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Nf-1272, Randle, WA 98377
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eric_at_home wrote a review Jul 2020
Seattle, Washington13 contributions6 helpful votes
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Perfect getaway for the whole family (including our dog). Campsite under new management and Steph is off to a great start! Bathrooms and grounds are well kept, reservations and first come first served logistics are handled quite well despite a lack of internet. Lots of great hikes around and swimming for the intrepid. 10 of 10 would visit again. :)
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Date of stay: July 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Kbecjeans⛺ wrote a review Sep 2021
Salt Lake City, Utah20,403 contributions464 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We camped with out 18 foot trailer in Loop D. Nothing larger would have fit around the very tight and narrow road through the campground. They do have some accommodations for larger rigs in the H loop, but that is pretty much just a parking lot. Anyway, we enjoyed our space among the huge old firs and cedars and hemlocks. The campground was full and very busy. Families who looked like they were camped for the week and never left the campground. The kids ran around, rode bikes, fished etc. It did quiet down at night. We used it as an entryway to Mount Rainier NP and it was a great stop for that. Midway between both Sunrise and Paradise. We spent one day at Sunrise and the east side and one day along the southern end of the park.
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Date of stay: August 2021
5.0 of 5 bubblesValue
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
3.0 of 5 bubblesService
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Ludek S wrote a review Aug 2022
Sibrina Czech republic833 contributions90 helpful votes
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
We spent two nights in this campground. Our campsite was clean,very spacious and sunny.Unfortunately toilets close to our site was under reconstruction but there was a lot of Toi Toi toilets which was perfectly clean and well smell. Water tap was just beside our site and river very close. Mount Rainier park was few minutes by car so we were on a trip to Silver Falls and Shriner Peak. Very very nice. Realy perfect campground.
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Date of stay: June 2022
5.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
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tmesiab wrote a review Nov 2010
University Place, Washington75 contributions37 helpful votes
4.0 of 5 bubbles
I got bit up! Despite this, the camping location is great. You're right off the river! The campgrounds are clean, but the sites are a tad close together. I was lucky and reserved a good site with some natural privacy screens (aka trees and bushes). The bathrooms were very smelly with the August heat, but we brought a portable camping toilet and a tarp.

Being that the river is so close by, be prepared to use alot of citronella candles and bug spray. Perfect campsite for beginner campers.
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Date of stay: August 2010
4.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
4.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
Trip type: Traveled with family
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danthepiercer wrote a review Jun 2010
florida1 contribution8 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Excellent sites, great hosts, huge trees, and the sounds of the nearby river made this place awesome!
There is no flush toilets or showers, but if you can get passed that and deal with the new pit toilets, you will love this place.
The river is really something. I suggest checking
out the little 'beach' down by the A loop. My wife and I spent the last morning hanging out down there in the sun with our dogs. Such a great hidden spot.
This campground and the hosts were very dog friendly as well.
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5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
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cweg wrote a review Jul 2009
Santa Rosa, California121 contributions68 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We stayed in La Wis Wis the nights of June 29 and 30. We were checking in rather late, 7 pm and worried we wouldn't get a spot. When we arrived we had our choice of spots all very secluded and large. It's a beautiful spot alongside a river. The campground host was very accomodating and friendly, no extra charges. I was happy to find a flush toilet in such an isolated location. We toured Mt. Rainer one day and Mt. St. Helens as we left. Wish we lived close enough to camp here more often. Be prepared for mosquitos!
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Date of stay: June 2009Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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ThereBeBears wrote a review Jul 2014
Washington DC, District of Columbia314 contributions202 helpful votes
4.0 of 5 bubbles
La Wis Wis is just what the doctor ordered. Half way between Mount Rainier and Mount Saint Helens east side this campground is amazing. Pit toilet only. Water available. Make the trek up to Blue Hole and jump in, if you dare! Try to get a camp site on the river, if you can. Reservations possible.
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Date of stay: July 2014
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Kathy W wrote a review Jul 2016
Marana, Arizona193 contributions85 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We camped here 8 nights in our small, 17' travel trailer. There are a total of 130 sites, some single ($20/night) and some multi ($38/night). Price is half with Golden Age pass. Early in the week there are many open sites; weekends are packed. About 30 sites are open, or first come. Several of these are along the river. We had A028, which is open and has river access. This was one of the most beautiful sites we've had! I've attached photos of the campground map and a pic of the river view in from our site. Our trailer and TV filled the parking area.
There are no services, pit toilets except for one in A loop; numerous water faucets, but sites are pretty large and most are very private. Large RVs will not fit in many of the sites, other then the multis with a pull thru. A-loop seemed to have the largest sites, and H-loop worked especially well for RVs with large parking areas.
There were a couple short trailers in the park, but you're ~5 miles from the South gate into Rainier.
This is managed by Hoodoo and I have to compliment the hosts, Mark and Joann. They worked very hard keeping trash picked up, restrooms stocked, and reservation info up to date.
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Date of stay: July 2016Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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weenone wrote a review May 2013
19 contributions16 helpful votes
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Last minute camping plans for Memorial Day weekend, which was supposed to be rainy and cold on the west side of the mountains in Washington State, brought us to this gem of a campground outside of Packwood. We were surprised to find more than one site open, especially since it is supposed to be busy during Packwood's huge swap meet during Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends (speaking of which, don't plan to travel to or through Packwood on these weekends unless you want to endure backed-up traffic and hordes of people), and snagged a good spot near the falls trail side with lots of privacy. The best spots are on the river side, but those go quickly, tend to have large groups and are less private and quiet. Firewood is sold by the park hosts (very nice people) for a decent price. The hosts weren't aware of the meaning of "la wis wis" but a google search back home indicates it is the name of an Indian princess - not sure if that's true, but it sounds good to me. There are short trails and rivers nearby, and there's even what appears to be a swimming hole with a rope swing, although it was way too cold for swimming during our visit. We had a nice time and were glad we'd found this place.
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Date of stay: May 2013
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Seattle Meadowlark wrote a review Jun 2016
Seattle324 contributions251 helpful votes
4.0 of 5 bubbles
La Wis Wis Forest Service campground shows its age. I believe it was first established in 1937, as that is the date on the blueprints of the Forest Service building that is ostensibly being 'renovated'.

Situated between the Ohanepecosh and Cowlitz rivers, it is dominated by towering, old growth firs and cedars. Strange to say, some giant trees have been cut down, with huge sections of tree trunk left to block access to campsites. We were told that some trees had 'root rot' and that's why they were cut down. But I wish if they'd done that they'd continued the task of cutting them up completely. As of now, many sites are unusable because there's big (and I mean BIG) rounds of fallen trees littering the campsites. We counted the rings on one and got to 150.

Campsites are small, unlevel, with very little room for both a vehicle and a camper. Don't even think of bringing your RV in, the roads are narrow, twisting, (sometimes going through a narrow gap between Very Big trees,) one way and if you can find one site/parking spot large enough, the traffic flow is backwards from the direction you'd intuitively back up in. Meaning, traffic flow is counter clockwise and yet the only way to get into the site is by driving clockwise. Let me repeat that, your RV is not going to fit. We had problems finding a site large enough to accommodate our tiny 17 foot trailer.

There are several pull throughs but again, they are 'backwards', meaning your camper door is going to open on the road, NOT the campsite. It's almost as if someone with no trailer experience whatsoever decided, we are going to make the road one way...and he got it backwards. No, you're not going to be able to find a spot to turn your rig around, either.
Most of the campsites have strategically placed posts or giant boulders preventing you from driving or parking in the campsite. It appears to me that the campground was created when people tent camped. If you are tent camping, it's great.

Most sites have little to no privacy. The river side sites are all reserved online, the interior and less desirable are walk ups. There's a strangely large number of "multi use' sites, designated by two tables but still, only enough parking for one vehicle and it better be a small one.
There is no map available. Loops blend into each other without any notice or signage.
Hatchery loop is unsigned and is so very strange. You literally park your camper on the road. We had reserved H11. On the map it looks great, but in reality it's just a pull off the road site, step over a large log and there's a table. No room for anything!

"A" loop has a bathroom with flush toilets and cold water sinks. All the rest are vault toilets. The camp staff keeps the toilets clean as a whistle. The camp hosts were very responsive and helpful, let us change our reservation to the only site we could find that allowed us to park our camper off the road.

There is NO dump station. One is advised to go to the Packwood RV park in town, but when we went there, there were three signs on the hard to find office: a neon 'OPEN" sign, a door sign that said "Back at 10 AM" (it was noon when we got there) and then a note saying we'll be gone for a week." But there's a large RV park west of Packwood that used to be a 1000 Trails but is now something else, that will allow you to dump for a fee.

Now that I've scared you, if you are a tent camper, this is the campground for you. Not having to put up with gigantic road boats or fifth whales make this a tenter's campground par excellence. It's quiet, clean, and if you can, do make the short hike to Purcell Falls. It is steep and very technical. Not handicapped accessible, not at all. In fact one woman asked us if we'd been to the Falls, and when we said yes, she asked if it was accessible to little kids? No way, no way in heck would I allow a toddler there. It's too risky. Roots, slick rocks and mud will send you into the sluice if you're not careful. But if you're a reasonably capable adult, it's worth the work to see the falls.

I did not see a single handicapped accessible site, although many of the sites have a ADA style picnic table.
Many of the picnic tables were solidly planted in the dirt with the fire ring so close that you are going to burn your clothes if you sit next to it.
No electricity, no water save at spigots, and no dump station. but otherwise, if you're a tenter, you'll like La Wis Wis.
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Date of stay: June 2016
3.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
4.0 of 5 bubblesService
5.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip: Tents fit perfectly. Bring lots of DEET.
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WestMeadowGardens wrote a tip Jun 2018
Richland, Washington11 contributions5 helpful votes
4.0 of 5 bubbles
"campsites, no hotel or cabins"
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Seattle Meadowlark wrote a tip Jun 2016
Seattle324 contributions251 helpful votes
4.0 of 5 bubbles
"Tents fit perfectly. Bring lots of DEET."
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