Cougar Rock Group Campground
Its 5 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs $60 per group site per night, and it is open from Late May to Late September. Cougar Rock Group Campground is a National Park Service campground near Ashford, Washington.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Max RV length
- 20 ft
Cougar Rock Group Campground sits inside Mount Rainier National Park. Its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits right at the edge of Mount Rainier Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- $60 per group site per night
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 5
- Group sites
- 5
- Group site capacity
- Up to 40 people
- Max RV length
- 20 ft
- Site driveways
- Back-in
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
5 sites; the longest takes a 20 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F001 | Loop F-Group | Group tent only area nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site F001 |
| F002 | Loop F-Group | Group tent only area nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site F002 |
| F003 | Loop F-Group | Group tent only area nonelectric | 20 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site F003 |
| F004 | Loop F-Group | Group tent only area nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site F004 |
| F005 | Loop F-Group | Group tent only area nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site F005 |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-29. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Quiet hours
- 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Pets
- Allowed
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 3,180 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.4 mi away
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
46.7672, -121.7944 in Pierce. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Cougar Rock Group Campground is open from Late May to Late September , at 3,180 ft.
Source: nps.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Cougar Rock Group Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Mineral Lake, whose mapped center point is 18 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Mineral Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Mud Mountain Lake's mapped center point is 27 miles from Cougar Rock Group Campground in a straight line. Current water level: Mud Mountain Lake water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Public land within 15 miles: Tatoosh Wilderness (4.4 miles to its center) , and Glacier View Wilderness (7.6 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Cougar Rock Group Campground, in straight-line miles: Comet Falls (waterfall, 2.1 miles), and Narada Falls (waterfall, 2.3 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
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Sources
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- nps.gov (fee, elevationFt, water, toilets, fireRings, dumpStation, quietHours, sites, season), accessed 2026-09-29
Photo credits
- Photo 1: NPS Photo, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)