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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Washington

Gifford Pinchot National Forest

35 federal campgrounds, 4 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 2 free to camp.

35Campgrounds
4With first-come sites
2Free to camp
$10–$20A night, across 6
631Sites, from 24
940–4,640 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 35 of these 35 campgrounds

Where they are

35 of 35 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 35

35 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Sunset Falls Campground
Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
18 sites8 hike-in sites18 with a tent padrigs to 40 ft1,010 fttoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Govt Mineral Springs Guard Sta
Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
1 site1 with a tent pad1,220 fttoilets
Reservable
Iron Creek Campground
Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
99 sites4 pull-through sitesrigs to 40 ft1,090 ftdrinking water
Reservable
La Wis Wis Campground
Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
113 sites4 walk-in sites14 pull-through sitesrigs to 60 ft1,240 fttoiletshookups
Reservable
Takhlakh Lake Campground
Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
54 sitesrigs to 99 ft4,420 fttoilets
Reservable
Lower Falls Campground
Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
44 sites3 pull-through sites1,530 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Paradise Creek campground
Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
42 sitesrigs to 40 ft1,550 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Walupt Lake Campground
Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
42 sites1 pull-through siterigs to 30 ft3,920 fttoiletshookups
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Kalama Horse CampGifford Pinchot National Forest · WA27 sites · 2,040 ftReservableCoho Group CampGifford Pinchot National Forest · WA1,460 ftForlorn Lakes CampgroundGifford Pinchot National Forest · WAfrom $15 · 3,710 ftFirst-comeGoose Lake CampgroundGifford Pinchot National Forest · WAfrom $20 · 3,100 ftFirst-comeHorseshoe Lake CampgroundGifford Pinchot National Forest · WA4,150 ftFirst-comeKillen Creek CampgroundGifford Pinchot National Forest · WAfrom $20 · 4,460 ftFirst-comeTrout Lake Creek CampgroundGifford Pinchot National Forest · WAfrom $15 · 2,180 ftTwin Falls CampgroundGifford Pinchot National Forest · WAFree · 2,710 ftWicky ShelterGifford Pinchot National Forest · WA3,510 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
watch
Roadless
Horseshoe7,579 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Backbone1,201 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Blue Lake11,359 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Gotchen Creek7,518 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Red Lake2,162 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Walupt618 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Backbone fire · 2.0 mi from the nearest campground here · 17 acres · 89% contained
Wildfire
High Lava fire · 5.9 mi from the nearest campground here · 2,899 acres · 63% contained
Wildfire
Skyo fire · 9.1 mi from the nearest campground here · 254 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Camp Chapperal fire · 14 mi from the nearest campground here · 1 acres
Wildfire
Garda Falls fire · 18 mi from the nearest campground here · 72 acres · 0% contained
Wildfire
Sluiskin fire · 20 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres · 0% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 7, 2026

Who answers for this land

Gifford Pinchot National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Marie Perez (D)WA 3rd · 34 campgrounds · grade B
Dan Newhouse (R)WA 4th · 1 campground · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly