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Forest Road 30/Wind River Highway
4 mi northwest of Carson, WA · T-Mobile 5G
About Forest Road 30/Wind River Highway
Forest Road 30 enters the Southern end of the Gifford Pinchot as Wind River Highway just north of the towns of Carson and Stabler. It is paved to the 82/80 junction and Lone Butte Sno-park. Forest Road 51, Curley Creek Road, connects Forest Road 30 with Forest Road 90 and Highway 503. This road accesses interesting destinations such as the historic Wind River Work CCC Center and Hemlock Dam removal site, Beaver Campground and the upper Wind River, Old Man Pass, Surprise Lakes and the Berry Fields. It ties into Forest Road 24 at the north end of [Indian Heaven Wilderness](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recarea/?recid=79410).
- Managed by: Gifford Pinchot National Forest, FS
- Where: 4 mi northwest of Carson, WA · 45.784, -121.8688
Things to do:
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pct: Gifford Pinchot | Horse | 1.9 mi | 130.6 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
T-Mobile 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 6.3 mi
Propane: 20.5 mi
Camps nearby
- Panther Creek Campground 2.5 mi
- Dispersed spot · 7 mi N of Carson 5 mi
- Dispersed spot · 8 mi N of Carson 5.3 mi
- Cold Spring Camp 5.8 mi
- Beaver Campground 6.5 mi
- Rock Creek Campground 6.5 mi