Camping near Packwood, Washington

Camping near Packwood at a glance

Public campgrounds

4 (3 National Forest, 1 National Park Service)

Getting a site

1 reservable and 3 first-come

Cost

1 free; lowest posted fee at Chambers Lake: "Single Site: $15 per night"

Distance from Packwood

9.5 miles (Summit Creek Campground) to 12 miles (Chambers Lake) in a straight line; 4 within 15 miles

Elevation

1,914 ft (Ohanapecosh Group Campground) to 4,450 ft (Chambers Lake), 4 of 4 on record

Season

2 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

9 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 35 ft (Chambers Lake)

Drinking water

1 of 4

Distances are straight-line miles from Packwood'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 Packwood

• La Wis Wis Campground, 6 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• Ohanapecosh Campground, 10 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($20/night); listed under camping near Ashford.
• North Fork Campground, 12 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• North Fork Gcg Group Campground, 12 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $130 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• Cougar Rock Campground, 12 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($20/night); listed under camping near Ashford.
• Cougar Rock Group Campground, 12 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($60 per group site per night); listed under camping near Ashford.
• White Pass (leech Lake) Campground, 14 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; additional vehicle $10 per night; day use $10 per vehicle); listed under camping near Naches.
• Blue Lake Creek Campground, 15 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• Tower Rock Campground, 15 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• Dog Lake Campground, 15 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $20 per night; additional vehicle $10 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Walupt Lake Campground, 16 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• Big Creek Campground, 17 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Elbe.
• Deep Creek, 18 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10); listed under camping near Naches.
• Cat Creek Campground, 18 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• Anderson Lake Campground, 18 miles from Packwood in a straight line , State Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Ashford.
• Adams Fork Campground, 19 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• Clear Lake (south), 19 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Clear Lake (group), 19 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Naches.
• Clear Lake (north), 19 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Iron Creek, 19 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• South Fork Bay, 19 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($8 per vehicle per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Indian Creek Recreation Area (near Headwaters), 20 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• South Fork Tieton (minnie Meadows), 20 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($8 per vehicle per night); listed under camping near Tampico.
• Indian Creek Campground (near Silver Beach), 20 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single site: $24 per night; additional vehicle $11 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• White River Campground, 20 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($20/night); listed under camping near Ashford.
• Horseshoe Lake Campground, 21 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $20 per night; additional vehicle $8 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• South Fork Tieton (upper Bake Oven), 22 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($8 per vehicle per night); listed under camping near Tampico.
• South Fork Tieton (lower Bake Oven), 22 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($8 per vehicle per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Olallie Lake Campground, 22 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; double $36; additional vehicle $8); listed under camping near Randle.
• Sahara Creek Camp, 22 miles from Packwood in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Ashford.
• Killen Creek Campground, 23 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• Elbe Hills ORV Campground, 23 miles from Packwood in a straight line , State Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Ashford.
• Takhlakh Lake Campground, 23 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Randle.
• Mowich Lake Campground, 24 miles from Packwood 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.
• Clover Flats Campground, 25 miles from Packwood in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Tampico.
• Bumping Lake (lower), 25 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($25 per single site, $34 per multi-family site; $9 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Naches.
• Bumping Lake (upper), 25 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Lodgepole, 25 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• South Fork Tieton (jayhawk Flats), 25 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($8 per vehicle per night); listed under camping near Tampico.
• Taidnapam Park, 25 miles from Packwood 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.
• South Fork Group Site - Wenatchee NF, 26 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $60 per night); listed under camping near Tampico.
• Peninsula Campground and Rimrock Boat Launch, 26 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Naches.
• Evans Creek Group Campground, 26 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($5 day use fee required at trailhead, campground and picnic area); listed under camping near Enumclaw.
• Twin Falls Group Campground, 27 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $50 per night for up to 25 people (from August 2026)); listed under camping near Trout Lake.
• Tree Phones North Campground, 27 miles from Packwood in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Tampico.
• Tree Phones South Campground, 27 miles from Packwood in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Tampico.
• Silver Springs, 27 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (View Recreation.gov for Fee Information and open season dates.); listed under camping near Enumclaw.
• Pleasant Valley Campground, 28 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Rocky Point Campground, 28 miles from Packwood in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ; listed under camping near Eatonville.
• Hause Creek, 29 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Tieton Pond, 29 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($10 per vehicle per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Gust Backstrom City Park, 29 miles from Packwood 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.
• Ranger Creek, 29 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($5 per vehicle per day, or a valid recreation pass); listed under camping near Enumclaw.
• Cougar Flat, 30 miles from Packwood in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Naches.

Things to do near Packwood

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

• Tatoosh Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 9 miles from Packwood; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 3 of the 4 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Summit Creek Campground at 9.5 miles from Packwood; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Mount Rainier National Park, Ohanapecosh Group Campground (9.7 miles from Packwood) sits inside this National Park Service unit; publiclandsdb.com has its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary.
• Soda spring and Cowlitz Trail, at Soda Springs Campground & Trailhead (11 miles from Packwood): A small mineral soda spring at the site of an old bottling works is the local attraction; the Soda Spring Trailhead in the campground reaches Cowlitz Trail #44 into the William O. Douglas Wilderness.
• Chambers Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Packwood; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Goat Rocks Wilderness trailheads, at Chambers Lake (12 miles from Packwood): Less than a mile from the Snowgrass and Berry Patch trailheads into the Goat Rocks Wilderness; the lake holds brook and stocked brown trout.
• Narada Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 12 miles from Packwood; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
• Goat Rocks Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 13 miles from Packwood; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Leech Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 14 miles from Packwood; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Comet Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 14 miles from Packwood; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Packwood

Nearest emergency room: Arbor Health Morton Hospital, 521 Adams Ave, Morton, WA, 29 miles from Packwood , (360) 496-5112. Next nearest: St Elizabeth Hospital, 1450 Battersby Ave, Enumclaw, WA, 44 miles, (360) 825-2505. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Blanton's IGA Market supermarket · 0.1 miles · (360) 494-6101 · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-21:00
• Tatoosh Food Mart convenience store · 0.1 miles · Hours 24/7
• Food Mart convenience store · 0.3 miles

Fuel

• 76 fuel station · 0.1 miles · Hours 24/7
• Chevron fuel station · 0.3 miles
• Longmire Oil House fuel station · 12 miles

RV dump station

• Ohanapecosh Campground campground · 10 miles
• Dump Station RV dump station · 12 miles
• Cougar Rock Campground campground · 12 miles

Laundromat

• Laundromat laundromat · 20 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Packwood: propane, potable water fill, pharmacy, 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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