Free camping near Ione, WA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Ione, WA there are 124 camps: 108 free, 14 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Edgewater, 1.3 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Campbell Park (Box Canyon Dam), 2.8 miles out. Today's season read covers 1 of them: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. The circle crosses a state line: ID and WA.
Who manages them: 121 on the Forest Service; 1 on Pend Oreille County PUD; 1 on the BLM; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater | 1.3 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Ione | — |
| Campbell Park (Box Canyon Dam) | 2.8 | Free | Pend Oreille River (river) | 2.7 mi to Ione | — |
| Big Meadow Lake | 6.5 | Free | Big Muddy Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Aladdin | — |
| Lake Leo | 7.1 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Ione | — |
| Noisy Creek | 7.2 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| West Sullivan | 9.2 | Fee | Outlet Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Moon Flats | 9.3 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| East Sullivan | 9.4 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| Sullivan Lake Group | 9.4 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| Lake Thomas | 9.6 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Ione | — |
| Sullivan Creek 1 | 9.7 | Free | — | — | — |
| Mill Pond | 9.9 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 3 | 10.0 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 4 | 10 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 4 | 10 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 5 | 10 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Gillette | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Ione | — |
| Lake Gillette | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Ione | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 7 | 10 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 8 | 10 | Free | — | — | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 9 | 11 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 10 | 11 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Johns Creek Campsite | 11 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 6.7 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 12 | 11 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #3 — Pend Oreille County, WA | 11 | Free | West Branch LeClerc Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Lost Creek | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 13 | 12 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Silver Creek Campground | 12 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 14 | 13 | Free | Stoney Creek (stream) | 8.1 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 15 | 13 | Free | Stoney Creek (stream) | 8.2 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Boundary Reservoir Recreation Area | 15 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| Little Twin | 15 | Free | Camp Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Pinkney City | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 16 | 16 | Free | Fireline Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #12 | 16 | Free | Hemlock Creek (stream) | 13 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #11 | 16 | Free | North Fork Granite Creek (stream) | 8.9 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #9 | 16 | Free | North Fork Granite Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #15 | 16 | Free | — | 14 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #2 | 16 | Free | — | 16 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #8 | 16 | Free | North Fork Granite Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA | 16 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #3 | 17 | Free | North Fork Granite Creek (stream) | 9.3 mi to Nordman | — |
| Petit Lake Campground | 17 | Free | Nuisance Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #14 | 17 | Free | Diamond Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Pend Oreille County, WA | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #13 | 17 | Free | Deerhorn Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #7 | 17 | Free | Muskegon Lake (water) | 12 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #16 | 17 | Free | Deerhorn Creek (stream) | 6.7 mi to Nordman | — |
| Forebay Recreation Area (Boundary Dam) | 17 | Free | Pend Oreille River (river) | 2.6 mi to Nelway | Open |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #17 | 17 | Free | Muskegon Lake (water) | 12 mi to Nordman | — |
| Panhandle | 17 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Cusick | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #2 — Pend Oreille County, WA | 18 | Free | Zero Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Nordman | — |
The other 74 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Ione, WA.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Ione, 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.