My husband and I decided to go camping last weekend, and did quite a bit of research into preparing for our trip. We don't have the means to backpack into a campsite but still seek a rustic, quiet experience.
We eagerly decided on the South Fork Hoh campsite, in the Hoh Rain forest (in the Olympic National Park). Everything we read online said this was a very rustic campsite right on the Hoh river. I called ahead to the Hoh ranger station, and he said the campsite gets very little use and is one of the best kept secrets in the area. We were thrilled!
Our excitement vanished when we arrived at the campsite to find it full. There are only three campsites, so it fills easily, but everything we'd been told had lead us to believe there was no risk of not getting a spot. Luckily, one of the fellow campers flagged down our car as we were leaving, and invited us to take his campsite, and he'd move his tent over to his friend's site.
The site he gave us was #3, far and away the best of the three sites. It's the only site right on the river, and the view was gorgeous.
Unfortunately, we will not be visiting this campsite again in the future. Our nights were ruined by blaring music from the campsite next door. The sites are so close together you can hear each other sneeze, and this isn't quite the most privacy rich environment.
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