Free camping near Northport, WA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Northport, WA there are 28 camps: 15 free, 11 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Elbow Lake, 9.6 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Elbow Lake, 9.6 miles out. Today's season read covers 1 of them: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 25 on the Forest Service; 1 on Pend Oreille County PUD; 1 on Seattle City Light; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbow Lake | 9.6 | Free | Elbow Lake (water) | 4.4 mi to Big Sheep Creek | — |
| Silver Creek Campground | 12 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Summit Lake | 16 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Goldstake | — |
| Big Meadow Lake | 16 | Free | Big Muddy Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Aladdin | — |
| Pierre Lake | 16 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Orient | — |
| Campbell Park (Box Canyon Dam) | 19 | Free | Pend Oreille River (river) | 2.7 mi to Ione | — |
| Forebay Recreation Area (Boundary Dam) | 20 | Free | Pend Oreille River (river) | 2.6 mi to Nelway | Open |
| Edgewater | 20 | Fee | — | 1.3 mi to Ione | — |
| Boundary Reservoir Recreation Area | 20 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| Moon Flats | 21 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Crescent Lake Campground | 22 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Lake Leo | 22 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Ione | — |
| Mill Pond | 23 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| West Sullivan | 23 | Fee | Outlet Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Lake Thomas | 23 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Ione | — |
| East Sullivan | 23 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| Sullivan Creek 1 | 23 | Free | — | — | — |
| Sullivan Lake Group | 23 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| Lake Gillette | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Ione | — |
| Gillette | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Ione | — |
| Davis Lake | 24 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Boyds | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 3 | 24 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 4 | 24 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Noisy Creek | 24 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Metaline Falls | — |
| Little Twin | 24 | Free | Camp Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Pinkney City | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 4 | 24 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 5 | 25 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
| Sullivan Creek Campground 7 | 25 | Free | Sullivan Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Pend Oreille Village | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Northport, 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.