When Olympic campsites go on sale

How to book

Booking Olympic, start to finish

Where

Recreation.gov. National park campgrounds are not bookable by phone during the reservation season.

When

Reservable Olympic campgrounds open on a rolling six-month window, with extra close-in batches about two weeks and a few days before arrival.

Be ready

Sign in, save a card and settle your dates and party size before the window opens. Popular weekends go in minutes, and the checkout you prepared in advance is the one that completes.

Which campground

Kalaloch is on the bluff above the beach and is the most contested. Hoh puts you at the rainforest trailheads. Mora is near Rialto Beach and slightly easier to get than Kalaloch.

Distances

There is no road across the middle of the park. Coast, rainforest and Hurricane Ridge are hours apart, so pick the campground that matches the part of the park you actually want.

If you miss it

Cancellations are the realistic second chance. They appear at any hour, cluster in the last two weeks before arrival, and are usually taken within minutes.

Backup plans

Olympic National Forest surrounds the park with campgrounds and dispersed camping, and Forks sits centrally for the coast and rainforest sections.