Camping near Northport, Washington

Camping near Northport, Washington includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 2 first-come. The U.S. Forest Service runs the most, 1 of 2. The nearest, Sheep Creek Campground, is 3.9 miles from Northport in a straight line, and all 2 are within 15 miles. 1 is free. Another 34 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Northport.

Sheep Creek Campground Elbow Lake

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Camping near Northport at a glance

Public campgrounds: 2 (1 National Forest, 1 State Forest)
Getting a site: 2 first-come
Cost: 1 free
Distance from Northport: 3.9 miles (Sheep Creek Campground) to 9.6 miles (Elbow Lake) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles
Elevation: 1,920 ft (Sheep Creek Campground) to 2,907 ft (Elbow Lake), 2 of 2 on record
Season: 1 seasonal with posted dates
Campsites: 12 across the 1 campground that state a count
RVs: 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 24 ft (Sheep Creek Campground)

Distances are straight-line miles from Northport'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 Sheep Creek Campground Northport · State Forest · 3.9 mi

Agency: State Forest
Sites: 12
Season: Not on record
Fee: No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)

First-come Elbow Lake Northport · National Forest · 9.6 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: Not on record
Season: Memorial Day weekend to October 27
Fee: Free

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More campgrounds within 30 miles of Northport

North Gorge Campground, 14 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Barstow.
Summit Lake, 16 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Big Meadow Lake, 16 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Ione.
Pierre Lake, 17 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $2); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Snag Cove Campground, 18 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Evans Group Site, 18 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($65/night); listed under camping near Marcus.
Evans Campground, 19 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($30/night); listed under camping near Marcus.
Edgewater, 20 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Ione.
Kettle River Campground, 21 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Boyds.
Marcus Island Campground, 21 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Marcus.
Douglas Falls Grange Park Campground, 22 miles from Northport in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Colville.
Crescent Lake, 22 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
Lake Leo, 22 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $31 per night; double $52; day use $10 per vehicle); listed under camping near Colville.
Kamloops Island Campground, 23 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Mill Pond, 23 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
West Sullivan, 23 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
Lake Thomas, 23 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Colville.
East Sullivan, 23 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
Sullivan Lake Group, 23 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $130 per night); listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
Lake Gillette, 24 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Colville.
Gillette, 24 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Colville.
Davis Lake, 24 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Colville.
Sherry Creek Campground, 24 miles from Northport in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Ione.
Little Twin, 24 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Colville.
Noisy Creek Group Campground, 24 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $31 per night; group site $110 per night); listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
Noisy Creek, 25 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
Kettle Falls Campground, 27 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($30/night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Locust Grove Group Sites, 27 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($65/night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Flodelle Creek Campground, 27 miles from Northport in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Colville.
Deer Creek Forest Camp, 28 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Curlew.
Trout Lake, 29 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Rocky Lake Campground, 29 miles from Northport in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Colville.
Starvation Lake Campground, 29 miles from Northport in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Colville.
Haag Cove Campground, 30 miles from Northport in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.

Things to do near Northport

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

Colville National Forest, Elbow Lake (9.6 miles from Northport) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Elbow Lake, at Elbow Lake (9.6 miles from Northport): A small lake now split in two by a marsh (north 7.1 acres, south 6.4 acres); shoreline is public but thick brush limits water access. Two-pole fishing allowed.
Big Meadow Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 17 miles from Northport; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Crawford State Park (Washington), a state park whose mapped point is 19 miles from Northport; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Rigley Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 21 miles from Northport; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Frater Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 23 miles from Northport; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Lake Leo fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 23 miles from Northport; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Heritage Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 23 miles from Northport; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Lake Thomas fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 23 miles from Northport; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Lake Gillette fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 24 miles from Northport; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Northport

Nearest emergency room: Providence Mount Carmel Hospital, 982 E Columbia Ave, Colville, WA, 26 miles from Northport , (509) 684-2561. Next nearest: Providence St Joseph Hospital, 500 E Webster Ave, Chewelah, WA, 44 miles, (509) 935-8211. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Food Mart convenience store · 0.1 miles
Tony's Market convenience store · 0.1 miles
Waneta Quick Stop convenience store · 8.4 miles · (509) 732-4306
Fuel: Texaco fuel station · 0.1 miles
Waneta Quick Stop convenience store · 8.4 miles · (509) 732-4306
Seven Summits Service fuel station · 11 miles · (250) 362-7318
RV dump station: Skands Campground campground · 22 miles · (250) 447-9295
Pharmacy: People's Drug Mart pharmacy · 11 miles · (250) 362-5622 · Hours Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30
Walmart Pharmacy pharmacy · 14 miles · (250) 364-2688
Laundromat: Laundry Dog Laundromat laundromat · 11 miles · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-21:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Northport: propane, 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 Northport, WA?

2 public campgrounds are on record near Northport. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Sheep Creek Campground (3.9 miles) and Elbow Lake (9.6 miles). 2 are first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Northport, WA?

Yes: Elbow Lake charges no fee at the campground.

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

1 campground near Northport takes RVs: Sheep Creek Campground. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Skands Campground, 22 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where is the nearest emergency room to Northport, WA?

Providence Mount Carmel Hospital, 982 E Columbia Ave, Colville, WA, is 26 miles from Northport in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (509) 684-2561. In an emergency, call 911.

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