Goat Lake

11 mi southeast of Packwood, WA · No signal at camp

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

Jul, Aug, Sepbest months

About Goat Lake

Managed by: United States Forest Service
Where: 11 mi southeast of Packwood, WA · 46.52024, -121.48448

Amenities:

Tents allowed

Weather by month

32°

22°Jan

33°

21°Feb

35°

22°Mar

40°

26°Apr

47°

32°May

52°

37°Jun

62°

44°Jul

62°

44°Aug

55°

40°Sep

44°

33°Oct

35°

25°Nov

31°

21°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul, Aug, Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–May.

See Goat Lake from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Lilly Basin	Horse	at camp	11.5 mi
Goat Ridge	Hiking	0.7 mi	4.6 mi
Pct: Gifford Pinchot	Horse	1.1 mi	130.6 mi
Snowgrass	Hiking	1.6 mi	5.7 mi
Coyote	Hiking	1.8 mi	6.5 mi
Angry Mountain	Horse	1.9 mi	7.7 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 14 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Goat Ridge Trail Dispersed Camping 1.1 mi
Heart Lake 1.3 mi
Snowgrass Flat 1.8 mi
Goat Creekk Camping Area 2.7 mi
Chambers Lake Campground 4.4 mi
Warm Lake Camping Area 5.6 mi