Free camping near Metaline, WA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Metaline, WA there are 112 camps: 96 free, 14 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Moon Flats, 3.1 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Moon Flats, 3.1 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: 109 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Flats | 3.1 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Mill Pond | 4.4 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| West Sullivan | 4.6 | Fee | Outlet Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| East Sullivan | 4.9 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| Sullivan Creek 1 | 5.0 | Free | — | — | — |
| Sullivan Lake Group | 5.1 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| Campbell Park (Box Canyon Dam) | 5.2 | Free | Pend Oreille River (river) | 2.7 mi to Ione | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 3 | 5.8 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 4 | 5.9 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 4 | 6.0 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 5 | 6.4 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Noisy Creek | 6.5 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 7 | 6.6 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 8 | 6.7 | Free | — | — | — |
| Edgewater | 6.8 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Ione | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 9 | 6.9 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Silver Creek Campground | 7.0 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 10 | 7.0 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Johns Creek Campsite | 7.3 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 6.7 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Boundary Reservoir Recreation Area | 7.4 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 12 | 7.6 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 13 | 8.0 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 14 | 8.9 | Free | Stoney Creek (stream) | 8.1 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 15 | 9.0 | Free | Stoney Creek (stream) | 8.2 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Forebay Recreation Area (Boundary Dam) | 9.3 | Free | Pend Oreille River (river) | 2.6 mi to Nelway | Open |
| Crescent Lake Campground | 9.9 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 16 | 11 | Free | Fireline Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Big Meadow Lake | 12 | Free | Big Muddy Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Aladdin | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 17 | 13 | Free | — | — | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 18 | 14 | Free | Leola Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Nelway | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #12 | 14 | Free | Hemlock Creek (stream) | 13 mi to Nordman | — |
| Lake Leo | 15 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Ione | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #15 | 15 | Free | — | 14 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #7 | 16 | Free | Muskegon Lake (water) | 12 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA | 16 | Free | Willow Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #2 | 16 | Free | — | 16 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #17 | 16 | Free | Muskegon Lake (water) | 12 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #8 | 16 | Free | North Fork Granite Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #5 | 16 | Free | Muskegon Lake (water) | 12 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #89 | 16 | Free | — | — | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #841 | 17 | Free | — | 16 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #11 | 17 | Free | North Fork Granite Creek (stream) | 8.9 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #9 | 17 | Free | North Fork Granite Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #3 | 17 | Free | North Fork Granite Creek (stream) | 9.3 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #3 — Pend Oreille County, WA | 17 | Free | West Branch LeClerc Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Lost Creek | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #774 | 17 | Free | Muskegon Lake (water) | 12 mi to Nordman | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #2 | 17 | Free | Gold Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Nordman | — |
| Lake Thomas | 17 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Ione | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — ID #341 | 17 | Free | — | 17 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
The other 62 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Metaline, WA.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Metaline, 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.