Morrison Creek Campground
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping is free. Morrison Creek Campground is a National Forest campground near Trout Lake, Washington.
First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
Morrison Creek Campground sits inside Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits right at the edge of Mount Adams Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Shorthorn Trail and Mount Adams Wilderness: The camp is the trailhead for Shorthorn Trail #16 into the Mount Adams Wilderness and lies within 3 miles of the South Climb #183 route up Mt. Adams. Road access is rough. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Free
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets. No potable water.
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 consecutive days in one spot; 28 days total per calendar year
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 4,600 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.1 mi away
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE
- Verizon
- No coverage mapped
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
46.1299, -121.5154 in Yakima. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Morrison Creek Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Council Lake, whose mapped center point is 11 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Council Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
First-come Guler Mt. Adams County Park Reservable Twin Falls Group Campground More campgrounds: camping near Trout Lake and campgrounds in Yakima.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (quietHours, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29
- commons.wikimedia.org (photos), accessed 2026-09-30
- fs.usda.gov (photos), accessed 2026-09-30
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Buidhe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo 2: Buidhe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo 3: Buidhe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo 4: USDA Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)