Free camping near Winthrop, WA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Winthrop, WA there are 37 camps: 10 free, 26 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Okanogan County, 5.2 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Okanogan County, 5.2 miles out. 2 of them are camps Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 35 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okanogan CountyDave slept here | 5.2 | Free | Ramsey Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Winthrop | — |
| Buck Lake Campground | 9.3 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Winthrop | — |
| Flat | 9.9 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Winthrop | — |
| Nice | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Winthrop | — |
| Falls Creek | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Winthrop | — |
| Blackpine Lake Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Twisp | — |
| War Creek Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Winthrop | — |
| Loup Loup | 14 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Twisp | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — WA #18 | 14 | Free | Frazer Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to Olema | — |
| Chewuch | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Winthrop | — |
| Mystery | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Winthrop | — |
| North Summit Horse Camp | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Twisp | — |
| Wagon Camp | 15 | Free | North Granite Creek (stream) | 6.5 mi to Conconully | — |
| Ruffed Grouse | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Winthrop | — |
| Early Winters | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Winthrop | — |
| Poplar Flat | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Winthrop | — |
| Honeymoon Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Button Creek (stream) | 9.6 mi to Mazama | — |
| South Creek | 16 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Twisp River Horse Camp | 16 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Winthrop | — |
| Camp Four | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Winthrop | — |
| Klipchuck | 18 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Winthrop | — |
| Crater Creek Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Twisp | — |
| Roads End | 18 | Free | Crescent Lake (water) | 11 mi to Stehekin | — |
| Foggy Dew Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Methow | — |
| Tiffany Springs Campground | 19 | Free | North Fork Boulder Creek (stream) | 14 mi to Conconully | — |
| Salmon Meadows | 20 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Conconully | — |
| Kerr | 20 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Conconully | — |
| Oriole | 20 | Fee | Ray Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Conconully | — |
| Cottonwood - Ton | 21 | Free | Ray Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Conconully | — |
| Ballard | 21 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Surprise Lake Camp | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| River Bend | 21 | Fee | — | — | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Chelan County, WA | 21 | Free | Indian Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Lucerne | — |
| Lone Fir | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Okanogan CountyDave slept here | 23 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Methow | — |
| Sugarloaf | 24 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Conconully | — |
| Porcupine Creek | 25 | Free | Porcupine Creek (stream) | 14 mi to Barron | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Winthrop, 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.