Free camping near Packwood, WA
Yes. 15 of the 45 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Packwood, WA are listed as free; 30 charge a fee. The closest free one is Lost Lake, 7.5 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is La Wis Wis Cg, 6.0 miles northeast, a fee campground.
All 45 camps near Packwood, WA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Wis Wis Cg | 6.0 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Packwood | — |
| Lost Lake | 7.5 | Free | Lost Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Packwood | — |
| Lost Lake Horse Camp | 7.7 | Free | — | — | — |
| Dispersed Camping | 8.4 | Free | Dinky Creek (stream) | 8.5 mi to Packwood | — |
| Heart Lake | 9.4 | Free | Heart Lake (water) | 9.3 mi to Packwood | — |
| Summit Creek Cg | 9.5 | Free | Dinky Creek (stream) | 9.6 mi to Packwood | — |
| Goat Ridge Trail Dispersed Camping | 11 | Free | Goat Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Packwood | — |
| Goat Lake | 11 | Free | Goat Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Packwood | — |
| Soda Springs Cg & Th | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Packwood | — |
| Chambers Lake | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Packwood | — |
| North Fork Gcg | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Packwood | — |
| North Fork Cg | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Packwood | — |
| Snowgrass Flat | 12 | Free | — | — | — |
| White Pass (Leech Lake) Campground | 14 | Fee | — | — | — |
| White Pass Horse Camp | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Packwood | — |
| Blue Lake Creek Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Packwood | — |
| Tower Rock Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Packwood | — |
| Dog Lake Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Packwood | — |
| Walupt Hc | 15 | Fee | Walupt Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Packwood | — |
| Walupt Lake Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Packwood | — |
| Big Creek Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Ashford | — |
| Cody Hc | 18 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Packwood | — |
| Deep Creek Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Packwood | — |
| Cat Creek Chimney Cg | 18 | Free | Cat Creek (stream) | 18 mi to Packwood | — |
| Cat Creek Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Packwood | — |
| Adams Fork Cg | 19 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Clear Lake (South) | 19 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Clear Lake North Campground | 19 | Fee | North Fork Tieton River (river) | 7.2 mi to Rimrock | — |
| Iron Creek | 19 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Morton | — |
| South Fork Bay | 19 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Indian Creek Recreation Area (Near Headwaters) | 20 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Minnie Meadows Dispersed Camping Area | 20 | Free | Corral Creek (stream) | 9.4 mi to Rimrock | — |
| Indian Creek Campground (Near Silver Beach) | 20 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Granite Lake Camping Area | 21 | Free | Granite Lake (water) | 7.2 mi to Goose Prairie | — |
| Grey Creek Dispersed Camping Area | 21 | Free | Grey Creek (stream) | 7.1 mi to Rimrock | — |
| Horseshoe Lake Cg | 21 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Keenes Hc | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Upper Bakeoven Dispersed Camping Area | 22 | Free | Cedar Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Rimrock | — |
| Lower Bakeoven Dispersed Camping Area | 22 | Free | Cedar Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Rimrock | — |
| Olallie Lake Cg | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Killen Creek Cg | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Takhlakh Lake Cg | 23 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Council Lake Cg | 24 | Free | Council Lake (water) | — | — |
| Bumping Lake (Lower) | 25 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Cliffdell | — |
| Bumping Lake (Upper) | 25 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Cliffdell | — |
Who manages the camps near Packwood, WA
Who manages them: 40 on the Forest Service; 5 on an agency our record does not name.
- Gifford Pinchot National Forest — 29 camps: 10 free, 19 fee
- Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest — 16 camps: 5 free, 11 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 45 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Packwood, WA
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
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 Packwood, 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.