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Horse Camp: Falls Creek

15 mi west of Trout Lake, WA · T-Mobile 4G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Jul–Augbest months

About Horse Camp: Falls Creek

Small attractively wooded horse camp with a highline at each site. The campground has access to several trails including [Indian Heaven Wilderness](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recarea/?recid=79410) via the [Race Track Trail 171](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recarea/?recid=31798) across the road from the campground. The interior road is narrow and lacks large vehicle turning radius. Campground and roads are gravel. Interior roads have tight turns and the camp sites are small.

  • Managed by: USFS - Gifford Pinchot National Forest
  • Where: 15 mi west of Trout Lake, WA · 45.96652, -121.8447
  • Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.

Things to do:

Horseback riding

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

35°
27°Jan
38°
27°Feb
41°
29°Mar
46°
32°Apr
54°
37°May
60°
42°Jun
69°
48°Jul
69°
49°Aug
63°
45°Sep
51°
38°Oct
40°
31°Nov
34°
26°Dec

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

See Horse Camp: Falls Creek from above

Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.

Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Upper Falls CreekHorseat camp11.2 mi
Indian RacetrackHorse0.1 mi3.1 mi
Mcclellan MeadowsHorse0.2 mi3.0 mi
ShortcutHorse1.7 mi0.5 mi
TerminatorHorse2.3 mi4.6 mi
Thomas LakeHorse2.5 mi3.4 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

T-Mobile 4G

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: 15.1 mi
Water fill-up: 21.4 mi
Propane: 10.6 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.