This was a very well maintained park. Clean, calm and the view was amazing!

Nice and airy grassy picnic area and pebble beach. Clean restrooms. Good for kids and dogs

This is a really nice little park located right on the highway. The day-use area fronts the water, and the Campground is across the street. Beautiful views. Lots of wind.

It was low tide when we stopped in, and it was fun walking the sand. Its a comfortable and well-maintained place to picnic. The bathrooms were open, and in good shape.

We went for clamming and it was great. There are also oysters there as well. If you go a low tide you can see lots of crabs in the water and some little fish under rocks. They looked kinda like mud skippers but not a fish expert here. They also had plenty of picnic benches and water stations. It was great

Would not recommend for camping, especially if you have young kids. Zero privacy between the sites, incredibly close to the highway (tons of road noise), overflowing garbage dumpsters, clogged drains in the water stations, several full time campers living out of their car and soliciting money from campers at other sites and a camp host who showed ageist tendencies by complaining multiple times about kids having fun yet never asked the drunken adults to quiet down despite the fact that they were yelling and playing LOUD music until 4am. If you do camp at this park, be prepared for the overwhelming smell of marijuana throughout the day and for 3/4 of the drivers on Hwy 101 to completely ignore the flashing crosswalk lights as they speed past at breakneck speed while you are trying to cross the road to get to the beach. On the bright side, the stargazing was great in the field under the power lines, our site was really large, and the park rangers were very nice on the few occasions we saw them. Overall though, this was my least favorite of all the WA state parks weve stayed at.

Fun place, well off the road, some spots are pretty small others have a lot of room. Look and pick. Great for kids. Huge beach across the road. Great for climbing and oysters.

Its quiet clean its basically for Clamming nd getting Oysters. A nice Scenery nd they also have picnic area to Bar B - Q

You require to have Discovery Pass for a car park. The annual pass is $35, and you can buy it near the site. They also provide a 15 minutes car park for free too. There are many tables and BBQ grill you can use. This park also has a significant public restroom. This little park where you can find oyster expose directly without stick with a rock. Moreover, you can find many types of Clam, such as Razor clam, Geo-duck, and Horse clams.

Great spot for a day spent by the water. There are a good amount of picnic tables available, shady areas, a couple showers to rinse off and the bathrooms are very well kept.

Pulled in - first thing I saw was a huge group of noisy college aged kids playing beer pong. Tents crammed together. I almost left right there and then. Our spot was actually ok - decent space. Inadequate shower (yes, just the one) that wasn’t clean. Loud groups, and thanks to illegal parties out there FR24 is shut so no Olympic hikes available. Kinda trashy feel all round. Avoid.

Great st park located on theskokomish indian res.South hoodcanal

Very pretty! Nice restrooms too! A great place to stop.

Fun little park with GREAT views of Hood Canal. Easy beach access to semi sandy salt water. Facilities are clean and well kept. I highly recommend for a picnic or beach exploration with the children.

Beautiful scenery to wake-up to

Great park to go car camping for a few nights...You can go oyster picking as well and you are right on the beautiful canal...

This is a cute state park and the spots are hard to get in and out of but great drive there, lots of waterfront to explore...

Nice. A beautiful park along fwy 101. No trail along the beach though. Oyster harvesting area?

A great little park. If you have a Discovery Pass you can park all day, but they also have free 15 minute parking. The park itself is really scenic and with a gorgeous view.

Great little park if your RV is 25 or less.

Very nice park, wonderful trails. Easy access to interesting and pretty beach.

Fairly crowded sites. No playground. Lots of hwy noise. Nice peeps and ok for an overnighter.

This park has some rare features, such as a beach that has a variety of shellfish planted there for visitors to dig up (during the right harvesting season).Facilities are all clean and relatively new.

Its a nice campground overall. Some of the sites are definitely better than others. Our site was awfully close to the neighbor tents, which made for loud and obnoxious nights, when youre trying to fall asleep. Theres lot of clamming, but not much opportunity for fishing.

We had an amazing day. Truly amazing. Just my honey & I.

Good place for oyster picking. Remember to buy shellfish license. You need to bring oyster knife or flat head screw driver. Need to leave oyster shell at the beach.

We come here often either to camp overnight or just used the daytime park,We take our children so often when they still little now that they have their own kids we still come hereNice little campsite not too far from Dowsewallip State Park and they built Wallmart about 10 miles not far from the area This is One of our favorite park

You should always make a stop here, the kids love it and its a great place to eat.

It was beautiful, tons of fog that slowly cleared out as we rock hunted on the shore :) the bathrooms are super clean too :) I always stop here on my way from Portland to Port Angeles

Great family spot for picnicking in the area. Lots of clam and oyster digging if you’re into that. Expansive views.

Nice little State Park. Only have used the Day Use side, but nice waterfront. Has clamming and a little fishing. Beautiful spot for a picnic.

Potlatch state park is my favorite place for clamming. Just beware, when the tides are really really shellfish hunting friendly they will quickly run out of parking. We were lucky we got there early. I do not understand why they prohibit parking on grass, as this is just for the harvest, meaning about 2hours, and after that the park will be empty. Rangers forced people to park along the highway, and all those people got parking tickets :( just so wrong!

Great park for tent or RV camping. The camping area is shaded nicely with maple trees and is across the road from the beach park on Hood Canal.

Great family outing gathering some oysters and clams at this beach, they have benches all over to picnic at. Great views and clean bathrooms.

Beautiful, misty land on the shore.

Great park, some of the newer sites are a bit smaller, we had two mid sized tents and they fit but were a bit crowded. Great location though, and the camp hosts were very friendly.

Salt water, beautiful view and nice layout of camp sites. Not many very great sites for a medium to large size tent. There are two rare and endangered Pacific Yew trees near the second set of bathrooms, in the middle of the campground.

Tucked in the folds of misty Puget Sound, Potlatch is a quaint state park that must be damp more often than not. Everything approaching the coast carries a weathered breath about it, and Potlatch does not elude this atmosphere. The amenities--public restrooms and undercover picnic sites--are serviceable and kept, but simply weathered. Nobody goes to a state park for comfort, and comfort you will not need, for there is much to do here by way of action! Clamming, oysters, fishing, and camping are all accessible just off the freeway, and situated near Bremerton Ferry Terminal, it seems a day trip is simply too convenient to ignore.

Its a cozy little waterside park perfect for a small group to chat, Play, and eat at.Although as of the 2020 covid situation its difficult to get good space.Some people dont obey the rules too well though.

The host was very nice and the restroom were so so clean.

Nice place to spend somw good times with your friends and family. Dig for oysters and some other shellfish . Just watch out that you need a discover pass to park

I really like this state park. The rangers are so helpful . Clamming, wind surfing . Its smaller and secluded. Its on my favorite list for the area.

Easy to find, plenty of room, the water was warm and pleasant

A lot of Oysters, clams, Mussels to pick. Low tide at 3- 4 p.m show you more sea food on the sand.

Was gorgeous. Bathrooms are clean and picnic tables everywhere. Great place to day trip or camp

We just camped here and didnt visit the park as such. Relatively pricey for a basic campsite

Youre the so beautiful and right on the water.

My dogs love this park for their pee break...lol...there is a clean restroom too. stopped there again today to walk the park stretching my legs...captured the fly fisherman doing his thing

Nice public beach. People were friendly. Oyster shells everywhere.

Great place to put on your visiting list. Beautiful n clean. Camping available as well as day use with some BBQ pits and tables.

Beautiful views, and dog friendly (on leash). Nice place for a picnic.

Love this park! A great place to stop on a long trip. Easy on/off highway.

We just got here and check-in was a breeze they do have a self check-in just your information on the envelope drop it in the slot we got a basic sites we paid $32 for the night I like it its right off the freeway. theyve got showers and restroom no internet but its a nice little place

Beautiful, quiet, park ranger was very helpful and friendly.

I like it quite would have love it if it was raining but not bad

Its a good place to stay if you want to get some oysters, clams, shrimp or crab. It is not quiet, right on 101. All of the facilities are good.

So much fun! The campground hosts were super helpful and friendly and they kids had a blast. And low tide at the beach was an amazing adventure for all of us! It is close quarters from one tent site to the next so it’s luck of he draw as to who you camp next to at night.

Really nice location on the south end of the hood canal...

Decent park. Restroom, parking, tables, water access, some shade.

It was a rough day wnet to a funeral and saw someone who gave me bad anxiety

Its crowded. We almost didnt get a parking spot. But the beach is long so you can look for treasures maybe have a picnic.

I like it. Not bad for a few day stay. Coin op showers are a plus.. Plenty of spots. Mist with tables, fire and/or cooking pits, water available and has electric hook ups.

Beautiful. A must stop.

Wide sweeping views, clean beautiful water

I came here for a college field trip, and spent the day in Staircase. It was a rainy, October day so I decided to spend most of the day inside of the large felled tree they have on a side path. If youre looking for the quintessential walk in the woods in an old growth forest, this is your place. It is 4 stars because it doesnt have the best resources and bathrooms. They were also working on the trail when we went there which derailed our trip a tiny bit.

Really cool park in the woods and water. Some very private camp sites and others quite open and public.

Clean bathrooms and showers, wonderful staff, clean sites, easy access from the main road, close to Puget Sound, quiet.

Nice open view of the canal, big park to run around in.

Pulled in just as the park day use area opened and it got busy fast. Seemed like lots of folks there to look for oysters and clams.

Lovely beach with plenty of parking and grassy areas.

No dining in and no trash can outside

Beautiful scenery and very nice park

Very beautiful, it does have little campsites but it was enjoyable

Nice park by the river..a lot of opportunities for collecting oysters if you are into it. Great views and lots of picnic tables! The location is also very convenient, right next to 101. Recommended for a quick stop over.

Peaceful, well kept, sea breezes. This is where my where we carried out my late husbands final wishes of spreading his ashes in the Pacific Northwests Pacific Ocean. We truly loved this park. The park ranger was very accommodating to our wishes.

Picnic tables, bathrooms, good parking, beach access to the water, excellent views, cell phone service. Good spot for a picnic!

Great place to pick oysters and dig clams!!

Kind staff, clean, and quiet. Downside was a smallish space without trees.

Beautiful water views!

Camp host Dave is Awesome! Road noise, not so much.

We camped here over labor day. It was a clean beautiful place with great showers and bathroom facilities.

This a nice park just off the highway. There is plenty of parking and picnic tables spread along the water.

Great little park for claming and oyster harvesting

Busy, need to make reservations, good for clams and oysters

It was great besides all the oyster shells.

Bathrooms very clean - Kudos Odessa -Hosts Dave and Debbie exceptionally helpful, great at litter patrol and accurate with information.Rented site in lower campground at 37.50 with full hookups and pull through BUT Highway was so noisy and busy...No peace, no quiet, no privacy, overpriced considering the highway. Been in rest stops quieter than this!Upper campground very quiet and peaceful but no hookups.Next time will dry camp in peace and serenity of upper camp sites!Day use beach across highway nice but could use more maintenance on tables.

Good but not great... We camped two nights and while the campsite (right next to the new bathrooms) was okay there was a strong foul smell that seemed to come from the toilets even though they are plumbed, not a vault style. No soap in the bathrooms but an air hand drier.The major downside is hwy 101 dividing the campground from the beach. Lots of traffic that whizzes past at all hours. On the plus side the park rangers were friendly and helpful.If youre interested in harvesting shellfish it is plentiful! Especially if you head to the South/right from the main Beach.

Amazing peaceful point of view and perception .

Great place to stretch your, legs, or exercise the dog on your way to Port Townsend & beyond. You may see mollusk seeking divers here.

Pleasant state campground near Hood canal,shady large for trees,spacious camp sites some with hookups,restrooms,showers,good place to camp for a short stay

Really cool place. Lots of oysters here.

Split down the middle by Hwy 101, beach access to the Hood Canal means crossing this busy road. Theres a large beach and a roped swimming area. Waters are almost always calm as it broadens out here. Theres a boat ramp and easy access for a relaxing kayaking experience. I cant imagine it would be a quiet place to camp given that the 101 stays busy round the clock.

Beautiful place to stretch your legs.

Great clean place

Peace on Earth

Nice place for a walk. Has restrooms.

Beautiful waterside park with great views of the hood canal. No real hiking though

So many shore birds to watch!

Beautiful park with great views of hood canal. Great place to camp.

We use this is our stopping off point for our next leg the previous leg was only 4 miles away. The next leg was 15 miles ahead it made for a wonderful three days of travel and Potlatch State Park was a great place to spend some time on Hood Canal