to the water and hiking to the bridge. Also, the park is periodically noisy due to the close location of the Whidbey Island Naval Air Base. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Great "woodsy" camp ground, large trees, ferns, narrow roads, but paved. We stayed in sight 56 which had water and electricity, pull through site but not very level, our trialer is small and we had a hard time finding a level spot. Large trailers and fifth wheels would have trouble with the roads and some of the sight wouldn't be very easy to back in to. Sights one through 76 have power and water, all others are dry. Bowman bay is close to the sound, but sights are small and a tight loop to drive around to get in and out. Rest rooms were clean, but you need tokens to use the showers, so ask at the front booth when you enter if you plan on using the park showers. Beautiful park with lots to do outdoors, we would come back. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
I showed up at Deception Pass State Park on a Saturday in April, and managed to get an electrical site. However, I'm sure once it's summer, you need reservations. If you reserve online, you are charged a "reservation fee." Excuse me, how does this "encourage" us to use the web? Spots 1-78 are electrical, and they even have 30/50 hookups! No cable, but I got decent reception on the antena. I had spot number 40 and it was relatively level, despite being a dirt campground in the trees. I enjoyed my stay there, and would have liked to stay longer. We camped here in a Motorhome.
A beautiful state park that has it all. Hiking, biking, swimming, fishing with the lake and sound within easy walking distance. It was a very clean park with many trees and bunnys hopping around. Some sites were a little muddy so we asked for a different site, they were very willing to make this change for us. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Rustic campground in tall tree setting. Good spacing between campgrounds, some very private, some joining. Snack bar at the lake. Swimming at the lake. Beach front on Puget Sound. Great trails for hiking exploring. Septic dump within campground. City of Oak Harbor near-by with all services. Reservations needed for summer months. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
2002
$21
Very nice campground near a lake and the bay. Cranberry Lake has an area for swimming and there is a snack bar on the shore. The campground is set in a woodsy area and many sites are secluded. The forest loop has Electricity and Water hookups but no sewer. Most of the other campsites outside the forest loop do not have hookups of any kind. All campsites have firepits and firewood is available at the local gas station for an unusually fair price or at the campground for not such a fair price.. This campground is a nice destination for a weeks stay. Lots of trails to walk and the weather seems to be a tad better then the surrounding areas. The only minus about this campground is the noise from the airplanes at the nearby military base. But they are fun to watch and normally stop flying by 9PM. We camped here in a camper.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
2001
$11
This is a great park, its great for kids and adults...there is a lake for swimming and the ocean for fishing, plenty of trails and beaches to walk. The facilites are pretty clean, I have seen better at some RV resorts but for a state campground its pretty nice. The only draw back is the reservation system...you have to have a reservation at least 2 days in advance, but in reality you should reserve months in advance. We camped here in a camper.
I would give it a 1 rating were it not so conveniently located. First and foremost, the manager lady is extremely rude and very difficult to speak with. My wife and I are full-timing here and we just avoid her as much as possible. Second, they claim to have cable TV. They don't. What they DO have is over-the-air broadcast TV that doesn't come in at all. They acknowledge that there is a problem but they refuse to get it fixed. Third, they advertise free WiFi. It rarely works and when it does, it is very slow. Slower than the old 14.4 modems. We just use our cell phones. For long-term stays, electricity is NOT free so add that on to the $400/month you'll pay. The spaces are pretty close together but allow a small amount of room. Larger RVs would be better off finding a different park. Restroom facilities are well maintained as is the laundry room (laundry is fairly expensive at $1.50 wash/$1.00 dry). I work at NAS Whidbey Island and there are a few of us Navy personnel living here full-time. It is very close to the "back gate" so commuting is easy. It is also right across the highway from Deception Pass State Park which has a great ocean view and some nice, solitary camping spots. Overall, I would NOT stay here if I had a choice. The RV park is nothing to write home about but does have more trees and is less windy than the RV park in the city of Oak Harbor. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
The manager was rude to the extreme. She is insensitive to any problems and any input on her park's conditions are taken as personal insults. It doesn't matter if you're polite or not. I paid for two nights and had to leave after one due to a problem with my coach. No refund I was emphatically told. When I said I would report this to Good Sam, she said that was fine. I had a reservation for a month later and I told her I would cancel it if I was given no refund. She said that was fine, she had already canceled it. We had had no disagreements prior to this conversation. I don't know how this park stays in business with a manager like this. I recommend that you visit the Anacortes area but stay somewhere else. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Trust me, you do not want to stay at the campground. I started calling on a Wednesday to make a reservation but got a message that they were taking the day off but to leave my number and they would call me back on Thursday. All day Thursday, I tried calling again, and got Wednesday's message. Finally, late Thursday, I reached them. I asked about a site and the woman told me they had one. I then asked about wi-fi and cable and she responded very curtly. I then told her that I had read in RV Park Reviews that they had some power problems and that I had a big rig, and wanted to make sure that any past problems had been corrected before making a reservation. Her response was (1) RV Park Reviews can shove it, and (2) Perhaps I should find another campground. I did. A campground with personnel with this attitude certainly waves a red flag that you don't want to be a guest there. I'm glad I read RV Park Revews, and called with the question. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Wow, what a disappointment. I don't know where to begin. Made reservations 6 months in
advance and they knew we had a 38 ft trailer - put us in a 40 ft spot so we had to remote park. No laundry. Modem was accessible at their convenience; and then was not working at all. Voltage one day dropped to 97 volts. And more. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
2004
$25
Pleasant for a night's stopover and not crowded during the winter months. Across the highway from Deception Pass State Park. Restrooms were very clean. Only negative is the road noise from Hwy 20, which borders the campground. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
2002
$25
Extremely well kept park in an area with lots to go see and do. The managers are great. We try to stay here 5 or 6 times a year. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.