Free camping near Darrington, WA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Darrington, WA there are 35 camps: 18 free, 16 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Clear Creek Campground, 3.1 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is French Creek, 7.5 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 26 on the Forest Service; 9 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Campground | 3.1 | Fee | Frog Lake (water) | 2.7 mi to Darrington | — |
| French Creek | 7.5 | Free | — | 3.0 mi to Swede Heaven | — |
| Texas Pond | 7.7 | Free | Texas Pond (water) | 5.1 mi to Mansford | — |
| Coal Creek | 12 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Verlot | — |
| Clear Creek | 12 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Verlot | — |
| Beaver Creek | 13 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Verlot | — |
| Buck Creek Campground | 13 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Dispersed camp #6 — Snohomish County, WA | 13 | Free | Crystal Creek (stream) | 5.7 mi to Bedal | — |
| Marten Creek | 13 | Free | Blackjack Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Silverton | — |
| Red Bridge | 13 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Verlot | — |
| Tulalip Millsite | 13 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Verlot | — |
| Esswine | 13 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Verlot | — |
| Mountain Loop Dispersed Camping | 13 | Free | Long Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Verlot | — |
| Boardman Creek | 13 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Verlot | — |
| Wiley Creek | 14 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Verlot | — |
| Gold Basin | 14 | Fee | Gold Basin Pond (water) | 1.8 mi to Verlot | — |
| Verlot | 14 | Fee | Heather Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Verlot | — |
| Turlo | 14 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Verlot | — |
| Perry Creek | 14 | Free | Perry Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Silverton | — |
| Bedal Campground | 15 | Fee | Merry Brook (stream) | 0.3 mi to Bedal | — |
| Little Park Creek | 16 | Free | Illabot Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Corkindale | — |
| Round Lake Camping Area | 17 | Free | Round Lake (water) | 4.1 mi to Bedal | — |
| Sulphur Creek | 19 | Fee | Suiattle River (river) | 14 mi to Bedal | — |
| Bridge Creek | 20 | Free | Corkindale Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Corkindale | — |
| Dispersed camp #4 — Snohomish County, WA | 20 | Free | Weeden Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Galena | — |
| Dispersed camp #5 — Snohomish County, WA | 20 | Free | Weeden Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Galena | — |
| Dispersed camp #3 — Snohomish County, WA | 20 | Free | Weeden Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Galena | — |
| Dispersed camp — Snohomish County, WA | 20 | Free | Weeden Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Galena | — |
| Dispersed camp #2 — Snohomish County, WA | 20 | Free | Weeden Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Galena | — |
| Monte Cristo | 21 | Free | Culhus Lake (water) | 6.6 mi to Galena | — |
| Monte Cristo | 21 | Free | Glacier Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Galena | — |
| Dispersed camp #7 — Snohomish County, WA | 22 | Free | Mica Lake (water) | 11 mi to Bedal | — |
| Skagit CountyDave slept here | 22 | Free | Marietta Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Hamilton | — |
| Marble Creek Campground | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Mineral Park | 25 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Marblemount | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Darrington, WA, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.