Camping near Elbe, Washington

Camping near Elbe at a glance

Public campgrounds

1 (1 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Big Creek Campground: "Single Site: $25 per night"

Distance from Elbe

11 miles in a straight line

Elevation

1,800 ft at Big Creek Campground (the only one on record)

Campsites

29 across the 1 campground that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 20 ft (Big Creek Campground)

Drinking water

1 of 1

Distances are straight-line miles from Elbe'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 Elbe

• Rocky Point Campground, 1.3 miles from Elbe in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ; listed under camping near Eatonville.
• Alder Lake Park, 5.2 miles from Elbe 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.
• Sahara Creek Camp, 5.3 miles from Elbe in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Ashford.
• Elbe Hills ORV Campground, 5.5 miles from Elbe in a straight line , State Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Ashford.
• Anderson Lake Campground, 9 miles from Elbe in a straight line , State Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Ashford.
• Gust Backstrom City Park, 15 miles from Elbe 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.
• Evans Creek Group Campground, 17 miles from Elbe in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($5 day use fee required at trailhead, campground and picnic area); listed under camping near Enumclaw.
• Cougar Rock Group Campground, 19 miles from Elbe in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($60 per group site per night); listed under camping near Ashford.
• Cougar Rock Campground, 19 miles from Elbe in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($20/night); listed under camping near Ashford.
• Mowich Lake Campground, 20 miles from Elbe 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.
• Mossyrock Park, 20 miles from Elbe 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.
• Taidnapam Park, 21 miles from Elbe 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.
• Ike Kinswa State Park, 22 miles from Elbe 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.
• Mayfield Lake Park, 24 miles from Elbe 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.
• Winston Creek Campground, 25 miles from Elbe in a straight line , State Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Mossyrock.
• Iron Creek, 25 miles from Elbe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• Tower Rock Campground, 27 miles from Elbe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• White River Campground, 28 miles from Elbe in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($20/night); listed under camping near Ashford.
• North Fork Gcg Group Campground, 29 miles from Elbe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $130 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• North Fork Campground, 29 miles from Elbe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• La Wis Wis Campground, 30 miles from Elbe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• Ohanapecosh Group Campground, 30 miles from Elbe in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable (Group site: $60 per night); listed under camping near Packwood.
• Ohanapecosh Campground, 30 miles from Elbe in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($20/night); listed under camping near Ashford.

Things to do near Elbe

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

• Mineral Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 2.9 miles from Elbe; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Nisqually State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 8.9 miles from Elbe; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Ohop Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 10 miles from Elbe; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Rapjohn Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Elbe; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Clear Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Elbe; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Glacier View Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 13 miles from Elbe; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Tanwax Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Elbe; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Clear Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 14 miles from Elbe; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Lake Whitman fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 14 miles from Elbe; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Harts Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Elbe; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Elbe

Nearest emergency room: Arbor Health Morton Hospital, 521 Adams Ave, Morton, WA, 15 miles from Elbe , (360) 496-5112. Next nearest: Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital, 401 15th Ave SE, Puyallup, WA, 29 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

• Elbe Mall and Sporting Goods convenience store · 0.1 miles · (360) 569-2772 · Hours Mo-Su 05:00-20:00
• Alder Lake Market & Deli convenience store · 5.2 miles
• Ashford Valley Grocery convenience store · 7.4 miles · Hours Mo-Su 05:00-22:00

Fuel

• Elbe Supply fuel station · 0.1 miles
• 76 fuel station · 7.4 miles
• Shell fuel station · 7.6 miles

Propane

• South Hill Propane Connection propane dealer · 25 miles
• Suburban Propane propane dealer · 25 miles

RV dump station

• The Lions Den Campground campground · 3.4 miles · (360) 492-3152
• Cougar Rock Campground campground · 19 miles
• Dump Station RV dump station · 19 miles

Pharmacy

• Kirk's Pharmacy pharmacy · 7.8 miles
• Colton Pharmacy pharmacy · 15 miles · (360) 496-5902
• Walgreens pharmacy · 20 miles

Laundromat

• Laundromat laundromat · 7.7 miles
• Laundromat laundromat · 7.8 miles
• B&B's Laundromat laundromat · 15 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Elbe: 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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