Chambers Lake
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping costs Single Site: $15 per night, and it is open from June to October. Chambers Lake is a National Forest campground near Packwood, Washington.
Closed First-come, first-served
1 / 2A campsite area among the trees at Chambers Lake Campground. Photo: USDA Forest Service, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 35 ft
Chambers Lake sits inside Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.2 miles outside the boundary of Goat Rocks Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Goat Rocks Wilderness trailheads: Less than a mile from the Snowgrass and Berry Patch trailheads into the Goat Rocks Wilderness; the lake holds brook and stocked brown trout. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Max RV length
- 35 ft
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets and pets allowed. No potable water.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 consecutive days; 28 days total per calendar year
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 4,450 ft
46.4652, -121.5318 in Lewis. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Chambers Lake is open from June to October , at 4,450 ft.
Sources: epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Current conditions
Closed Agency notice, as of 2026-09-29: Closed June and July 2026 for cleanup and site work; the forest page still shows it temporarily closed, with the fee starting once it reopens in late summer.
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Around Chambers Lake
Chambers Lake sits on Chambers Lake, 0.2 miles from the lake's mapped center point. Stocking record and species: Chambers Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Other lakes within 15 miles: Takhlakh Lake fishing (13 miles) , Leech Lake fishing (14 miles) , and Council Lake fishing (14 miles) , each with its stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Chambers Lake, in straight-line miles: Narada Falls (waterfall, 24 miles), and Comet Falls (waterfall, 26 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Walupt Lake Campground First-come Cat Creek Campground Reservable Adams Fork Campground 
First-come Blue Lake Creek Campground More campgrounds: camping near Packwood and campgrounds in Lewis.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-28
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (quietHours, maxRvLengthFt, petsAllowed, closure, notableFeature, season, fee, water, toilets), accessed 2026-09-29
Photo credits
- Photo 1: USDA Forest Service, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Photo 2: USDA Forest Service, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)