Free camping near Startup, WA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Startup, WA there are 30 camps: 12 free, 18 fee. The closest is Wiley Creek, 14 miles north of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Mountain Loop Dispersed Camping, 14 miles out.
Who manages them: 23 on the Forest Service; 7 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiley Creek | 14 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Verlot | — |
| Boardman Creek | 14 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Verlot | — |
| Mountain Loop Dispersed Camping | 14 | Free | Long Creek (stream) | 3.8 mi to Verlot | — |
| Esswine | 14 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Verlot | — |
| Gold Basin | 14 | Fee | Gold Basin Pond (water) | 1.8 mi to Verlot | — |
| Red Bridge | 14 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Verlot | — |
| Tulalip Millsite | 14 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Verlot | — |
| Verlot | 15 | Fee | Heather Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Verlot | — |
| Dispersed camp #5 — Snohomish County, WA | 15 | Free | Weeden Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Galena | — |
| Turlo | 15 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Verlot | — |
| Marten Creek | 15 | Free | Blackjack Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Silverton | — |
| Dispersed camp #3 — Snohomish County, WA | 15 | Free | Weeden Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Galena | — |
| Dispersed camp #4 — Snohomish County, WA | 15 | Free | Weeden Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Galena | — |
| Dispersed camp — Snohomish County, WA | 15 | Free | Weeden Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Galena | — |
| Dispersed camp #2 — Snohomish County, WA | 15 | Free | Weeden Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Galena | — |
| Troublesome Creek | 16 | Fee | North Fork Skykomish River (river) | 1.6 mi to Galena | — |
| Perry Creek | 18 | Free | Perry Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Silverton | — |
| Coal Creek | 18 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Verlot | — |
| Beaver Creek | 18 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Verlot | — |
| Clear Creek | 18 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Verlot | — |
| San Juan | 18 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Baring | — |
| Monte Cristo | 18 | Free | Culhus Lake (water) | 6.6 mi to Galena | — |
| Monte Cristo | 18 | Free | Glacier Creek (stream) | 6.6 mi to Galena | — |
| Money Creek | 19 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Skykomish | — |
| Miller River | 21 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Skykomish | — |
| Beckler River | 22 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to Skykomish | — |
| Beckler River (Russian Camp) | 22 | Free | Johnson Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Skykomish | — |
| Bedal Campground | 23 | Fee | Merry Brook (stream) | 0.3 mi to Bedal | — |
| Dispersed Car Campsite | 24 | Free | Taylor River (river) | 10 mi to Ernies Grove | — |
| Middle Fork | 24 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Riverpoint | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Startup, 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.