Free camping near Darrington, WA
Yes. 18 of the 35 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Darrington, WA are listed as free; 16 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is French Creek, 7.5 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Clear Creek Campground, 3.1 miles southeast, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 35 camps near Darrington, WA
| 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 | — |
Who manages the camps near Darrington, WA
Who manages them: 26 on the Forest Service; 9 on an agency our record does not name.
- Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest — 30 camps: 13 free, 16 fee, 1 unpriced
- An agency our record does not name — 5 camps: 5 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 35 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Darrington, WA
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Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
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.