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Gatton Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.47313, -123.83800
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Gatton Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 198 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gatton Creek CampgroundNIFC · 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 Gatton Creek Campground · Olympic National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery0 mi
- LLaundry0 mi
- ShShower0 mi
- @Mail0 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- MMechanic1 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- WWater25 mi
- DDump25 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- +Urgent care33 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- EVEV fast charger34 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 34-mi run (and back).
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Gatton Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
198 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.47313, -123.83800
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Gatton Creek Campground · Olympic National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAmanda Park · ~4.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~0.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~17.6 mi
- Dump station~25.1 mi
- GroceriesRain Forest Resort General Store & Gift Shop · ~0.3 mi
- HardwareWacky Warehouse · ~25.0 mi
EV charging — from Gatton Creek Campground · Olympic National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger34.3 mi straight-line S — Aberdeen, WA - Tesla Supercharger (at a municipal building) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 336 within 100 · 478 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS34.3 mi — Harbor CDJR, Aberdeen
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO34.4 mi — Walmart 2037 (Aberdeen, WA), Aberdeen
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.9 mi — Gull Wing Inn, Moclips, WA (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2022-06-14 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Lake Quinault Lodge, Quinault, 0.8 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 102483 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gatton Creek Campground · Olympic National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGatton Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomFalls Creek · ~0.4 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomLake Quinault Lodge · ~0.6 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomWillaby · ~1.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Gatton Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Gatton Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Falls Creek~0.4 mi · fee
- Willaby~1.2 mi · fee
- Campbell Tree Grove Campground~7.1 mi
- Campbell Tree Grove~7.1 mi
The unit that manages Gatton Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gatton Creek Campground are set by Olympic National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gatton Creek Campground
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-21: $25 per night, single site, plus $5 per additional vehicle per night. Five walk-in tent sites on the south shore of Lake Quinault, open May through September. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/olympic/recreation/gatton-creek-campground-day-use-area. Do not confuse this with the Gatton Creek Trailhead across South Shore Road, whose page says no fee is required.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Gatton Creek Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Gatton Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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