★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land · dispersedFree
Clallam County
Drive-up · public land · Clallam County, WA · 47.96247, -124.27359
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Ask about this camp →Dave's been here. A spot from Dave's own travels on public land — free to camp. Conditions still change, so confirm access, stay limits and fire rules before you go.
A very short spur off of a paved forest road to the east of Forks, Washington. Enough room for single vehicle, adjacent to river, with view and footpath to water. It's a lovely little wooded grove, surrounded by ferns and moss, in an area where it's challenging to find hidden gems like this. Mosquitoes may be bad in certain seasons. No cell service. There will be some traffic on the paved road, but it's limited. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 374 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- WWater5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
- PPropane52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
374 ft
County
Clallam County, WA
Coordinates
47.96247, -124.27359
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHyas Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townForks · ~5.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.3 mi
- FuelPacific Pride · ~6.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~25.1 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~6.3 mi
- GroceriesEvergreen 76 · ~5.3 mi
- PharmacyChinook Pharmacy & Variety · ~5.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicForks Community Hospital · ~5.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~5.4 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
No
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKlahanie · ~1.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBogachiel Rain Forest · ~5.6 mi S · USFS
- RestroomMt. Muller (Road 3040 - North) · ~8.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCamp Creek Olympic Discovery · ~10.2 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Klahanie~1.5 mi
- Dispersed Camping Area~4.3 mi
- Clallam County~8.2 mi
- Beaver Creek Dispersed Camping~9.1 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Clallam County, WA). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
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