The term “hidden gem” is often overused when describing RV campgrounds – but sometimes it really fits.

We have often talked about RVing somewhere in the general vicinity of Seattle – but finding a safe urban RV friendly park is not always easy – particularly in large densely populated cities like Seattle.

After a bit of internet sleuthing and striking out on the generally reliable KOA app – I came across Lake Pleasant RV Park located in Bothell, Washington as a possible solution. The pictures looked good on-line – but then again we have stayed at several places that looked like a “5-star resort” on line to find that when we arrived it was clearly a “less-than-five-star” kinda place.

Score one for the good guys – Lake Pleasant RV park is a winner.

We don’t have young children traveling with us – so normally we are looking for a safe area that is relatively flat, has full hook-ups (including 50 Amp service), and is reasonably easy to get into and out of. If Noel and I need to work (which we did on this visit) then we also need to have a clear view of the sky so that our Starlink Internet is fully functional.

I am not always sure my 20 year old self would consider this camping!

Check in was easy – and since we arrived after hours our reservation packet was taped to the office door with a campground map and our spot clearly identified.

We did have to unhook our Bronco from the New Aire before heading to the campsite – but they had plenty of space to do this in front of the main office.

What we weren’t prepared for was just how large the RV park was with over 150 sites. The campground roads were tree-lined and there plenty of trees separating the different sites to give you a sense of privacy. Everything was very clean and well maintained.

There was a pond (lake?) in the middle of the RV park with lots of ducks swimming around. While I did have my swim trunks in the camper – swimming in the pond was not allowed.

The trash cans all had hanging plants from the poles – making them easy to identify and giving the park a nice feeling of being well kept up.

We were about a 20 minute drive from the Northgate Light Rail station – so we took the Bronco and parked it at the Northgate Station and took the train into downtown Seattle for spending time at Pike’s Place Market and other downtown attractions.

While there was no pool – they did have several nice walking paths through the woods skirting the RV park. Additionally, they had a long fenced in dog run as well – but with Aurora staying home on this trip we did not need to use it.

Urban RV camping can be tricky – but we believe we have found a great place to stay for weekend trips to Seattle.

We will certainly be back in the future!

Until next time …