Camping near Yacolt, Washington

Camping near Yacolt, Washington includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 17 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Yacolt.

Sunset Falls Campground

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Camping near Yacolt at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 National Forest)
Getting a site: 1 reservable
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Sunset Falls Campground: "Single Site: $20 per night"
Distance from Yacolt: 8.2 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 1,000 ft at Sunset Falls Campground (the only one on record)
Campsites: 18 across the 1 campground that state a count
RVs: 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 40 ft (Sunset Falls Campground)

Distances are straight-line miles from Yacolt'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.

Reservable Sunset Falls Campground Yacolt · National Forest · 8.2 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: 18
Season: Not on record
Fee: Single Site: $20 per night

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Yacolt

Battle Ground Lake State Park, 6 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Battle Ground.
Cresap Bay Park and Campground, 7.3 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ($37/night (5 people, 1 vehicle); group camp $555 (15 sites, 120 people); $8 booking fee); listed under camping near Amboy.
Cold Creek Campground, 7.7 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Venersborg.
Rock Creek Campground, 8 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Venersborg.
Canyon Creek Campground, 10 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Cougar.
Cougar Park and Campground, 14 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ($32/night; group camp $480 (15 tent sites, 120 people); $8 booking fee); listed under camping near Cougar.
Paradise Point State Park, 14 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Ridgefield.
Beaver Bay Park and Campground, 15 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ($37/night (5 people, 1 vehicle); group camp $555 (14 sites, 112 people); $8 booking fee); listed under camping near Cougar.
Merrill Lake Campground, 16 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Cougar.
Dougan Creek Campground, 18 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near North Bonneville.
Kalama Horse Camp, 20 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single site: $23 per night; additional vehicle $8 per night); listed under camping near Cougar.
Government Mineral Springs Campground, 20 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Carson.
Beaver Campground, 22 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Carson.
Swift Forest Camp, 22 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ($30/night (5 people, 1 vehicle) through Sept 30; free October 1-November 22 (Section A only)); listed under camping near Cougar.
Paradise Creek Campground, 23 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Carson.
Beacon Rock State Park, 24 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, full hookup $46-$56, primitive $12); listed under camping near North Bonneville.
Panther Creek Campground, 26 miles from Yacolt in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Carson.

Things to do near Yacolt

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

Battle Ground Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 5.9 miles from Yacolt; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Battle Ground Lake State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 6 miles from Yacolt; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Lake Merwin fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 8.1 miles from Yacolt; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Sunset Falls Campground (8.2 miles from Yacolt) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Paradise Point State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 14 miles from Yacolt; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Eagle Island State Park (Washington), a state park whose mapped point is 15 miles from Yacolt; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Swift Power Canal fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Yacolt; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Klineline Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Yacolt; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Horseshoe Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Yacolt; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Lacamas Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 17 miles from Yacolt; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Yacolt

Nearest emergency room: Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, 2211 NE 139th St, Vancouver, WA, 15 miles from Yacolt , (360) 487-1000. Next nearest: Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, 24800 SE Stark St, Gresham, OR, 24 miles, (503) 674-1122. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Yacolt Trading Post convenience store · 0.2 miles
Amboy Market supermarket · 3.8 miles
Chelatchie General convenience store · 4.5 miles
Fuel: Yacolt Trading Post fuel station · 0.3 miles
Sinclair fuel station · 3.8 miles · (360) 921-4278 · Hours 24/7
Cheveron fuel station · 5.4 miles
Propane: Suburban Propane propane dealer · 9.1 miles
Airgas propane dealer · 16 miles
Arco fuel station · 20 miles
RV dump station: Gee Creek Rest Area Southbound Dump Station RV dump station · 14 miles
Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area service point · 14 miles
Bayport RV Park RV park · 21 miles · (503) 397-2888
Pharmacy: Walgreens pharmacy · 8.9 miles
Walmart Pharmacy pharmacy · 9.5 miles
Walgreens pharmacy · 13 miles
Laundromat: Laundry laundromat · 8.9 miles
Y Laundromat laundromat · 14 miles
Cleaners laundromat · 15 miles

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

1 public campground is on record near Yacolt. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Sunset Falls Campground (8.2 miles). 1 books through Recreation.gov.

Is there free camping near Yacolt, WA?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Yacolt charges a fee, listed in the table.

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

1 campground near Yacolt takes RVs: Sunset Falls Campground. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Gee Creek Rest Area Southbound Dump Station, 14 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where can I go tent camping near Yacolt, WA?

Sunset Falls Campground lists tent or walk-in sites on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Yacolt, WA?

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, 2211 NE 139th St, Vancouver, WA, is 15 miles from Yacolt in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (360) 487-1000. In an emergency, call 911.

Every campground in the state: camping in Washington ; by agency: National Forest campgrounds in Washington ; by county: campgrounds in Clark .