Elkhorn
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping is free. Elkhorn is a National Forest campground near Brinnon, Washington.
First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
Elkhorn sits inside Olympic National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits right at the edge of The Brothers Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.1 miles outside the boundary of Buckhorn Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Free
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28
What's there
- ✕ Potable water
- ✕ Toilets
No potable water and no toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 600 ft
47.7307, -123.0913 in Jefferson. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
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Around Elkhorn
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Lake Leland, whose mapped center point is 15 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Lake Leland fishing on fishypedia.com.
Public land within 15 miles: Dosewallips State Park (9 miles to its center) , Pleasant Harbor State Park (9.4 miles to its center) , Triton Cove State Park (9.6 miles to its center) , Scenic Beach State Park (13 miles to its center) , and Mount Skokomish Wilderness (14 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
First-come Collins 
First-come Lena Lake Campground First-come Falls View 
Reservable Dosewallips State Park More campgrounds: camping near Brinnon and campgrounds in Jefferson.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27