Camping near Carbonado, Washington
Camping near Carbonado, Washington includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the National Park Service. Another 17 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Carbonado.
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Camping near Carbonado at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 1 (1 National Park Service)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Mowich Lake Campground: "Wilderness permit required; reserved permits $6 plus $12 per person per night"
- Distance from Carbonado
- 14 miles in a straight line
- Elevation
- 4,929 ft at Mowich Lake Campground (the only one on record)
- Season
- 1 seasonal with posted dates
- Campsites
- 13 across the 1 campground that state a count
Distances are straight-line miles from Carbonado'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.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Carbonado
- Evans Creek Group Campground, 11 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($5 day use fee required at trailhead, campground and picnic area); listed under camping near Enumclaw.
- Game Farm Wilderness Park Campground, 15 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ($40/night per site); listed under camping near Auburn.
- Kanaskat-Palmer State Park, 18 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51); listed under camping near Ravensdale.
- Elbe Hills ORV Campground, 21 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , State Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Ashford.
- The Dalles, 22 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (View Recreation.gov for Fee Information and open season dates.); listed under camping near Enumclaw.
- Sahara Creek Camp, 22 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Ashford.
- Alder Lake Park, 23 miles from Carbonado 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.
- Rocky Point Campground, 23 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ; listed under camping near Eatonville.
- White River Campground, 23 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($20/night); listed under camping near Ashford.
- Dash Point State Park, 23 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, utility $41-$56); listed under camping near Federal Way.
- Saltwater State Park, 24 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , State Park ; listed under camping near Des Moines.
- Big Creek Campground, 24 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Elbe.
- Ranger Creek, 25 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($5 per vehicle per day, or a valid recreation pass); listed under camping near Enumclaw.
- Cougar Rock Group Campground, 25 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($60 per group site per night); listed under camping near Ashford.
- Cougar Rock Campground, 25 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($20/night); listed under camping near Ashford.
- Silver Springs, 25 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (View Recreation.gov for Fee Information and open season dates.); listed under camping near Enumclaw.
- Anderson Lake Campground, 27 miles from Carbonado in a straight line , State Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Ashford.
Things to do near Carbonado
Public land and water within 30 miles of Carbonado, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Mud Mountain Lake water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 7 miles from Carbonado; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
- Bonney Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 9.7 miles from Carbonado; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Lake Tapps fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Carbonado; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Clearwater Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 12 miles from Carbonado; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Lake Bradley fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Carbonado; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Lake Whitman fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Carbonado; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Lake Tapps water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 13 miles from Carbonado; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
- Flaming Geyser State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 13 miles from Carbonado; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Mount Rainier National Park, Mowich Lake Campground (14 miles from Carbonado) sits inside this National Park Service unit; publiclandsdb.com has its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary.
- Mount Rainier Wilderness, Mowich Lake Campground (14 miles from Carbonado) sits inside this wilderness area; publiclandsdb.com has its permit and camping rules and boundary.
Supplies and emergencies near Carbonado
Nearest emergency room: St Elizabeth Hospital, 1450 Battersby Ave, Enumclaw, WA, 9.2 miles from Carbonado , (360) 825-2505. Next nearest: Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital, 401 15th Ave SE, Puyallup, WA, 13 miles, (253) 697-2102. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.
- Groceries
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- Wilkeson Grocery
- Skippers
- Convenience Store
- Fuel
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- Chevron
- Shell
- Chevron
- Propane
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- South Hill Propane Connection
- AmeriGas
- Black Bear Outpost Propane
- RV dump station
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- Kanaskat-Palmer State Park Campground
- SeaTac Rest Area
- Cougar Rock Campground
- Pharmacy
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- Chuck's Drug
- Cope's Pharmacy
- Rite Aid
- Laundromat
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- Freshen Up Laundry
- Washco
- Sumner Laundromat
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Carbonado: 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.
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Every campground in the state: camping in Washington ; by agency: National Park Service campgrounds in Washington ; by county: campgrounds in Pierce .