Sol Duc Hot Springs RV & Campground Review: Hookups, Pool Fees & Booking (2026)

Sol Duc Hot Springs is the most searched campground on the Olympic Peninsula and the only place on the west side of Olympic National Park where you can plug in an RV. The concession-run RV Park has 17 water-and-electric sites beside the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, the adjacent Sol Duc Campground has 82 dry sites in old growth along the river, and the three mineral pools and freshwater pool are a short walk from either. Sol Duc Falls is a mile and a half up the road.

This review uses the Recreation.gov listing for the campground, the NPS campground table recorded in our Olympic National Park RV camping guide, and the resort’s published pool pricing. It is part of our new best RV parks in Washington pillar.

Quick answer: Sol Duc Hot Springs RV Park has 17 electric-and-water sites for rigs of 20 to 36 feet at $58 a night, no sewer, and a $10 dump station. Sol Duc Campground next door has 82 dry sites at $33, for 21-foot rigs with a few to 35 feet. Both are reservable on Recreation.gov from March 20 to November 1, 2026. The hot springs pools cost $19 per adult session and are not included in camping. Bears mean hard-sided food storage, pets stay off the trails, and quiet hours (including generators) run 10 pm to 6 am.

Sol Duc Hot Springs RV & Campground at a glance#

Detail	Source
Location	End of Sol Duc Hot Springs Road, 12 miles off US 101 near the west end of Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park
Operator	Concessioner (Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort); NPS campground listed with it
RV Park sites	17, electric and water, no sewer; 20-, 26- and 36-ft site labels, some 36-ft slide-out sites (Recreation.gov)
RV Park fee	$58 per night (NPS 2026 table)
Campground sites	82 in Loops A and B (76 reservable, 20 walk-in); 1 group site (Recreation.gov)
Campground fee	$33 per night (NPS 2026 table)
Max rig	RV Park 36 ft; Campground 21 ft, a few to 35 ft
Season	Reservable March 20 – November 1, 2026; primitive camping after until the road closes
Reservations	Recreation.gov; cancel at least 72 hours before arrival
Dump station	$10 per use
Facilities	Picnic table, fire ring, paved access at each site; flush toilets and potable water at comfort stations
Pools	Three mineral pools (~98–107°F), one freshwater pool (~50–85°F); sessions every two hours 8:00 am–7:30 pm with 30-minute cleaning gaps
Pool price	$19 adults, $15 ages 4–12, $15 seniors 62+ per session; towel $5; lockers (bring a lock)
Quiet hours	10 pm – 6 am, including generators
Wildlife	Bears and raccoons; approved animal-proof food storage required
Pets	6-ft leash; not on park trails
Contact	(360) 207-1258 (facility questions)

The RV Park: the only hookups on the west side#

Seventeen sites is not many, and they are the only hookup sites inside Olympic National Park west of Lake Crescent, which is why they sell out the day the Recreation.gov window opens for summer. The pedestals are electric (operator descriptions say 50-amp) with water at the site; there is no sewer, so you arrive with an empty black tank and use the $10 dump on the way out. Sites are labelled by length at 20, 26 and 36 feet, with some 36-foot sites flagged for slide-outs. Third-party descriptions call them back-in, with frost-free hydrants and lit pedestals, and put the nearest restrooms about a quarter mile from the RV area at the campground comfort stations. The $58 rate is for the hookup, the pavement and the location; it is not a resort pad.

The attraction is being able to walk to the pools, the resort restaurant and store, and the Sol Duc Falls trailhead at the road end without moving the rig.

Sol Duc Campground: 82 dry sites by the river#

The NPS campground beside the resort is the better-looking of the two: 82 sites in two loops under old-growth fir and spruce, many along the Sol Duc River, each with a picnic table, fire ring and paved access, with flush toilets and potable water at the comfort stations. Seventy-six sites are reservable and 20 are walk-in only, so a weekday arrival in shoulder season still has a chance. Sites are sized for 21-foot rigs with a few to 35 feet; a van, truck camper or small trailer gets the best of them. There is a group site.

At $33 it is also the most expensive dry campground in the park (Kalaloch, Hoh, Mora and Fairholme are $24), which is the premium for the pools next door.

The pools: what they cost and how they work#

Camping at Sol Duc does not include the hot springs. The resort sells access in 1.5-hour sessions at $19 for adults, $15 for children 4 to 12 and $15 for seniors over 62, with a $5 towel rental and lockers you supply the lock for. Sessions start at 8:00 am and run through the afternoon and early evening with 30-minute cleaning gaps between them; the Recreation.gov listing describes sessions every two hours from 8:00 am to 7:30 pm. Sessions are reserved in person, first come, and availability is limited on summer weekends, so book your soak when you check in rather than after dinner.

There are three mineral pools at roughly 98 to 107°F and one freshwater pool at 50 to 85°F. Children under four may only use the smallest hot pool and the swimming pool. Pool use is complimentary for resort cabin guests, which campers are not.

The season follows the resort: the pools open with it in late March and close for winter in late October, matching the November 1 end of the camping season.

Getting there and the 2026 season#

Sol Duc Hot Springs Road leaves US 101 just west of Lake Crescent, about 40 miles west of Port Angeles, and runs 12 paved miles up the valley to the resort and campground, with the park entrance station on the way (the park fee is collected there). The road is fine for a 35-foot rig; it is the campsites, not the road, that limit length.

Both the RV Park and the campground are reservable on Recreation.gov from March 20 to November 1, 2026. After the season the campground allows primitive camping until the road closes with snow, with no water and no fee collection in the usual sense; the resort and pools are shut. Cancellations need 72 hours’ notice.

Rules that matter here#

• Food storage. Bears and raccoons are present and the listing requires all food and coolers in approved animal-proof containers; an RV counts, a tent does not.
• Quiet hours 10 pm to 6 am, and that includes generators. With only 17 hookup sites, most RVers here are dry camping, so plan battery capacity around a 10 pm cutoff.
• Pets on a six-foot leash in the campground and never on park trails, including the Sol Duc Falls trail.
• Firewood: buy it locally and burn it on site.
• Site verification: confirm your site before arrival; the resort front desk and camp host handle questions.

What’s nearby#

• Sol Duc Falls. A 1.6-mile round trip from the trailhead at the end of the road to a four-channel waterfall in a mossy gorge. The one walk everyone should do.
• Lovers Lane loop links the campground and the falls in about six miles if you want a half day.
• Lake Crescent, 12 miles back down the hill, for the Spruce Railroad Trail, Marymere Falls and swimming from Fairholme or the Log Cabin Resort side.
• Hurricane Ridge, about an hour east via Port Angeles, for the Olympics’ alpine side.
• Forks and the coast. Rialto Beach and Mora are about an hour west; Hoh Rain Forest about 90 minutes. Our Olympic guide has the campground-by-campground comparison.

How Sol Duc compares inside the park#

Campground	Sites	Rig	Hookups	Fee
Sol Duc Hot Springs RV Park	17	20–36 ft	Water + electric	$58
Sol Duc Campground	82	21 ft; few 35	None; dump $10	$33
Fairholme (Lake Crescent)	88	21 ft; some 35	None; dump $10	$24
Log Cabin Resort RV & Campground	38	to 35 ft	Some full (electric + sewer)	$25–$44
Kalaloch (coast)	170	21 ft; few 35	None; dump $10	$24
Hoh Rain Forest	78	21 ft; few 35	None; no dump	$24

Log Cabin Resort at the east end of Lake Crescent is the only other hookup camping in the park and books by phone; it is the fallback when the 17 Sol Duc sites are gone.

The honest details#

What works. Hookups where there are otherwise none. Hot mineral pools and a restaurant a walk from your site. A riverside old-growth campground next door at a fair price. Sol Duc Falls out the door. A long March-to-November season.

What doesn’t. Seventeen hookup sites and a 36-foot ceiling. No sewer, restrooms a quarter mile from the RV loop, and a $10 dump. Pool admission on top of camping, in short sessions you must book in person. Generator quiet hours from 10 pm for the dry sites. No cell service to speak of in the valley.

Who it’s best for. Couples and families in rigs under 36 feet who want a soak after a hike, and anyone touring Olympic who wants one night with shore power on the west side.

Who should look elsewhere. Big rigs (Port Angeles and Sequim private parks have full hookups), anyone who needs sewer at the pad, and anyone who assumes the pools come with the site.

Verdict#

Book the Sol Duc RV Park the morning the window opens if you want power beside the hot springs; book the campground for the river and the trees and pay $33 to be a short walk from the pools. Budget $19 a session for the soak, store your food like there are bears (there are), and do the falls walk before breakfast when the trail is empty.

Site counts, lengths, pool pricing and rules from the Recreation.gov listing checked October 21, 2026; nightly fees and 2026 season dates from the NPS campground table recorded in our Olympic guide. Amperage and restroom distance are from third-party descriptions and should be confirmed with the resort at (360) 207-1258.