Gifford Pinchot / South Cascades
1,000–8,000 ft · WA🚗 Directions
Gifford Pinchot NF around Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams. Famous for morel flushes in disturbed areas. Mixed conifer and old-growth. Productive chanterelle and matsutake grounds.
Updated Apr 13, 6:42 PM
Foraging Potential60/100
✅Moisture
❌Soil Temp
❌No Freeze
✅No Drought
Precip 7d
0.40"
Precip 14d
1.30"
Soil Temp
33°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.95%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
steady
Viable Species
LOW
True Morel
soil too cold (33°F), insufficient moisture
Limiting Factors
Soil too coldHard freeze in 48h
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Nearby Camping
Quartz Creek Camping Area
developed~2.6 mi from center
Horse Camp: Lewis River
developedUSFS~2.6 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Lewis River Horse Camp
developed~2.7 mi from center
Island Shelter
backcountry~2.8 mi from center
Beaver
developedUSFS1,100 ft~4 mi from center$20/night
23 sites
Gifford Pinchot NF along Wind River. Famous for morel flushes in disturbed areas.
vault toiletwaterfire ringpicnic table
Open May–SepReserve →
LOWER FALLS CAMPGROUND
developedUSFS~4.8 mi from centerIf a customer does not arrive at the campground or group facility by check-out time (1 p.m.) the day after arrival he or she will be assessed a $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night use fee and will release the campsite for others to use./night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Lower Falls Campground
developedUSFS~4.9 mi from centerFee required/night
60 sites
watertoilet
Lewis River Dispersed
dispersedUSFS1,500 ft~5 mi from centerFree/night
Dispersed camping along Lewis River near Mt. St. Helens. Post-eruption morel habitat.
fire ring
Open May–Oct
Campground: Tillicum
developedUSFS~5.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Steamboat Lake Campground
developedUSFS~6.2 mi from center
South Campground
developed~6.3 mi from center
Campground: Twin Falls
developedUSFS~6.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Takhlakh Lake
developedUSFS4,400 ft~8 mi from center$20/night
54 sites
Near Mt. Adams with direct volcano views. Subalpine fir and hemlock.
vault toiletfire ringpicnic table
Open Jun–Sep
Cold Spring Campground
developed~8.6 mi from center
Council Lake Campground
developed~9.2 mi from center
Meadow Creek Indian Campground
developed~9.3 mi from center
Luna Lake Camping Area
backcountry~9.9 mi from center
Island
backcountry~10.2 mi from center
Flutters Meadow
backcountry~10.4 mi from center
Campground: Olallie Lake
developedUSFS~10.6 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Campground: Cultus Creek
developedUSFS~10.8 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Cultus Creek Campground
developed~10.8 mi from center
Riley Camp
backcountry~10.8 mi from center
Sheep Lake Camping Area
backcountry~11 mi from center
Campground: Takhlakh Lake
developedUSFS~11.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Takhlakh Lake Campground
developedUSFS~11.1 mi from center<p>Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00</p>/night
Chain of Lakes Campground
developed~11.7 mi from center
Little Goose Campground
developed~11.9 mi from center
Divide Camp
backcountry~12 mi from center
Campground: Adams Fork
developedUSFS~12.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Cascade
backcountry~12.1 mi from center
Little Goose Horse Camp
developed~12.1 mi from center
Smoky Creek Campground
developed~12.7 mi from center
Lake Wapiki Camping Area
backcountry~12.8 mi from center
Cat Creek Campground
developed~13.2 mi from center
Campground: Trout Lake Creek
developedUSFS~13.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Campground: Horseshoe Lake
developedUSFS~13.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Horseshoe Lake Campground
developed~13.5 mi from center
High Camp
backcountry~13.5 mi from center
Campground: Killen Creek
developedUSFS~13.6 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Thomas Lake Campsites
backcountry~13.6 mi from center
Killen Creek Campground
developed~13.6 mi from center
Crofton
backcountry~13.7 mi from center
Shorthorn
backcountry~14 mi from center
Spring Creek Campground
developed~14 mi from center
Keenes Horse Camp
developed~14.2 mi from center
Shorthorn Meadow
backcountry~14.3 mi from center
Horse Camp: Keenes
developedUSFS~14.3 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Campground: Blue Lake Creek
developedUSFS~14.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Campground: Morrison Creek
developedUSFS~14.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Blue Lake Creek Campground - Gifford Pinchot NF (WA)
developedUSFS~14.4 mi from center<p>Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00</p>/night
Morrison
backcountry~14.8 mi from center
Campground: Wicky Shelter
developedUSFS~14.8 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Blue Lake Campsites
backcountry~14.9 mi from center
Crescent Glacier Camping Area
backcountry~15 mi from center
Cold Springs Campground
developed~15.2 mi from center
Timberline Camp
backcountry~15.3 mi from center
Lava
backcountry~15.3 mi from center
Swift Forest Camp
developedPacifiCorp~15.4 mi from center
Green Timber Camp
backcountry~15.6 mi from center
Horse Camp: Cody
developedUSFS~15.8 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Cody Horse Camp
developed~15.9 mi from center
Mt. Adams Horse Camp
developedUSFS~16 mi from centerFee required/night
Horse Camp: Mt. Adams
developedUSFS~16.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Falls Creek Horse Camp
developed~16.3 mi from center
Forlorn Lakes Campground
developed~16.6 mi from center
Campground: Forlorn Lakes
developedUSFS~16.8 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Gotchen Creek Meadow
backcountry~16.8 mi from center
Horse Camp: Green River
developedUSFS~17 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Campground: Tower Rock
developedUSFS~17.2 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
North Fork Campground (WA)
developedUSFS~17.3 mi from center<p>Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00</p>/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Bear Camp
backcountry~17.3 mi from center
Campground: Peterson Prairie Group Camp
developedUSFS~17.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Campground: North Fork Group Campsites
developedUSFS~17.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Campground: Peterson Prairie
developedUSFS~17.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Obscurity Camp
backcountry~17.5 mi from center
Avalanche Valley Camp
backcountry~17.6 mi from center
Bird Lake Campground
developed~17.7 mi from center
Panhandle Camp
backcountry~17.8 mi from center
Campground: Iron Creek
developedUSFS~18 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Campground: Goose Lake
developedUSFS~18.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Iron Creek Campground
developed~18.2 mi from centerFee required/night
Shovel Lake
backcountry~18.4 mi from center
Margaret Camp
backcountry~18.4 mi from center
Paradise Creek campground
developedUSFS~18.5 mi from center<p>Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00</p>/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Dome Camp
backcountry~18.6 mi from center
Campground: Atkisson Group Camp
developedUSFS~18.7 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Snow Camp
backcountry~19.1 mi from center
Crest Horse Camp
developed~20.1 mi from center
Trailhead: Crest Camp
developedUSFS~20.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Butte Camp Trail Camping Area
backcountry~20.1 mi from center
Loowit Trail Camping Area
backcountry~20.1 mi from center
Butte Camp
backcountry~20.6 mi from center
Loowit Trail Camping Area
backcountry~20.7 mi from center
Ridge Camp
backcountry~20.8 mi from center
Loowit Trail Camping Area
backcountry~20.9 mi from center
Loowit Trail Camping Area
backcountry~21 mi from center
Loowit Trail Camping Area
backcountry~21.6 mi from center
Island Camp Campground
dispersed~21.7 mi from centerFree/night
Berry Camp
developed~21.8 mi from center
Campground: Walupt Lake
developedUSFS~21.8 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Walupt Lake Campground
developedUSFS~21.9 mi from center<p>Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00</p>/night
Sheep Canyon Trail Camping Area
backcountry~21.9 mi from center
Dispersed Camping
backcountryUSFS~22.4 mi from center
Chambers Lake Campground
dispersed~22.4 mi from centerFree/night
Dispersed Camping
backcountryUSFS~22.9 mi from center
Dispersed Camping
backcountryUSFS~23.2 mi from center
Dispersed Camping
backcountryUSFS~23.3 mi from center
Dispersed Camping
backcountryUSFS~23.9 mi from center
Campground: Government Mineral Springs
developedUSFS~23.9 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
BIrd Creek Campground
dispersed~24.1 mi from centerFree/night
Oklahoma campground
developedUSFS~24.3 mi from center<p>Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00</p>/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Goat Creekk Camping Area
backcountry~24.3 mi from center
Beaver Bay Campground
developedPacificorp Power Co~24.4 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerpicnic table
Dispersed Camping
backcountryUSFS~24.5 mi from center
Dispersed Camping
backcountryUSFS~24.7 mi from center
Beaver Campground
developedUSFS~24.9 mi from center<p>Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00</p>/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Dispersed Camping
backcountryUSFS~25 mi from center
Cold Spring Camp
backcountry~25.3 mi from center
Kalama Horse Camp
developed~25.5 mi from center
Taidnapam Park Campground
developed~25.5 mi from center
Cougar Camp
developedPacifiCorp~25.6 mi from center
Merrill Lake Campground
developed~25.9 mi from center
Panther Creek Campground
developed~26.5 mi from center
Heart Lake
backcountryUSFS~26.6 mi from centerFree/night
Panther Creek campground
developedUSFS~26.6 mi from center<p>Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00</p>/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Goat Lake
backcountryUSFS~26.8 mi from centerFree/night
Canyon Creek Campground
developed~27.5 mi from center
Warm Lake Camping Area
backcountry~27.6 mi from center
Packwood RV Park
developed~28.6 mi from centerFee required/night
toiletelectric hookup
Forest Road 30/Wind River Highway
developedUSFS~28.9 mi from center
Campground: Moss Creek
developedUSFS~29.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Spring Camp
backcountryUSFS~30.3 mi from centerFree/night
Mowich Camp
backcountryUSFS~30.4 mi from centerFree/night
Mill Pond Campground
developedMt. Adams Resource Stewards~30.5 mi from center
Lookout Mountain Camp
backcountryUSFS~30.7 mi from centerFree/night
Lost Lake
backcountryUSFS~30.9 mi from centerFree/night
Lost Lake Horse Camp
backcountryUSFS~31 mi from centerFree/night
Fourth of July Camp
backcountryUSFS~31.6 mi from centerFree/night
Cresap Bay Park Campground
developed~32.2 mi from centerFee required/night
toilet
Cresap Bay Park Group Camp
developed~32.3 mi from centerFee required/night
toilet
Butter Creek Site
backcountry~32.5 mi from center
Doughgob Camp
backcountryUSFS~33.3 mi from centerFree/night
Campground: Sunset Falls Campground and Day Use
developedUSFS~34.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Sunset Falls Campground
developedUSFS~34.2 mi from center
La Wis Wis Campground
developedHoodoo Recreation Services~34.4 mi from centerFee required/night
100 sites
watertoilet
Campground: Coho Group Camp
developedUSFS~34.7 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Campground: La Wis Wis
developedUSFS~34.7 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Copper City Campsite
dispersedUSFS~34.8 mi from centerFree/night
Anderson Lake Camp
developed~36 mi from center
S'mores Loop
developed~36.2 mi from center
Cascade Loop
developed~36.4 mi from center
White Pass Lake Campground
developedWhite Pass Company~36.5 mi from centerFee required/night
toilet
Main Campground
developed~36.5 mi from center
Clover Flats Campground
developed~36.5 mi from center
toilet
Primitive Group Camp 2
developed~36.6 mi from center
White Pass Lake (Leech Lake) Campground
developedUSFS~36.6 mi from center
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
White Pass Horse Camp
developedWhite Pass Ski Resort~36.7 mi from centerFee required/night
toilet
Nesika Landing
developed~36.7 mi from center
Bird's Eye View
developed~36.8 mi from center
Ajlune Lookout
developed~36.8 mi from center
Dispersed Camping
developed~36.9 mi from centerFree/night
Primitive Group Camp 1
developed~36.9 mi from center
Longmire Stewardship Campground
developedNPS~37.6 mi from centerFee required/night
Dog Lake Campground
developedUSFS~37.7 mi from center
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Big Creek (Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA)
developedUSFS~37.9 mi from center<p>Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00</p>/night
Campground: Big Creek
developedUSFS~37.9 mi from centerFee required/night
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Snow Cabin Campground
developed~38.3 mi from center
toilet
Tree Phones Campground
developed~38.4 mi from center
watertoilet
Ohanapecosh Campground
developedNPS~38.7 mi from centerFee required/night
188 sites
watertoilet
Clear Lake South Campground
developedUSFS~38.9 mi from centerFee required/night
22 sites
watertoilet
Snow Lake Camp
backcountryNPS~38.9 mi from centerFree/night
toilet
Clear Lake South Campground
developedUSFS~39 mi from centerFee required/night
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Maple Creek Camp
backcountryNPS~39.1 mi from centerFree/night
Clear Lake North Group Campground
developedUSFS~39.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Clear Lake North Campground
developedUSFS~39.1 mi from center
Three Day
developedUSFS~39.2 mi from centerFee required/night
Clear Lake North Campground
developedUSFS~39.2 mi from centerFee required/night
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Soda Springs Campground
developed~39.2 mi from center
Rock Creek Campground
dispersed~39.2 mi from centerFree/night
picnic table
South Fork Tieton Dispersed Camping
dispersedUSFS~39.3 mi from centerFee required/night
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Spring Campground
developedUSFS~39.3 mi from centerFee required/night
Paradise River Camp
backcountryNPS~39.5 mi from centerFree/night
toilet
Mount Rainier National Park Lodging
developed~39.5 mi from center
Indian Creek Recreation Area Campground
developedUSFS~39.7 mi from centerFee required/night
toilet
Indian Creek Recreation Area Campground
dispersedUSFS~39.8 mi from centerFee required/night
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Cold Creek Campground
developed~39.8 mi from center
Pyramid Creek Camp
backcountryNPS~40 mi from centerFree/night
3 sites
toilet
Devil's Dream Camp
backcountryNPS~40.2 mi from centerFree/night
Nickel Creek
backcountry~40.4 mi from center
Kid Valley Campground
developed~40.6 mi from centerFee required/night
30 sites
toiletshowerelectric hookup
Indian Creek Campground
developedUSFS~40.6 mi from centerFee required/night
39 sites
watertoilet
Olallie Creek Camp
backcountryNPS~41 mi from centerFree/night
toilet
Lake George Camp
backcountryNPS~41.2 mi from centerFree/night
toilet
Three Lakes Camp
backcountryNPS~41.9 mi from centerFree/night
3 sites
toilet
Mineral Springs Campground
developedWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife~42 mi from center
South Puyallup River Camp
backcountryNPS~42.5 mi from centerFree/night
Canyon Creek Campground
developed~42.8 mi from centerFree/night
Mayfield Lake Park Campground
developed~42.8 mi from centerFee required/night
water
South Fork Group Campground
developedUSFS~43.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
South Fork Bay Campground
developedUSFS~43.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Deep Creek Trailhead - Naches RD
developedUSFS~43.5 mi from centerFee required/night
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Elbe Hills ORV Campground
developed~43.6 mi from center
Peninsula Campground
developedUSFS~43.7 mi from centerFee required/night
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Indian Bar Camp
backcountryNPS~43.9 mi from centerFree/night
toilet
Camp Hazard
backcountryNPS~44 mi from centerFree/night
Camp Muir
backcountryNPS~44 mi from centerFree/night
toilet
Klapatche Park Camp
backcountryNPS~44.1 mi from centerFree/night
Shriner Peak Camp
backcountryNPS~44.2 mi from centerFree/night
2 sites
toilet
Rocky Point Beach Campground
developedTacoma Public Utilities~44.5 mi from centerFee required/night
toilet
Ingraham Flats
backcountry~44.7 mi from center
North Puyallup River Group Camp
backcountryNPS~44.8 mi from centerFree/night
North Puyallup River Camp
backcountryNPS~44.9 mi from center
Deer Creek Camp
backcountryNPS~45.5 mi from centerFree/night
Camp Schurman
backcountryNPS~46.4 mi from centerFree/night
toilet
Camp Summerland
backcountryNPS~46.5 mi from centerFree/night
5 sites
toilet
Camp Curtis
backcountryNPS~46.6 mi from centerFree/night
5 sites
Golden Lakes Camp
backcountryNPS~47.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Hause Creek Campground
developedUSFS~47.6 mi from center<p>Extra Vehicle Fee $11.00</p>/night
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Dewey Lake Camp
backcountry~47.7 mi from center
Main Campground
developed~47.8 mi from center
Glacier Basin Camp
backcountryNPS~47.8 mi from centerFree/night
6 sites
toilet
Tamanos Creek Camp
backcountryNPS~47.8 mi from centerFree/night
5 sites
toilet
Osprey Campground
developed~47.9 mi from center
Elk Plain Campground
developed~47.9 mi from center
Group Camp
developed~48 mi from center
White River Campground
developedNPS~49.1 mi from centerFee required/night
112 sites
watertoilet
South Mowich River Camp
backcountryNPS~49.4 mi from centerFree/night
Mystic Camp
backcountryNPS~49.5 mi from centerFree/night
toilet
Eagle's Roost Camp
backcountryNPS~49.5 mi from centerFree/night
toilet
⚠ Road Access Notice
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