Big Creek Campground
Its 29 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Single Site: $25 per night. Big Creek Campground is a National Forest campground near Elbe, Washington.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 3Big Creek Campground. Photo: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 20 ft
It sits right at the edge of 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
- 29
- Max RV length
- 20 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ 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
29 sites; 2 pull-through; 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 001 |
| 002 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 002 |
| 003 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 003 |
| 004 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 004 |
| 005 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 005 |
| 006 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 006 |
| 007 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 007 |
| 008 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 008 |
| 009 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 009 |
| 010 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 010 |
| 011 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 011 |
| 012 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 012 |
| 013 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 013 |
| 014 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 014 |
| 015 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 015 |
| 016 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 016 |
| 017 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 017 |
| 018 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 018 |
| 019 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 019 |
| 020 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 020 |
| 021 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 021 |
| 022 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 022 |
| 023 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 023 |
| 024 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 024 |
| 025 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 025 |
| 026 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 026 |
| 027 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 027 |
| 028 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 028 |
| 029 | AREA BIG CREEK | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 029 |
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
- 1,800 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.4 mi away
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- Verizon
- 4G LTE
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.
46.7361, -121.9704 in Lewis. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Big Creek Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Mineral Lake, whose mapped center point is 9.6 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Mineral Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Mud Mountain Lake's mapped center point is 28 miles from Big Creek Campground in a straight line. Current water level: Mud Mountain Lake water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Public land within 15 miles: Glacier View Wilderness (6 miles to its center) , Tatoosh Wilderness (12 miles to its center) , and Mount Rainier Wilderness (14 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Big Creek Campground, in straight-line miles: Comet Falls (waterfall, 9.9 miles), and Narada Falls (waterfall, 11 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Cougar Rock Group Campground More campgrounds: camping near Elbe and campgrounds in Lewis.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), 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)