Camping near Malone, Washington

Camping near Malone, Washington includes 1 public campground on record, 1 first-come. All are run by the state forestry agency. Another 15 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Malone.

Porter Creek Campground

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Camping near Malone at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 State Forest)
Getting a site: 1 first-come
Distance from Malone: 2 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 286 ft at Porter Creek Campground (the only one on record)
Campsites: 16 across the 1 campground that state a count
RVs: 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 34 ft (Porter Creek Campground)

Distances are straight-line miles from Malone'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.

First-come Porter Creek Campground Malone · State Forest · 2 mi

Agency: State Forest
Sites: 16
Season: Not on record
Fee: No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Malone

Straddleline Park Campground, 6.7 miles from Malone in a straight line , County , reservable ; listed under camping near McCleary.
Fall Creek Campground, 8.5 miles from Malone in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Porter.
Middle Waddell Campground, 11 miles from Malone in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Rochester.
Schafer State Park, 11 miles from Malone in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Elma.
Margaret McKenny Campground, 12 miles from Malone in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Rochester.
Lake Sylvia State Park, 14 miles from Malone in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Montesano.
Millersylvania State Park, 19 miles from Malone in a straight line , State Park , reservable ; listed under camping near Olympia.
Hope Island Marine State Park - Mason County, 22 miles from Malone in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Herron Island.
Rainbow Falls State Park, 24 miles from Malone in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51); listed under camping near Chehalis.
Southwest Washington Fairgrounds Park Campground, 26 miles from Malone in a straight line , County , reservable ; listed under camping near Centralia.
Potlatch State Park, 27 miles from Malone in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51); listed under camping near Shelton.
Jarrell Cove State Park, 28 miles from Malone in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Shelton.
Joemma Beach State Park, 28 miles from Malone in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Lakebay.
Satsop Campground, 29 miles from Malone in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Montesano.
Brown Creek, 30 miles from Malone in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Shelton.

Things to do near Malone

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

Vance Creek Pond #1 (Bowers Lake) fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 5.5 miles from Malone; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Vance Creek Pond #2 (Lake Inez) fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 6 miles from Malone; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Summit Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 10 miles from Malone; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Schafer State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 11 miles from Malone; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Lost Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Malone; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Lake Sylvia State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 14 miles from Malone; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Sylvia Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 14 miles from Malone; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 15 miles from Malone; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Black Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 15 miles from Malone; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Nahwatzel Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Malone; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Malone

Nearest emergency room: Summit Pacific Medical Center, 600 E Main St, Elma, WA, 4.7 miles from Malone , (360) 346-2222. Next nearest: Capital Medical Center, 3900 Capitol Mall Dr SW, Olympia, WA, 17 miles, (360) 956-2550. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Porter General Store convenience store · 3.3 miles
Grocery Outlet supermarket · 4.5 miles · (360) 861-4370
astro express market and deli convenience store · 4.7 miles
Fuel: Astro fuel station · 4.6 miles
Chevron fuel station · 4.7 miles
Shell fuel station · 5.1 miles
Propane: PetroCard Pacific Pride propane dealer · 4.5 miles
Ferrellgas propane dealer · 4.7 miles
Propane Northwest propane dealer · 5.1 miles · (360) 533-7337
RV dump station: Elma Rest Area service point · 3.5 miles · Hours 24/7
Travel Inn Resort RV park · 4.5 miles
Schaefer East Campground campground · 11 miles
Pharmacy: Blake's Elma Pharmacy pharmacy · 5.2 miles · (360) 482-2442
Valu Drug pharmacy · 14 miles · (360) 249-4831 · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:30-15:00
Yauger Park Pharmacy pharmacy · 17 miles
Laundromat: Walter's Suds laundromat · 5 miles · (360) 482-2541 · Hours 24/7
McCleary Laundromat laundromat · 5.1 miles
Southgate Laundromat laundromat · 18 miles · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-21:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Malone: 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.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Malone, WA?

1 public campground is on record near Malone. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Porter Creek Campground (2 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Malone, WA?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Malone charges a fee, listed in the table.

Where can I camp with an RV near Malone, WA?

1 campground near Malone takes RVs: Porter Creek Campground. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Elma Rest Area, 3.5 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where is the nearest emergency room to Malone, WA?

Summit Pacific Medical Center, 600 E Main St, Elma, WA, is 4.7 miles from Malone in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (360) 346-2222. In an emergency, call 911.

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