A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping in

Lewis County, Washington

12 federal places to camp in Lewis County: 10 Forest Service, 2 Park Service.

12
federal places to camp
10 Forest Service, 2 Park Service
12
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
3,921 ft
at the highest of them
Walupt Lake Campground. The lowest, Iron Creek Campground, sits at 1,094 ft
485
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 60 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Every federal campground in Lewis County

12 places

  1. Big Creek Forest Service · Gifford Pinchot National Forest 1,814 ftelevation 29sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Blue Lake Creek Campground Forest Service · Gifford Pinchot National Forest 1,812 ftelevation 11sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Iron Creek Campground Forest Service · Gifford Pinchot National Forest 1,094 ftelevation 98sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. La Wis Wis Campground Forest Service · Gifford Pinchot National Forest 1,243 ftelevation 107sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. North Fork Bear Group Camp group campground Forest Service · Gifford Pinchot National Forest 1,407 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. North Fork Beaver Group Camp group campground Forest Service · Gifford Pinchot National Forest 1,407 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. North Fork Campground Forest Service · Gifford Pinchot National Forest 1,407 ftelevation 19sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. North Fork Elk Group Camp group campground Forest Service · Gifford Pinchot National Forest 1,454 ftelevation 1site 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Ohanapecosh Campground Park Service · Mount Rainier National Park 1,931 ftelevation 154sites 32 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Ohanapecosh Group Campground group campground Park Service · Mount Rainier National Park 1,931 ftelevation 2sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Tower Rock Campground Forest Service · Gifford Pinchot National Forest 1,231 ftelevation 20sites 32 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Walupt Lake Campground Forest Service · Gifford Pinchot National Forest 3,921 ftelevation 42sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov