Camping near McCleary, Washington
Camping near McCleary, Washington includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by a county parks department. Another 18 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of McCleary.
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Camping near McCleary at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 1 (1 County)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable
- Distance from McCleary
- 3.4 miles in a straight line
- Elevation
- 357 ft at Straddleline Park Campground (the only one on record)
Distances are straight-line miles from McCleary'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 McCleary
- Porter Creek Campground, 5.6 miles from McCleary in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Malone.
- Schafer State Park, 9.7 miles from McCleary in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Elma.
- Fall Creek Campground, 10 miles from McCleary 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, 12 miles from McCleary in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Rochester.
- Margaret McKenny Campground, 14 miles from McCleary 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, 16 miles from McCleary in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Montesano.
- Hope Island Marine State Park - Mason County, 18 miles from McCleary in a straight line , State Park , first-come (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Herron Island.
- Millersylvania State Park, 20 miles from McCleary in a straight line , State Park , reservable ; listed under camping near Olympia.
- Potlatch State Park, 22 miles from McCleary 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, 24 miles from McCleary in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Shelton.
- Brown Creek, 25 miles from McCleary in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Shelton.
- Joemma Beach State Park, 25 miles from McCleary in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Primitive and water trail sites $12/night (statewide rate)); listed under camping near Lakebay.
- Satsop Campground, 26 miles from McCleary in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Montesano.
- Twanoh State Park, 26 miles from McCleary in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, full hookup $46-$56, primitive $12); listed under camping near Union.
- Coho, 28 miles from McCleary in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $35 per night (Walk-In)); listed under camping near Montesano.
- Penrose Point State Park, 28 miles from McCleary in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Lakebay.
- Southwest Washington Fairgrounds Park Campground, 29 miles from McCleary in a straight line , County , reservable ; listed under camping near Centralia.
- Rainbow Falls State Park, 30 miles from McCleary in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51); listed under camping near Chehalis.
Things to do near McCleary
Public land and water within 30 miles of McCleary, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Lost Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 6.9 miles from McCleary; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Summit Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.8 miles from McCleary; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Vance Creek Pond #1 (Bowers Lake) fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.9 miles from McCleary; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Vance Creek Pond #2 (Lake Inez) fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 8.5 miles from McCleary; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Schafer State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 9.7 miles from McCleary; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Nahwatzel Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from McCleary; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Black Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 15 miles from McCleary; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 15 miles from McCleary; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Lake Sylvia State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 16 miles from McCleary; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Sylvia Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from McCleary; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Supplies and emergencies near McCleary
Nearest emergency room: Summit Pacific Medical Center, 600 E Main St, Elma, WA, 6.8 miles from McCleary , (360) 346-2222. Next nearest: Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics, 901 Mountain View Dr, Shelton, WA, 14 miles, (360) 426-1611. 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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- Gordon's Select Market
- Cheema Market
- Sam's Food Mart
- Fuel
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- Chevron
- Shell
- Astro
- Propane
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- Ferrellgas
- PetroCard Pacific Pride
- Propane Northwest
- RV dump station
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- Elma Rest Area
- Travel Inn Resort
- Schaefer East Campground
- Pharmacy
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- Blake's Elma Pharmacy
- Neil's Pharmacy
- Shelton Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- McCleary Laundromat
- Walter's Suds
- Shelton Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of McCleary: 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
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