Panther Creek Campground
Its 33 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Single Site: $25 per night. Panther Creek Campground is a National Forest campground near Carson, Washington.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 6Panther Creek. Photo: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
Panther Creek Campground sits inside Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Single Site: $25 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 33
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- Site driveways
- Back-in
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
33 sites; the longest takes a 40 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 01 |
| 02 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 02 |
| 03 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 03 |
| 04 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 04 |
| 05 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 05 |
| 06 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 06 |
| 07 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 07 |
| 08 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 08 |
| 09 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 09 |
| 10 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 10 |
| 11 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 11 |
| 12 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 12 |
| 13 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 13 |
| 14 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 14 |
| 15 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 15 |
| 16 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 16 |
| 17 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 17 |
| 18 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 18 |
| 19 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Full | Book site 19 |
| 20 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 20 |
| 21 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 21 |
| 22 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 22 |
| 23 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 23 |
| 24 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 24 |
| 25 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 25 |
| 26 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 26 |
| 27 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 27 |
| 28 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 28 |
| 29 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 29 |
| 30 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 30 |
| 31 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 31 |
| 32 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 32 |
| 33 | AREA PANTHER CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 33 |
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
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 959 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.3 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- Verizon
- No coverage mapped
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.
45.8206, -121.8795 in Skamania. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Panther Creek Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Goose Lake, whose mapped center point is 10 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Goose Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Public land within 15 miles: Wyeth State Recreation Area (10 miles to its center) , Starvation Creek State Park (13 miles to its center) , Beacon Rock State Park (13 miles to its center) , Viento State Park (13 miles to its center) , and Wygant State Natural Area (15 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Hot springs and waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Panther Creek Campground, in straight-line miles: Carson Hot Springs (hot spring, 7.2 miles), Punch Bowl Falls (waterfall, 14 miles), Oneonta Falls (waterfall, 19 miles), Multnomah Falls (waterfall, 20 miles), and Wahkeena Falls (waterfall, 21 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Beaver Campground 
First-come Government Mineral Springs Campground 
Reservable Paradise Creek Campground 
First-come Goose Lake Campground More campgrounds: camping near Carson and campgrounds in Skamania.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, fireRings, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 2: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 3: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 4: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 5: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 6: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)