National Forest campgrounds in Washington
Washington has 312 National Forest campgrounds on record, 114 reservable and 196 first-come. 45 are free.
312
Total 114
Reservable 196
First-come How National Forest campgrounds work here
These campgrounds are run by the U.S. Forest Service. 196 take no reservations. 114 book through Recreation.gov. On record: 45 free, 92 with potable water, 3 with hookups. The agency's own pages are at fs.usda.gov.
Interagency pass: it covers entrance and day-use fees on National Forest land, and the Senior Pass "may provide a 50 percent discount on some amenity fees", camping among them (nps.gov, read 2026-09-26). For the land itself (rules, offices, boundaries), see Washington national forests on publiclandsdb.com.
Reservable Adams Fork Campground First-come Alder Thicket First-come Alpine Meadows 
Reservable American Forks First-come Antilon Lake 
First-come Atkinson Flat 
Reservable Atkisson Group Campground 
First-come Ballard 
Reservable Bayview 
Reservable Beaver Campground First-come Beaver Creek Group Campground 
First-come Beaver Lake 
Reservable Beckler River Reservable Bedal 
First-come Beth Lake First-come Beverly 
First-come Big Creek Campground 
Reservable Big Creek Campground 
First-come Big Meadow Lake First-come Big Springs First-come Blackpine Lake Campground 
First-come Blue Lake Creek Campground 
Reservable Boardman Creek Group Campground 
Reservable Bonaparte Lake 
Reservable Bonaparte Lake Group Site 
Reservable Boulder Creek 
First-come Bridge Creek 
Reservable Bridge Creek Group Site 
First-come Brown Creek 
First-come Browns Lake Reservable Buck Creek First-come Buck Lake Campground 
First-come Bumping Lake (lower) 
Reservable Bumping Lake (upper) First-come Camp Four First-come Campbell Tree Grove First-come Canyon Creek First-come Canyon Creek Campground First-come Cascade Creek First-come Cat Creek Campground 
Reservable Cayuse Horse Camp Reservable Cedar Springs 
First-come Chambers Lake 
First-come Chatter Creek 
Reservable Chatter Creek Group Site 
First-come Chewuch 
First-come Cle Elum River 
Reservable Cle Elum River Group Site Reservable Clear Creek 
Reservable Clear Lake (group) First-come Clear Lake (north) First-come Clear Lake (south) Reservable Coal Creek Group Campground 
Reservable Coho 
First-come Collins First-come Cooks Lake First-come Corral Creek 
Reservable Cottonwood First-come Cottonwood First-come Cottonwood - Ton 
Reservable Cougar Flat First-come Crater Creek Campground 
First-come Crawfish Lake 
First-come Crescent Lake First-come Crow Creek First-come Crystal Springs 
First-come Cultus Creek Campground 
First-come Davis Lake First-come De Roux Campground and Trailhead First-come Deep Creek First-come Deer Creek Forest Camp First-come Deer Point 
Reservable Denny Creek 
First-come Dog Lake Campground 
First-come Domke Falls First-come Domke Lake 
Reservable Douglas Fir First-come Dungeness Forks 
First-come Early Winters 
Reservable East Kachess Group Campground 
Reservable East Sullivan Reservable Edgewater 
Reservable Eightmile 
Reservable Eightmile Group Site First-come Elbow Lake First-come Elkhorn Reservable Esswine Group Campground First-come Evans Creek Group Campground Reservable Excelsior Group Campground 
Reservable Falls Creek First-come Falls Creek First-come Falls View First-come Ferry Lake First-come Finner Creek First-come Fish Lake First-come Flat First-come Foggy Dew Campground First-come Forest Boundary Campground and Trailhead 
First-come Forlorn Lakes Campground 
First-come Fox Creek 
First-come French Cabin 
First-come Gatton Creek Campground Reservable Gillette First-come Glacier View First-come Godman Campground Reservable Gold Basin First-come Goose Creek 
First-come Goose Lake Campground 
First-come Government Mineral Springs Campground First-come Graham Harbor First-come Graham Harbor Creek 
First-come Grasshopper Meadows Reservable Grouse Creek Group Site 
First-come Grouse Mountain 
Reservable Halfway Flat Campground (main) First-come Halfway Flat Campground (north) First-come Halfway Flat Campground (south) 
First-come Hamma Hamma First-come Handy Springs First-come Harts Pass 
Reservable Hause Creek 
Reservable Hells Crossing Campground First-come Holden Ballfield First-come Honeymoon Reservable Horseshoe Cove First-come Horseshoe Lake Campground First-come Huckleberry First-come Icewater Creek 
Reservable Icicle Group Campground First-come Ida Creek 
Reservable Indian Creek Campground (near Silver Beach) 
Reservable Indian Creek Recreation Area (near Headwaters) 
Reservable Indian Flat Group Campground 
Reservable Iron Creek First-come J R First-come Johnny Creek First-come Junior Point 
Reservable Kachess Reservable Kalama Horse Camp 
Reservable Kaner Flat Campground 
Reservable Kaner Flat Group Campground First-come Kerr First-come Killen Creek Campground First-come Klahanie 
First-come Klahowya First-come Klipchuck 
Reservable La Wis Wis Campground First-come Ladybug First-come Lake Creek Reservable Lake Creek First-come Lake Ellen First-come Lake Ellen West Reservable Lake Gillette First-come Lake Leo First-come Lake Thomas First-come Lena Creek 
First-come Lena Lake Campground 
First-come Lewis River Hc (wa) Gifford Pinchot Nf 
Reservable Little Naches First-come Little Salmon First-come Little Twin 
Reservable Lodgepole 
First-come Lone Fir 
First-come Long Lake First-come Long Meadow First-come Longmire Meadow 
First-come Lost Lake Group Campground 
First-come Lost Meadow First-come Loup Loup 
Reservable Lower Falls Recreation Area 
First-come Lower Sandy 
First-come Lucerne First-come Manastash Campground 
First-come Maple Grove 
Reservable Marble Creek First-come Marten Creek Group Campground First-come Meadow Creek First-come Meadows 
Reservable Middle Fork First-come Midway First-come Mill Pond 
Reservable Miller River Group Campground 
Reservable Mineral Park First-come Mineral Springs 
Reservable Mineral Springs Group First-come Misery Spring 
First-come Mitchell Creek 
Reservable Money Creek 
First-come Moore Point 
First-come Morrison Creek Campground 
Reservable Moss Creek Campground First-come Mountain View Rec. Club Group Campground First-come Mystery First-come Mystic Lake 
First-come Napeequa Crossing 
Reservable Nason Creek First-come Nice First-come Nineteen Mile First-come No Name Lake Reservable Noisy Creek First-come Noisy Creek Group Campground First-come North Fork 
Reservable North Fork Campground First-come North Fork Chewelah 
Reservable North Fork Gcg Group Campground 
Reservable Oklahoma Campground 
First-come Olallie Lake Campground First-come Oriole First-come Owhi Reservable Panhandle First-come Panjab Campground 
Reservable Panorama Point 
Reservable Panther Creek Campground 
Reservable Paradise Creek Campground 
Reservable Park Creek First-come Pataha First-come Peninsula Campground and Rimrock Boat Launch 
Reservable Peterson Prairie Campground 
Reservable Peterson Prairie Group Gcg First-come Phelps Creek First-come Pierre Lake 
First-come Pine Flats 
Reservable Pine Flats Group Campground 
Reservable Pine Needle Group Campground Reservable Pioneer Park 
Reservable Pleasant Valley Campground First-come Poison Creek First-come Ponderosa First-come Poplar Flat First-come Prince Creek 
First-come Rainy Creek 
First-come Ranger Creek 
Reservable Red Bridge First-come Red Mountain Campground First-come Refrigerator Harbor First-come Riders Camp 
First-come River Bend First-come Riverbend First-come Roads End First-come Rock Creek 
First-come Rock Island First-come Ruffed Grouse First-come Safety Harbor Campground 
Reservable Salmon Cove Group Campground 
Reservable Salmon La Sac Campground First-come Salmon Meadows 
First-come San Juan 
Reservable Satsop Campground 
Reservable Sawmill Flat 
First-come Schaefer Creek 
First-come Seal Rock Campground 
Reservable Shannon Creek First-come Sherman Overlook 
First-come Silver Falls 
Reservable Silver Falls Group Site 
Reservable Silver Fir 
Reservable Silver Springs First-come Snowberry Bowl Reservable Soda Springs Campground 
First-come Soda Springs Campground & Trailhead First-come South Creek First-come South Fork Bay 
Reservable South Fork Group Site - Wenatchee NF First-come South Fork Tieton (jayhawk Flats) First-come South Fork Tieton (lower Bake Oven) First-come South Fork Tieton (minnie Meadows) First-come South Fork Tieton (upper Bake Oven) First-come South Navarre 
Reservable South Skookum Lake First-come Spruce Grove First-come Sugarloaf 
Reservable Sullivan Lake Group 
Reservable Sulphur Creek First-come Summit Creek Campground First-come Summit Lake 
Reservable Sunset Falls Campground 
Reservable Swan Lake Group Campground 
First-come Swauk Campground 
Reservable Swift Creek 
Reservable Takhlakh Lake Campground First-come Taneum First-come Teal Campground First-come Ten Mile 
Reservable The Dalles Not on record Three Creek Group Campground First-come Tieton Pond First-come Tiffany Spring 
First-come Tillicum Campground 
Reservable Tinkham 
Reservable Tower Rock Campground 
Reservable Troublesome Creek First-come Trout Lake First-come Trout Lake Creek Campground First-come Tucannon Campground 
Reservable Tulalip Mill Site Group Campground 
Reservable Tulalip Millsite Group Campground First-come Tumwater Not on record Tumwater Group Site 
Reservable Turlo Reservable Twin Falls Group Campground 
Reservable Verlot 
Reservable Walupt Lake Campground First-come War Creek Campground 
Reservable West Sullivan 
First-come White Pass (leech Lake) Campground 
First-come White River Falls First-come Wickiup 
Reservable Wiley Creek Group Campground 
Reservable Willaby 
Reservable Willows Reservable Windy Point 
Reservable Wish Poosh Campground
Reservable American Forks First-come Antilon Lake First-come Atkinson Flat Reservable Atkisson Group Campground First-come Ballard Reservable Bayview Reservable Beaver Campground First-come Beaver Creek Group Campground First-come Beaver Lake Reservable Beckler River Reservable Bedal First-come Beth Lake First-come Beverly First-come Big Creek Campground Reservable Big Creek Campground First-come Big Meadow Lake First-come Big Springs First-come Blackpine Lake Campground First-come Blue Lake Creek Campground Reservable Boardman Creek Group Campground Reservable Bonaparte Lake Reservable Bonaparte Lake Group Site Reservable Boulder Creek First-come Bridge Creek Reservable Bridge Creek Group Site First-come Brown Creek First-come Browns Lake Reservable Buck Creek First-come Buck Lake Campground First-come Bumping Lake (lower) Reservable Bumping Lake (upper) First-come Camp Four First-come Campbell Tree Grove First-come Canyon Creek First-come Canyon Creek Campground First-come Cascade Creek First-come Cat Creek Campground Reservable Cayuse Horse Camp Reservable Cedar Springs First-come Chambers Lake First-come Chatter Creek Reservable Chatter Creek Group Site First-come Chewuch First-come Cle Elum River Reservable Cle Elum River Group Site Reservable Clear Creek Reservable Clear Lake (group) First-come Clear Lake (north) First-come Clear Lake (south) Reservable Coal Creek Group Campground Reservable Coho First-come Collins First-come Cooks Lake First-come Corral Creek Reservable Cottonwood First-come Cottonwood First-come Cottonwood - Ton Reservable Cougar Flat First-come Crater Creek Campground First-come Crawfish Lake First-come Crescent Lake First-come Crow Creek First-come Crystal Springs First-come Cultus Creek Campground First-come Davis Lake First-come De Roux Campground and Trailhead First-come Deep Creek First-come Deer Creek Forest Camp First-come Deer Point Reservable Denny Creek First-come Dog Lake Campground First-come Domke Falls First-come Domke Lake Reservable Douglas Fir First-come Dungeness Forks First-come Early Winters Reservable East Kachess Group Campground Reservable East Sullivan Reservable Edgewater Reservable Eightmile Reservable Eightmile Group Site First-come Elbow Lake First-come Elkhorn Reservable Esswine Group Campground First-come Evans Creek Group Campground Reservable Excelsior Group Campground Reservable Falls Creek First-come Falls Creek First-come Falls View First-come Ferry Lake First-come Finner Creek First-come Fish Lake First-come Flat First-come Foggy Dew Campground First-come Forest Boundary Campground and Trailhead First-come Forlorn Lakes Campground First-come Fox Creek First-come French Cabin First-come Gatton Creek Campground Reservable Gillette First-come Glacier View First-come Godman Campground Reservable Gold Basin First-come Goose Creek First-come Goose Lake Campground First-come Government Mineral Springs Campground First-come Graham Harbor First-come Graham Harbor Creek First-come Grasshopper Meadows Reservable Grouse Creek Group Site First-come Grouse Mountain Reservable Halfway Flat Campground (main) First-come Halfway Flat Campground (north) First-come Halfway Flat Campground (south) First-come Hamma Hamma First-come Handy Springs First-come Harts Pass Reservable Hause Creek Reservable Hells Crossing Campground First-come Holden Ballfield First-come Honeymoon Reservable Horseshoe Cove First-come Horseshoe Lake Campground First-come Huckleberry First-come Icewater Creek Reservable Icicle Group Campground First-come Ida Creek Reservable Indian Creek Campground (near Silver Beach) Reservable Indian Creek Recreation Area (near Headwaters) Reservable Indian Flat Group Campground Reservable Iron Creek First-come J R First-come Johnny Creek First-come Junior Point Reservable Kachess Reservable Kalama Horse Camp Reservable Kaner Flat Campground Reservable Kaner Flat Group Campground First-come Kerr First-come Killen Creek Campground First-come Klahanie First-come Klahowya First-come Klipchuck Reservable La Wis Wis Campground First-come Ladybug First-come Lake Creek Reservable Lake Creek First-come Lake Ellen First-come Lake Ellen West Reservable Lake Gillette First-come Lake Leo First-come Lake Thomas First-come Lena Creek First-come Lena Lake Campground First-come Lewis River Hc (wa) Gifford Pinchot Nf Reservable Little Naches First-come Little Salmon First-come Little Twin Reservable Lodgepole First-come Lone Fir First-come Long Lake First-come Long Meadow First-come Longmire Meadow First-come Lost Lake Group Campground First-come Lost Meadow First-come Loup Loup Reservable Lower Falls Recreation Area First-come Lower Sandy First-come Lucerne First-come Manastash Campground First-come Maple Grove Reservable Marble Creek First-come Marten Creek Group Campground First-come Meadow Creek First-come Meadows Reservable Middle Fork First-come Midway First-come Mill Pond Reservable Miller River Group Campground Reservable Mineral Park First-come Mineral Springs Reservable Mineral Springs Group First-come Misery Spring First-come Mitchell Creek Reservable Money Creek First-come Moore Point First-come Morrison Creek Campground Reservable Moss Creek Campground First-come Mountain View Rec. Club Group Campground First-come Mystery First-come Mystic Lake First-come Napeequa Crossing Reservable Nason Creek First-come Nice First-come Nineteen Mile First-come No Name Lake Reservable Noisy Creek First-come Noisy Creek Group Campground First-come North Fork Reservable North Fork Campground First-come North Fork Chewelah Reservable North Fork Gcg Group Campground Reservable Oklahoma Campground First-come Olallie Lake Campground First-come Oriole First-come Owhi Reservable Panhandle First-come Panjab Campground Reservable Panorama Point Reservable Panther Creek Campground Reservable Paradise Creek Campground Reservable Park Creek First-come Pataha First-come Peninsula Campground and Rimrock Boat Launch Reservable Peterson Prairie Campground Reservable Peterson Prairie Group Gcg First-come Phelps Creek First-come Pierre Lake First-come Pine Flats Reservable Pine Flats Group Campground Reservable Pine Needle Group Campground Reservable Pioneer Park Reservable Pleasant Valley Campground First-come Poison Creek First-come Ponderosa First-come Poplar Flat First-come Prince Creek First-come Rainy Creek First-come Ranger Creek Reservable Red Bridge First-come Red Mountain Campground First-come Refrigerator Harbor First-come Riders Camp First-come River Bend First-come Riverbend First-come Roads End First-come Rock Creek First-come Rock Island First-come Ruffed Grouse First-come Safety Harbor Campground Reservable Salmon Cove Group Campground Reservable Salmon La Sac Campground First-come Salmon Meadows First-come San Juan Reservable Satsop Campground Reservable Sawmill Flat First-come Schaefer Creek First-come Seal Rock Campground Reservable Shannon Creek First-come Sherman Overlook First-come Silver Falls Reservable Silver Falls Group Site Reservable Silver Fir Reservable Silver Springs First-come Snowberry Bowl Reservable Soda Springs Campground First-come Soda Springs Campground & Trailhead First-come South Creek First-come South Fork Bay Reservable South Fork Group Site - Wenatchee NF First-come South Fork Tieton (jayhawk Flats) First-come South Fork Tieton (lower Bake Oven) First-come South Fork Tieton (minnie Meadows) First-come South Fork Tieton (upper Bake Oven) First-come South Navarre Reservable South Skookum Lake First-come Spruce Grove First-come Sugarloaf Reservable Sullivan Lake Group Reservable Sulphur Creek First-come Summit Creek Campground First-come Summit Lake Reservable Sunset Falls Campground Reservable Swan Lake Group Campground First-come Swauk Campground Reservable Swift Creek Reservable Takhlakh Lake Campground First-come Taneum First-come Teal Campground First-come Ten Mile Reservable The Dalles Not on record Three Creek Group Campground First-come Tieton Pond First-come Tiffany Spring First-come Tillicum Campground Reservable Tinkham Reservable Tower Rock Campground Reservable Troublesome Creek First-come Trout Lake First-come Trout Lake Creek Campground First-come Tucannon Campground Reservable Tulalip Mill Site Group Campground Reservable Tulalip Millsite Group Campground First-come Tumwater Not on record Tumwater Group Site Reservable Turlo Reservable Twin Falls Group Campground Reservable Verlot Reservable Walupt Lake Campground First-come War Creek Campground Reservable West Sullivan First-come White Pass (leech Lake) Campground First-come White River Falls First-come Wickiup Reservable Wiley Creek Group Campground Reservable Willaby Reservable Willows Reservable Windy Point Reservable Wish Poosh Campground No campgrounds match.
Common questions
How do I book a National Forest campground in Washington?
Of the 312 National Forest campgrounds on record, 196 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 114 book through Recreation.gov.
What is the stay limit at National Forest campgrounds in Washington?
Where the agency states one: 14 consecutive days, then 30 days off the forest; 28 days per calendar year (36 campgrounds), 14 days (31 campgrounds), 14 consecutive days; 28 days total per calendar year (26 campgrounds), 14 consecutive days in one location; 28 days per calendar year on the forest (23 campgrounds), 14 consecutive days at one location; 28 days per calendar year (18 campgrounds), 14 days in any 30-day period (9 campgrounds), 14 consecutive days at a developed site; 21 days per calendar year (5 campgrounds), 14 consecutive days in one spot; 28 days per calendar year (5 campgrounds), 14 consecutive days in one spot; 28 days total per calendar year (5 campgrounds), 14 consecutive days per developed site; 21 days per calendar year (4 campgrounds), 14 consecutive days in one spot; 28 days per calendar year on the forest (3 campgrounds), 14 consecutive days at one developed site; 21 days per calendar year (2 campgrounds), and 14 consecutive days; 21 days per calendar year on the forest (1 campground). Check each campground's page for its own rule.
Does the interagency pass work at National Forest campgrounds?
The pass itself covers entrance and day-use fees on National Forest land, not the nightly camping fee; the Senior Pass may give 50 percent off some amenity fees, camping among them (nps.gov, read 2026-09-26).
All agencies: camping in Washington.