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Taidnapam Park is about 110 miles south of Tacoma in Lewis County, near the town of Morton. From Tacoma, take I-5 south to Highway 12 East (Exit 68). Drive east on Highway 12 for approximately 37 miles (5 miles past Morton). Turn right on Kosmos Road, then left onto Champion Haul Road. Drive approximately four miles to the park entrance. An alternate route from Tacoma is to take Highway 7 south to Morton. At Morton, turn left onto Highway 12 and drive 5 miles. Turn right on Kosmos Road, then left onto Champion Haul Road. Drive approximately four miles to the park entrance.
We camped in one of the larger sites, with tents last week right at opening. This campground is more geared towards RVs etc.
The bathrooms are clean, but very few and far between. Showers were locked, and no water spigots were turned on. Lots of accessible garbage cans that are checked daily by friendly staff!
Tent camping was a 4/5 due to limited bathrooms and lack of easily accessed running water. Would be an easy 5/5 for an RV or trailer!
The tent sites look good if you don’t mind camping tent to tent with strangers.
There is some logging truck noise early morning from the road leading across the river but nothing overbearing at all.
It’s a big campsite with lots of gorgeous trees! River views are beautiful. Long parking pads for a variety of RVs, campers and fifth wheels. Make sure you check the dimensions of your site before choosing online; some have very limited space!
We spotted fresh big cat tracks at the Goat Creek bridge off of the logging road to the left, over the fishing bridge.
Don’t forget to pick up after yourselves; lots of little micro-trash we picked up out of our site and the ones next to us (fake nails, broken cooler latches, plastic string, bits of candy wrappers etc).
4 miles off of hwy 12. 30 amp power, sewer on some sites, & water. Paved roads and sites. If you back in with driver's side wheels on the edge of the pad, your steps will still be in the dirt. We were here in late September. The north or left side was closed. The south side had only 12 campers. Huge spaces and plenty of room (20 feet or more) between campers. Fire pit and picnic table. Beautiful trees and great scenic walks. River on the west and south border of the park. Located in the foothills of Mt St Helen's. About 50 miles to Mt Ranier and 60 miles to White Pass ski resort. Diesel was $6.09 in Randle today. Medium pepperoni pizza, small order of bread sticks, & 2 fountain drinks was $35 in Packwood. Be prepared for very high prices. Off season camping price was $37. Nice playground.
Booked campsites 88 & 86 which are right next to each other with no barrier. Good for us, we were one group! Just be wary, the tent sites are all pretty close with no privacy from neighbors.
The park was beautiful, clean and quiet. We went in August and the water level was very low. There’s not much to do at the campground besides sit around and walk a couple trails. The staff were very kind, the check-in kiosk had extended hours and they sell ice.
There were reservations available here on a pretty short notice.
Would return!
We had an amazing stay here over Labor Day weekend. It was the cleanest campground we have ever been to. They kept bathrooms clean and stocked. They scrubbed out the shower rooms routinely. Check in and out was the simplest. At night was so peaceful. We got to bring our fur babies and they loved it. Animals have to be leashed and you have to clean up after them which is one of many reasons this campground stays so nice. We will come here again and 10/10 recommend to everyone!!!
Very clean! The camp hosts are very nice. The park is well kept, quiet at night, they have fun faces to find as you walk or ride around. Play areas are nice especially the spray park. Wish there was easier access to take kids fishing and that there was swimming within walking distance, but still 5 stars even without those amenities.
