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About Big Creek (Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA)
Number of accommodations: 18
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Parking
Picnic Table
Restrooms
River Access
Fire Pit
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Fire Pit
- Firewood Available
Parking and Transport
- Parking
Water Access
- River Access
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Reviews (131)
What Guests Are Saying
Big Creek Campground offers a delightful experience with friendly hosts, clean facilities, and a peaceful, remote atmosphere close to Mount Rainier National Park. Campsites are well-maintained and spaced for privacy, featuring clean pit toilets and running water. Many guests appreciated the campground's beautiful natural setting, making it an ideal base for hiking and enjoying the surrounding landscape.
What Guests Are Saying
Big Creek Campground offers a delightful experience with friendly hosts, clean facilities, and a peaceful, remote atmosphere close to Mount Rainier National Park. Campsites are well-maintained and spaced for privacy, featuring clean pit toilets and running water. Many guests appreciated the campground's beautiful natural setting, making it an ideal base for hiking and enjoying the surrounding landscape.
Review Summary
mark s
VerifiedAugust 22, 2026 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: AREA BIG CREEK
Host Brandon was delightful: friendly, helpful, and entertaining for our first time at this camp. Camp was quiet and remote yet close to entrance of Rainier NP, allowing us convenient early access to minimize our gate wait.
Carson C
VerifiedAugust 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: AREA BIG CREEK
This campground was our favorite of the trip! It’s the perfect location for days hiking in Mt Rainier, with about a 5 minute drive to the entrance. The campground was peaceful and beautifully tucked away in the forest. Campsites had a good distance in between.
Rebecca G
VerifiedAugust 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: AREA BIG CREEK
great
Alaric H
VerifiedAugust 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: AREA BIG CREEK
A basic campground, but a great location for getting to Rainier early and getting a FCFS campsite there.
Elizabeth R
VerifiedAugust 4, 2026 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA BIG CREEK
Great campground! Running water and pit toilets. Everything was clean. Camp host very friendly. I was in campsite 1. Good size but very dusty. Whole site was dirt and it got everywhere including breathing it in. Bugs were minimal. Ashford was nearby and very cute. Nice trail. We found a geocache.
Jason H
VerifiedAugust 2, 2026 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: AREA BIG CREEK
This was a nice, quiet, and small campground with relatively quick access (~1hr) to the Mt Rainier Paradise visitor center parking lots. Some blackberry and raspberry bushes were in the perimeters of our campsite that we ran into when setting up a hammock on a nearby tree.
Martin A
VerifiedJuly 27, 2026 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: AREA BIG CREEK
Well kept, pit toilets were clean and stocked, nice new picnic benches at every site. Site 13 had enough space for 1 large tent and 1 smaller one
James R
VerifiedJuly 19, 2026 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: AREA BIG CREEK
Very nice small campground with good space in between campsites that provide privacy. Site 013 was extra long.
Gavin F
VerifiedJuly 17, 2026 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: AREA BIG CREEK
Just don’t bother
Andrew P
VerifiedJuly 17, 2026 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: AREA BIG CREEK
Excellent value for a super touristy area. Good alternative to in park sites. Clean bathrooms, beautiful setting, super friendly and cool host.
Location Big Creek (Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA)
Address:
Ashford, WA, 98304
United States
From Ashford, WA, take Forest Road 52 approximately 5 miles to the campground.
Big Creek is accessible via State Route 706, which connects to US Highway 12 approximately 18 miles to the east. The nearest major road is State Route 7, located about 25 miles to the west.
Elevation: 552 feet
4.4 mi drive to downtown Ashford (about 7 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- No ATVS or OHVS in campground Click here for more information about Gifford Pinchot National Forest Don't Move Firewood: Please protect Pacific Northwest forests by preventing the spread of invasive species. Firewood can carry insects and diseases that can threaten the health of our western forests. You can make a difference by obtaining and burning your firewood near your camping destination. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- The campground requires vehicles to have a relatively tight turning radius. Big Creek can accommodate tents, trailers and RVs, with a maximum vehicle length of 22 feet. Some parking spurs are paved; others are native moss and dirt. Some sites have rocks or heavy vegetation, which may make it difficult to pitch a tent.
- Camping fee covers the first two vehicles (2 cars or RV/Trailer and tow vehicle). Extra vehicle fee of $8.00 is charged for the third vehicle.
- Firewood is available for sale at host site for $10.00/bundle.
- Please do not park your vehicle within the 100' well exclusion area as signed. Thank you your cooperation is appreciated!
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