Cougar Rock Campground
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- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- A night
- $20From, per site
- Sites
- 18446 of them walk-up
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 18 notices
In the agency’s own words
Cougar Rock Campground, on the southwest side of Mt. Rainier National Park, is conveniently located near Paradise. Individual campsites are reservable on this page. Group campsite reservations can be made via Cougar Rock Group Campground . Paradise is the most popular destination in the park, with a lodge and visitor center, many miles of hiking trails and a commanding view of the mountain-the highest in the state and Cascade range. The main attraction at Mount Rainier National Park is the mountain itself, a massive glacier-clad volcano, peaking at 14,411 ft. and dominating the skyline for hundreds of miles. Keep reading
Visitors travel through majestic old-growth forests, past tumbling waterfalls and historic buildings to reach sub-alpine meadows, where world-famous wildflower displays bloom through July and August. Popular activities in the park include sight-seeing, hiking, rock climbing and camping. Cougar Rock campground is located at an elevation of 3,180 feet. Summers are dry and cool with daytime temperatures ranging from 60 to 80 degrees. Weather throughout the park can be variable, so visitors should come prepared.
Recreation
From the facility, experienced hikers and backpackers can access the well-known, strenuous and beautiful Wonderland Trail, which encircles the park for 93 miles. For those who enjoy learning more about the park's natural and cultural history, there is an on-site amphitheater where interpretive programs are held.
Facilities
Cougar Rock is relatively rustic, but has drinking water, flush toilets and picnic tables at all 173 campsites. This facility is one of only two campgrounds in the park with campsites that can be reserved. Visitors must use extra caution with food storage, as foxes and other animals have been known to frequent the campground looking for food.
Natural Features
Cougar Rock Campground has one lookout point from which campers can view Mt. Rainier. Although it is peaceful now, the still active volcano last erupted in the mid 1800s. The campground is adjacent to the Nisqually River and is surrounded by thick forests. A short drive to Paradise in summer reveals fields of lush wildflowers.
Nearby Attractions
Mount Rainier National Park is about 50 miles southeast of the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area.
Charges & Cancellations
If a camper does not check-in at the ranger station by 12:00pm check-out time the day after the scheduled arrival date, their reservation will be cancelled, the camper will incur a $10.00 service fee, and forfeit the first night's camping fee.
What the agency tells you
Please pay attention to campsite maximum limits when selecting a site. If you exceed posted limits, you may be turned away upon arrival if a larger site is not available.
Maximum two tents per site provided both tents fit within the specified tent pad dimensions. Most campsites can only accommodate one tent.
Maximum two passenger vehicles per site provided both vehicles fit in the driveway, are not parked on any vegetation, and are clear of the roadway.Maximum one RV and tow vehicle per site provided both vehicles fit in the driveway, are not parked on any vegetation, and are clear of the roadway.
Everything else this campground posts · 15
Motor homes over 35 feet and trailers over 27 feet are not allowed to enter the campground. Turns on loop roads are tight and vehicle damage is likely to occur. There is no working dump station at Cougar Rock.
There are no electric, water or sewer hook-ups available at individual campsites. Potable water are located near the campground entrance.
Please call the campground office at (360) 569-6626 for same day cancellations or if you will be arriving a day late. If a camper does not check-in at the ranger station by 12:00pm check-out time the day after the scheduled arrival date, their reservation will be cancelled, the camper will incur a $10.00 service fee, and forfeit the first night's camping fee.
Maximum six people per campsite. Many campsites can only accommodate four or less.
Reserving multiple individual sites for events or family gatherings exceeding 12 people is not permitted.
Groups larger than 12 people must stay at Cougar Rock Group Campground.
Group sites are tent-only. RVs are not permitted.
There are no shower or laundry facilities located in the park. Portable showers are prohibited.
Hammocks must be hung within the footprint of the campsite over bare ground.
Camping fees do not include entrance to Mount Rainier National Park.
Visit https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/fees.htm to learn more about park fees.
Only valid America the Beautiful Interagency Lifetime Access, Lifetime Senior, and Annual Senior passes qualify for discounted camping rates. Passes used for discounts must be verified at the campground upon arrival.
In loops with 7-day reservations, using the sliding window with the intention of booking sites for the weekend (while not occupying your site during the weekdays of your reservation) may result in the cancellation of your entire reservation without a refund as per our discretion.
Gathering firewood, pine cones, pine needles or any other vegetation found within park boundaries is prohibited.
Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 184
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 35 ft
- Accessible sites
- 5
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - seasonal
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Stay limit
- 28 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Waterfall, River, Meadow
- Ranger programs
- Tree cover
- 75%
- Night sky · 327th darkest of 400 in WA
- Bortle 3
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 176 of the 184 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
Watch for a cancellation
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We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $20 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“If a camper does not check-in at the ranger station by 12:00pm check-out time the day after the scheduled arrival date, their reservation will be cancelled, the camper will incur a $10.00 service fee, and forfeit the first night's camping fee.” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
184 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 157 mapped sitesAll 184 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 176 of the 184 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| Admin | Admin Use/Overflow | type not stated | |||||
| Loop A | A001 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 66 ft | 740 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A002 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 79 ft | 807 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A003 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 87 ft | 750 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A004 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 94 ft | 867 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A005 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 67 ft | 820 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A006 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 67 ft | 831 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A007 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 61 ft | 898 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A008 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 64 ft | 839 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A009 | standard nonelectric | 23 ft | 59 ft | 835 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A010 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 59 ft | 893 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A011 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 62 ft | 854 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A012 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 73 ft | 936 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A013 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 71 ft | 956 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A014 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 38 ft | 1,006 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A015 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 48 ft | 1,028 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A016 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 38 ft | 1,042 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A017 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 48 ft | 1,075 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A018 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 89 ft | 1,136 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A020 | standard nonelectric | 15 ft | 64 ft | 1,185 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A021 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 84 ft | 1,269 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A022 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 46 ft | 1,137 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A023 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 46 ft | 1,096 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A024 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 41 ft | 1,082 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A025 | standard nonelectric | 23 ft | 41 ft | 1,046 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A026 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | yes | 58 ft | 1,006 ft | $20 |
| Loop A | A027 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 65 ft | 924 ft | $20 | |
| Loop A | A028 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 65 ft | 904 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B001 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 66 ft | 746 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B002 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 65 ft | 846 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B003 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 73 ft | 832 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B004 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 68 ft | 898 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B005 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 42 ft | 896 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B006 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 58 ft | 950 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B007 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 42 ft | 932 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B008 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 49 ft | 967 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B009 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 58 ft | 1,006 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B010 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 65 ft | 996 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B011 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 61 ft | 1,053 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B012 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 42 ft | 1,089 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B013 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 52 ft | 1,121 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B014 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 25 ft | 1,132 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B015 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 25 ft | 1,157 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B016 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 62 ft | 1,216 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B017 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 49 ft | 1,184 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B018 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 62 ft | 1,245 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B019 | type not stated | 25 ft | 1,314 ft | |||
| Loop B | B020 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 57 ft | 1,340 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B021 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 58 ft | 1,271 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B022 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 57 ft | 1,307 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B023 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 57 ft | 1,188 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B024 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 57 ft | 1,242 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B025 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 74 ft | 1,115 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B026 | type not stated | 21 ft | 1,142 ft | |||
| Loop B | B027 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 62 ft | 1,052 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B028 | standard nonelectric | 23 ft | 62 ft | 1,009 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B029 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 53 ft | 1,017 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B030 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 53 ft | 969 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B031 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 48 ft | 923 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B032 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 48 ft | 954 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B033 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 61 ft | 895 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B034 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 61 ft | 851 ft | $20 | |
| Loop B | B035 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 64 ft | 818 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C001 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 103 ft | 787 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C002 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | yes | 65 ft | 876 ft | $20 |
| Loop C | C003 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 89 ft | 987 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C004 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 67 ft | 980 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C005 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 81 ft | 1,056 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C006 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 69 ft | 1,048 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C007 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | yes | 69 ft | 1,110 ft | $20 |
| Loop C | C008 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 65 ft | 1,105 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C009 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 65 ft | 1,158 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C010 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 73 ft | 1,155 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C011 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 70 ft | 1,210 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C012 | type not stated | 28 ft | 1,223 ft | |||
| Loop C | C013 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 70 ft | 1,312 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C014 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 66 ft | 1,345 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C015 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 72 ft | 1,393 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C016 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 66 ft | 1,408 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C020 | type not stated | 20 ft | yes | 1,422 ft | ||
| Loop C | C022 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 70 ft | 1,365 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C023 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 70 ft | 1,385 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C025 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 70 ft | 1,298 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C026 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 56 ft | 1,240 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C027 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 56 ft | 1,189 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C028 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 59 ft | 1,215 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C029 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 70 ft | 1,157 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C030 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 53 ft | 1,169 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C031 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 51 ft | 1,119 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C032 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 39 ft | 1,085 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C033 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 60 ft | 1,123 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C034 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 39 ft | 1,060 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C035 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 56 ft | 1,056 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C036 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 56 ft | 1,024 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C037 | standard nonelectric | 15 ft | 69 ft | 910 ft | $20 | |
| Loop C | C038 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 69 ft | 888 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D001 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 57 ft | 830 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D002 | standard nonelectric | 15 ft | 40 ft | 851 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D003 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 40 ft | 872 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D004 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 44 ft | 827 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D005 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 55 ft | 867 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D006 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 60 ft | 916 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D007 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 70 ft | 910 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D008 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 56 ft | 1,005 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D009 | standard nonelectric | 16 ft | 38 ft | 972 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D010 | standard nonelectric | 16 ft | 38 ft | 994 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D011 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 56 ft | 1,040 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D012 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 66 ft | 1,129 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D013 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 66 ft | 1,105 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D014 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 66 ft | 1,165 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D015 | type not stated | 28 ft | 1,215 ft | |||
| Loop D | D016 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 64 ft | 1,253 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D017 | standard nonelectric | 14 ft | 64 ft | 1,234 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D018 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 67 ft | 1,299 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D019 | standard nonelectric | 16 ft | 73 ft | 1,350 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D020 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 87 ft | 1,453 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D021 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 87 ft | 1,404 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D025 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 73 ft | 1,338 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D026 | type not stated | 35 ft | 1,316 ft | |||
| Loop D | D027 | type not stated | 20 ft | 1,276 ft | |||
| Loop D | D028 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 73 ft | 1,268 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D029 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 91 ft | 1,180 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D030 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 71 ft | 1,090 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D031 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 71 ft | 1,085 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D032 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 52 ft | 967 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D033 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 58 ft | 915 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D034 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 52 ft | 921 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D035 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 58 ft | 866 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D036 | standard nonelectric | 15 ft | 45 ft | 860 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D037 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 45 ft | 821 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D039 | standard nonelectric | 19 ft | 76 ft | 745 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D040 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 64 ft | 793 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D041 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 64 ft | 733 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D042 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 78 ft | 715 ft | $20 | |
| Loop D | D043 | standard nonelectric | 14 ft | 44 ft | 789 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E001 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 69 ft | 1,070 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E002 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 69 ft | 1,005 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E003 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 64 ft | 1,039 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E004 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 70 ft | 967 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E005 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 64 ft | 990 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E006 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 73 ft | 917 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E007 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 70 ft | 958 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E008 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 73 ft | 868 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E009 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 68 ft | 895 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E010 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 68 ft | 853 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E011 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 86 ft | 810 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E012 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 48 ft | 758 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E013 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 48 ft | 722 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E014 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 79 ft | 676 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E015 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 56 ft | 680 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E016 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 27 ft | 619 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E017 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 27 ft | 616 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E018 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 32 ft | 631 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E019 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 32 ft | 639 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E020 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 67 ft | 708 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E021 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 62 ft | 679 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E022 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 67 ft | 760 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E023 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 56 ft | 751 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E024 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 64 ft | 813 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E025 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 47 ft | 790 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E026 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 59 ft | 849 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E027 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 44 ft | 821 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E028 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 51 ft | 883 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E029 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 44 ft | 839 ft | $20 | |
| Loop E | E030 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 51 ft | 928 ft | $20 | |
| Loop R | R001 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R002 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R003 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R004 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R005 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | yes | $20 | ||
| Loop R | R007 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R008 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R009 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R010 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R011 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R012 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R013 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R014 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R015 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R016 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R017 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R018 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R019 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | $20 | |||
| Loop R | R020 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | $20 |
25 of 184 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Cougar Rock Group CampgroundMount Rainier National Park · 0.0 miBig Creek Campground8.6 mi
Big Creek (Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA)Snoqualmie National Forest · 8.6 mi
Ohanapecosh CampgroundMount Rainier National Park · 11 mi
Ohanapecosh Group CampgroundMount Rainier National Park · 11 mi
La Wis Wis CampgroundGifford Pinchot National Forest · 12 miCougar Rock Campground is located 14 miles east of Ashford, Washington, on State Route 706/Paradise Road.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Ashford, WA
Typical weather
Typical October night 35°F, day 55°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 25°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
Roadless country, and what’s coming for it
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land

Cougar Rock Campground is in Washington’s 8th congressional district. Its representative, Kim Schrier (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A. See every public-lands vote →