Shadow Mountain Campground RV Park

It’s very rare that I feel compelled to take an RV park to task but, Shadow Mountain RV Park has earned my disdain. Under no circumstances should you bring a trailer or coach longer than 30 feet into this park. I can’t recommend this RV park for several reasons:

1 The campsites are not even close to level, particularly on the newer upper section. I had to put multiple wooden blocks under my tongue jack to raise the front of my trailer 44 inches to get it level. All the sites were uneven and nowhere close to level front-to-back or side-to side; there were large holes and depressions, as well as unexplained humps, in many of the sites. The sewer hose runs uphill from my trailer to the sewer pipe; this should never be the case.  The campsites are mostly dirt, not gravel. The campsites are very close together; if you extend your awning, you will likely hit your neighbor’s rig; the very epitome of “awning camping.”. 

2 The park appears to cater mostly to seasonal and permanent tenants, many of whom have multiple vehicles that protrude into the roadway. The roads are narrow and the turns are tight. You are forced into the trees to avoid the cars. There is very little room to park your tow vehicle or toad near your campsite without blocking someone else in or making making maneuvering of another rig overly difficult or impossible. Tree limbs overhang and protrude into the roads, guaranteeing your rig is going to be scratched coming in and going out. 

3 The park uses Campspot.com to handle reservations.  The park doesn’t honor the campsite lock-in feature that a premium is charged for, telling you when you arrive that they have put you in a different campsite. 

4 Cellular service is very weak and spotty throughout the park. A cellular booster (e.g., WeBoost) helps. The park has a wifi system installed but, the system only covers a small fraction of the park and was unavailable to us at our campsite. 

5 The park advertises to be big-rig friendly; it is not. Roads are narrow and uneven, turns are very tight, cars protrude into the narrow roads, the roads have dips-almost guaranteeing bottoming out, and low tree limbs encroach on the drivable roads. In the newer upper section where the park puts the larger rigs, maneuvering is extremely difficult because of the confined space. 

6 The laundry washers and dryers are filthy; it doesn’t appear the machines have ever been cleaned. The dryer vent screens were matted with what appeared to thick black pet hair. Clearly, the park allows campers to wash their pet bedding in the community laundry machines, which is complete unsanitary and disgusting. 

7 The owner, Jeremy, is very difficult to get ahold of and evasive when you finally connect with him. He blames all the difficulties that his poorly designed and maintained park causes campers and their rigs on the ineptitude of the camper/customer. Jeremy’s poor work-campers take most of the heat from upset customers. 

8 Clallam County had a total fire ban effective July 7. Campground continued to sell firewood and encourage campfires in violation of the fire ban. Irresponsible and dangerous. 

Pros: Location.  This is a great jumping-off point for exploring the Olympic peninsula. 
Cons: 
1. Filthy bathrooms.  In the week we were there, the same trash (used bandaids, wads of TP, globs of hair on the floor and in the showers) remained, never cleaned up.  Water stopped midway thru my shower when I was already soaped up.  Could not get any more water from either shower nor from the sinks.  Not even a dribble.  Even the toilets wouldn't flush.  Zero water. 
2. Made our reservation by phone 5 months in advance.  Were told by Jeremy that we don't need a confirmation number and would not recieve an email.  He stated he's the owner and will write down our reservation and remember it. We were instructed to call a week before arrival.  We did as told and were unable to get anyone to pick up the phone for 3 days.  Left a message, got no reply.  On day 4 we finally got thru to an employee at their general store.  They had no record of our reservation but said they could accommodate us.  Upon arrival, we checked in at the store, paid, and were shown a wall map and told to pick any site "up top".  I asked if they were all 50 amp and was told, "I think so."  Wrong - the first 5 we looked at along one side were 30 amp.  Across from those were some very short 50 amp sites, too short for our rig.  Way down on the end we found one 50 amp site that wasn't occupied, extremely unlevel and pitched in such a way that the only way we could make it work was to pull in face first meaning our awning was facing our neighbor's awning. Thankfully he was a nice guy and rarely there. 
3. No cell signal and campground does not provide WiFi.
4. We're on our 3rd year of full-time RVing and every single campground we've stayed at provides you with a list of rules and helpful tips at check in. Not this place so it was a free for all.  Dogs off leash, people firing off fireworks in the field where the tent campers were, loud music into the night  No one in authority patrolling the campground or watching what vehicles were entering.  Felt very unsafe.  I would not recommend this campground and would not stay here again. 

Sites are tight but level and driveway is steep. Looks like quite a few older semi permanent rigs here. Store was nice and they have hand dipped ice cream. Everything worked but no cell service, no OTA TV, and their WIFI is only at the laundry room and was terrible. It's quite a ways out of town but close to East Beach on Lake Crescent which may well be one of the clearest prettiest lakes in the US.  Would I stay there again? Yes, but for me, I would have prefered one closer to Port Angeles

I love the Port Angeles area. It’s a must stop on our way up to Canada. We decided to find a friendly convenient campground. Must admit blown away by how friendly the new owners were. All the hookups worked just fine. My dog felt comfortable and safe. Perfect place to camp along the stars. Reservation was correct. Staff was friendly and efficient. Sites are tight. There are trees that provide a visual break between rows but neighbors are very close. Sites are assigned based on the length of your rig. Tow vehicle is parked perpendicular to trailer. Still took up some of the roadway but thankfully there wasn't a lot of traffic.The park provided us access to trails we wanted to explore. We camped at Shadow Mountain Campground RV Park in a Travel Trailer.  If you love the outdoors like Hurricane Ridge this is the place to be. It’s also great to go to craft shows too. Campground was just perfect super accessible. Bonus points for the kind new owners. It makes such a huge difference when folks are friendly especially when you are not familiar with the area. You will want to stay here to cook s’mores and sit under the stars.

Tiered sites make them tight to get into, WiFi did not work. Pricey