Camping near Montesano, Washington
Camping near Montesano, Washington includes 3 public campgrounds on record, 3 reservable. Most (2 of 3) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Lake Sylvia State Park, is 1.2 miles from Montesano in a straight line, and 1 of 3 is within 15 miles. 1 stays open all year. Another 10 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Montesano.
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Camping near Montesano at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 3 (2 National Forest, 1 State Park)
- Getting a site
- 3 reservable
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Satsop Campground: "Single Site: $20 per night"
- Distance from Montesano
- 1.2 miles (Lake Sylvia State Park) to 26 miles (Coho) in a straight line; 1 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 127 ft (Lake Sylvia State Park) to 900 ft (Coho), 3 of 3 on record
- Season
- 1 open all year
- Campsites
- 106 across the 3 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 3 take RVs; hookups at Lake Sylvia State Park and Satsop Campground; longest stated RV length 32 ft (Coho)
- Drinking water
- 2 of 3
Distances are straight-line miles from Montesano'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 Lake Sylvia State Park - Agency
- State Park
- Sites
- 41
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12
Reservable Satsop Campground - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 19
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
Reservable Coho - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 46
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $35 per night (Walk-In)
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Montesano
- Schafer State Park, 8 miles from Montesano in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Elma.
- Porter Creek Campground, 16 miles from Montesano in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Malone.
- Straddleline Park Campground, 18 miles from Montesano in a straight line , County , reservable ; listed under camping near McCleary.
- Fall Creek Campground, 22 miles from Montesano in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Porter.
- Middle Waddell Campground, 25 miles from Montesano in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Rochester.
- Margaret McKenny Campground, 26 miles from Montesano in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Rochester.
- Twin Harbors State Park, 27 miles from Montesano in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, full hookup $46-$56); listed under camping near Westport.
- Bruceport Park, 27 miles from Montesano 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.
- Ocean City State Park, 27 miles from Montesano in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, full hookup $46-$56); listed under camping near Hoquiam.
- Grayland Beach State Park, 29 miles from Montesano in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): full hookup $46-$56, primitive $12); listed under camping near Grayland.
Tent camping near Montesano
- Lake Sylvia State Park : 4 walk-in sites , 1.2 miles from Montesano.
- Satsop Campground : 7 tent sites , 24 miles from Montesano.
- Coho : 9 walk-in sites , 26 miles from Montesano.
Things to do near Montesano
Public land and water within 30 miles of Montesano, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Lake Sylvia State Park, its campground is 1.2 miles from Montesano; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, entrance fee, and boundary.
- Sylvia Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 1.4 miles from Montesano; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Lake Aberdeen fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.7 miles from Montesano; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Vance Creek Pond #2 (Lake Inez) fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.8 miles from Montesano; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Schafer State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 8 miles from Montesano; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Vance Creek Pond #1 (Bowers Lake) fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 8.3 miles from Montesano; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 17 miles from Montesano; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Lost Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Montesano; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Failor Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Montesano; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Nahwatzel Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 20 miles from Montesano; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Montesano
Nearest emergency room: Summit Pacific Medical Center, 600 E Main St, Elma, WA, 9.2 miles from Montesano , (360) 346-2222. Next nearest: Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics, 901 Mountain View Dr, Shelton, WA, 27 miles, (360) 426-1611. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.
- Groceries
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- Organics 101 Market
- Pick-Rite Thriftway
- Shell
- Fuel
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- Shell
- Pacific Pride
- 76
- Propane
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- Peak Propane
- Propane Northwest
- Propane Northwest
- RV dump station
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- Lake Sylvia State Park Campground
- Friends Landing Campground
- Schaefer West Campground
- Pharmacy
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- Valu Drug
- Blake's Elma Pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Walter's Suds
- Laundromat
- B Street Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Montesano: 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.
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Every campground in the state: camping in Washington ; by agency: National Forest campgrounds in Washington and State Park campgrounds in Washington ; by county: campgrounds in Grays Harbor .