Camping near Ilwaco, Washington

Camping near Ilwaco, Washington includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the state park system. 1 stays open all year. Another 5 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Ilwaco.

Cape Disappointment State Park

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Camping near Ilwaco at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 State Park)
Getting a site: 1 reservable
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Cape Disappointment State Park: "Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, full hookup $46-$56, primitive $12"
Distance from Ilwaco: 2.7 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 18 ft at Cape Disappointment State Park (the only one on record)
Season: 1 open all year
Campsites: 207 across the 1 campground that state a count
RVs: 1 take RVs; hookups at Cape Disappointment State Park; longest stated RV length 45 ft (Cape Disappointment State Park)
Drinking water: 1 of 1

Distances are straight-line miles from Ilwaco's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

Reservable Cape Disappointment State Park Ilwaco · State Park · 2.7 mi

Agency: State Park
Sites: 207
Season: Year-round
Fee: Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, full hookup $46-$56, primitive $12

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Ilwaco

Western Lake Campground, 12 miles from Ilwaco in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Naselle.
Snag Lake Campground, 13 miles from Ilwaco in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Naselle.
Tunerville Campground, 21 miles from Ilwaco in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Grays River.
Bruceport Park, 26 miles from Ilwaco in a straight line , County , reservable ($30 RV without hookups, $40 with hookups, $20 tent; $10 extra vehicle ($10 off for county residents)); listed under camping near South Bend.
Skamokawa Vista Park, 27 miles from Ilwaco in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ($60 full hookup, $55 river view, $50 partial hookup, $38 tent per night; yurts $75-$85; $5 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Skamokawa.

Things to do near Ilwaco

Public land and water within 30 miles of Ilwaco, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

Black Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 0.7 miles from Ilwaco; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Cape Disappointment State Park, its campground is 2.7 miles from Ilwaco; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, entrance fee, and boundary.
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Cape Disappointment State Park (2.7 miles from Ilwaco) sits inside this National Park Service unit; publiclandsdb.com has its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary.
Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 5.6 miles from Ilwaco; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Fort Columbia State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 6.2 miles from Ilwaco; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Loomis Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 8.6 miles from Ilwaco; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Western Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Ilwaco; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Snag Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Ilwaco; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Pacific Pines State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 13 miles from Ilwaco; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 14 miles from Ilwaco; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Ilwaco

Nearest emergency room: Ocean Beach Hospital, 174 1st Ave N, Ilwaco, WA, 0.8 miles from Ilwaco , (360) 642-3181. Next nearest: Columbia Memorial Hospital, 2111 Exchange St, Astoria, OR, 13 miles, (503) 325-4321. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: SeaBreeze Charters convenience store · 0.7 miles
Ilwaco Market supermarket · 0.9 miles
Seaview Shell Station convenience store · 1.9 miles · (360) 642-4023
Fuel: Shell fuel station · 1.9 miles
Texaco fuel station · 1.9 miles
Pioneer Market fuel station · 4 miles
Propane: Ferrellgas propane dealer · 13 miles
CHS Propane propane dealer · 20 miles
Chevron fuel station · 23 miles
RV dump station: Cape Disappointment State Park Campground - Campground D campground · 2.5 miles
Cape Disappointment State Park Campground campground · 2.7 miles · (360) 642-3078
Pharmacy: Ilwaco Pharmacy pharmacy · 0.9 miles
The Gallery Pharmacy pharmacy · 2.6 miles
Long Beach Pharmacy pharmacy · 3 miles
Laundromat: Laundromat Seaview laundromat · 2.2 miles
Marlin Ave Laundromat laundromat · 12 miles
Astoria Cleaners laundromat · 12 miles · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-20:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Ilwaco: potable water fill and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Ilwaco, WA?

1 public campground is on record near Ilwaco. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Cape Disappointment State Park (2.7 miles). 1 books through Washington State Parks reservations.

Is there free camping near Ilwaco, WA?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Ilwaco charges a fee, listed in the table.

Where can I camp with an RV near Ilwaco, WA?

1 campground near Ilwaco takes RVs: Cape Disappointment State Park. Cape Disappointment State Park has hookups. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Cape Disappointment State Park Campground - Campground D, 2.5 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where can I camp near Ilwaco with drinking water?

Cape Disappointment State Park has potable water on record.

Are there year-round campgrounds near Ilwaco, WA?

Yes: Cape Disappointment State Park is open all year, per the managing agency. The rest are seasonal or have no season on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Ilwaco, WA?

Ocean Beach Hospital, 174 1st Ave N, Ilwaco, WA, is 0.8 miles from Ilwaco in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (360) 642-3181. In an emergency, call 911.

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