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Blue Lake Creek Campground - Gifford Pinchot Nf (Wa)
15 mi south of Packwood, WA · No signal at camp
About Blue Lake Creek Campground - Gifford Pinchot Nf (Wa)
In a well-shaded location among maple trees and ferns, Blue Lake Creek Campground offers open, grassy spaces with sites that can accommodate both tents and RVs with a small brook that babbles through the campground. Both Blue Lake and the Cispus River can be reached from multi-use trails leaving the campground, making this location popular among hikers, mountain bikers and OHV riders. There is direct access to the Valley Trail, which is used by OHV riders, mountain bikers, hikers and horseback riders. Valley Trail offers a network of over 50 miles of OHV trails. The shorter High Log Trail is only open to foot traffic and connects with the Cispus River, where fishing and other water activities abound. Hikers looking to explore the stunning scenery of Blue Lake, can take the Valley Trail 270 to the Blue Lake Trail, which leads visitors on a trek of moderate difficulty to Blue Lake, where…
- Fees: Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00
- Season: 05/17/2024 – 09/22/2024
- Managed by: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, FS
- Where: 15 mi south of Packwood, WA · 46.40361, -121.73639
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campground | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Valley | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 15.4 mi |
| Blue Lake Ridge | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 8.9 mi |
| Tongue Mountain | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.3 mi | 5.1 mi |
| Juniper Ridge | Dirt bike | 1.4 mi | 11.6 mi |
| Tongue Mountain | Hiking | 1.6 mi | 0.6 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 9.3 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.