Camping near Ashford, Washington

Camping near Ashford, Washington includes 7 public campgrounds on record, 6 reservable and 1 first-come. Most (4 of 7) are run by the National Park Service. The nearest, Sahara Creek Camp, is 3.3 miles from Ashford in a straight line, and 5 of 7 are within 15 miles. Another 21 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Ashford.

Sahara Creek Camp Elbe Hills ORV Campground Anderson Lake Campground

Cougar Rock Group Campground

Cougar Rock Campground

White River Campground

Ohanapecosh Campground

Camping near Ashford at a glance

Public campgrounds: 7 (4 National Park Service, 3 State Forest)
Getting a site: 6 reservable and 1 first-come
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Cougar Rock Campground: "$20/night"
Distance from Ashford: 3.3 miles (Sahara Creek Camp) to 21 miles (Ohanapecosh Campground) in a straight line; 5 within 15 miles
Elevation: 1,509 ft (Sahara Creek Camp) to 4,274 ft (White River Campground), 7 of 7 on record
Season: 5 seasonal with posted dates
Campsites: 483 across the 7 campgrounds that state a count
RVs: 4 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 35 ft (Cougar Rock Campground)
Drinking water: 5 of 7

Distances are straight-line miles from Ashford's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

Agency

First-come Sahara Creek Camp Ashford · State Forest · 3.3 mi

Agency: State Forest
Sites: 30
Season: Not on record
Fee: No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)

Reservable Elbe Hills ORV Campground Ashford · State Forest · 3.7 mi

Agency: State Forest
Sites: 10
Season: Not on record
Fee: Not on record

Reservable Anderson Lake Campground Ashford · State Forest · 4.3 mi

Agency: State Forest
Sites: 1
Season: May to October
Fee: Not on record

Reservable Cougar Rock Group Campground Ashford · National Park Service · 10.5 mi

Agency: National Park Service
Sites: 5
Season: Late May to Late September
Fee: $60 per group site per night

Reservable Cougar Rock Campground Ashford · National Park Service · 10.6 mi

Agency: National Park Service
Sites: 176
Season: Late May to Early October
Fee: $20/night

Reservable White River Campground Ashford · National Park Service · 20.4 mi

Agency: National Park Service
Sites: 107
Season: Late June to Early September
Fee: $20/night

Reservable Ohanapecosh Campground Ashford · National Park Service · 21.3 mi

Agency: National Park Service
Sites: 154
Season: Late May to Early October
Fee: $20/night

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More campgrounds within 30 miles of Ashford

Big Creek Campground, 2.5 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Elbe.
Rocky Point Campground, 9.8 miles from Ashford in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ; listed under camping near Eatonville.
Evans Creek Group Campground, 13 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($5 day use fee required at trailhead, campground and picnic area); listed under camping near Enumclaw.
Alder Lake Park, 14 miles from Ashford in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ($56 full hookup, $51 water/electric, $35 tent (May 15-Sept 15); $45/$40/$25 off season; $8 booking fee); listed under camping near Eatonville.
Mowich Lake Campground, 14 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Wilderness permit required; reserved permits $6 plus $12 per person per night); listed under camping near Carbonado.
Gust Backstrom City Park, 19 miles from Ashford in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ($45 full hookup, $40 power & water, $15 tent (Apr-Oct); $35/$30 Nov-Mar; $5 extra car); listed under camping near Morton.
La Wis Wis Campground, 21 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
Taidnapam Park, 21 miles from Ashford in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ($56 full hookup, $51 water/electric, $35 walk-in tent (May 15-Sept 15); $45/$40/$25 off season); listed under camping near Glenoma.
Ohanapecosh Group Campground, 21 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Group site: $60 per night); listed under camping near Packwood.
Iron Creek, 22 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
Tower Rock Campground, 23 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
Summit Creek Campground, 23 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Packwood.
North Fork Gcg Group Campground, 24 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $130 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
North Fork Campground, 24 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
Mossyrock Park, 25 miles from Ashford in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ($51 water/electric or no hookup, $35 walk-in tent (May 15-Sept 15); $40/$25 off season; groups $315); listed under camping near Mossyrock.
Soda Springs Campground & Trailhead, 26 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; extra vehicle $8 per night); listed under camping near Packwood.
Blue Lake Creek Campground, 28 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
Ike Kinswa State Park, 28 miles from Ashford in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, full hookup $46-$56); listed under camping near Silver Creek.
Silver Springs, 28 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (View Recreation.gov for Fee Information and open season dates.); listed under camping near Enumclaw.
Ranger Creek, 29 miles from Ashford in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($5 per vehicle per day, or a valid recreation pass); listed under camping near Enumclaw.
Mayfield Lake Park, 30 miles from Ashford in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ($51/night water/electric; waterfront sites 42-55 $59; 12-site group camp $270); listed under camping near Mossyrock.

Things to do near Ashford

Public land and water within 30 miles of Ashford, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

Glacier View Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 5.9 miles from Ashford; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Mineral Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.7 miles from Ashford; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Mount Rainier National Park, 4 of the 7 campgrounds here sit inside this National Park Service unit, the nearest Cougar Rock Group Campground at 11 miles from Ashford; publiclandsdb.com has its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary.
Comet Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 12 miles from Ashford; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
Narada Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 13 miles from Ashford; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
Tatoosh Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 14 miles from Ashford; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Mount Rainier Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 16 miles from Ashford; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Ohop Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Ashford; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Nisqually State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 16 miles from Ashford; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Clear Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 17 miles from Ashford; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Ashford

Nearest emergency room: Arbor Health Morton Hospital, 521 Adams Ave, Morton, WA, 19 miles from Ashford , (360) 496-5112. Next nearest: St Elizabeth Hospital, 1450 Battersby Ave, Enumclaw, WA, 31 miles, (360) 825-2505. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Ashford General Store convenience store · 0.8 miles
Ashford Valley Grocery convenience store · 1.2 miles · Hours Mo-Su 05:00-22:00
Gateway Inn convenience store · 4.6 miles
Fuel: 76 fuel station · 1.2 miles
Elbe Supply fuel station · 8.5 miles
Longmire Service Station fuel station · 9.6 miles
RV dump station: The Lions Den Campground campground · 8.1 miles · (360) 492-3152
Cougar Rock Campground campground · 10 miles
Dump Station RV dump station · 11 miles
Pharmacy: Kirk's Pharmacy pharmacy · 14 miles
Colton Pharmacy pharmacy · 19 miles · (360) 496-5902
Walgreens pharmacy · 25 miles
Laundromat: Laundromat laundromat · 0.9 miles
Laundromat laundromat · 14 miles
B&B's Laundromat laundromat · 18 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Ashford: propane, potable water fill, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Ashford, WA?

7 public campgrounds are on record near Ashford. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Sahara Creek Camp (3.3 miles), Elbe Hills ORV Campground (3.7 miles), Anderson Lake Campground (4.3 miles), Cougar Rock Group Campground (11 miles), and 3 more. 4 book through Recreation.gov, 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations, 1 books through Washington DNR South Puget Sound Region, by phone (360-825-1631), and 1 books through Washington DNR, by email (elberecreation@dnr.wa.gov).

Where can I camp with an RV near Ashford, WA?

4 campgrounds near Ashford take RVs: Cougar Rock Campground, Cougar Rock Group Campground, Ohanapecosh Campground, and White River Campground. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at The Lions Den Campground, 8.1 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where can I go tent camping near Ashford, WA?

Ohanapecosh Campground and White River Campground list tent or walk-in sites on record.

Where can I camp near Ashford with drinking water?

Cougar Rock Campground, Cougar Rock Group Campground, Ohanapecosh Campground, Sahara Creek Camp, and 1 more have potable water on record.

When is camping season near Ashford, WA?

Of the 5 seasonal campgrounds with posted dates, most open in May (4 of 5) and close in October (3 of 5). Each campground's own dates are in the table.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Ashford, WA?

Arbor Health Morton Hospital, 521 Adams Ave, Morton, WA, is 19 miles from Ashford in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (360) 496-5112. In an emergency, call 911.

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