About Walupt Lake Campground
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28 total sitesSeasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Site Setup and Access
- Shaded Site
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Fire Pit
Water Access
- Lake Access
- Boat Ramp / Launch
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Reviews (378)
What Guests Are Saying
Walupt Lake Campground offers a beautiful and serene setting with clean, well-maintained facilities and friendly hosts. Campers appreciate the quiet atmosphere, ample shade, and gorgeous lake for activities like swimming and hiking. Some minor drawbacks include a lack of potable water and occasional insect issues, but overall, visitors find it a lovely place for a peaceful getaway.
What Guests Are Saying
Walupt Lake Campground offers a beautiful and serene setting with clean, well-maintained facilities and friendly hosts. Campers appreciate the quiet atmosphere, ample shade, and gorgeous lake for activities like swimming and hiking. Some minor drawbacks include a lack of potable water and occasional insect issues, but overall, visitors find it a lovely place for a peaceful getaway.
Review Summary
Rebecca S
VerifiedAugust 14, 2020 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: Sub Loop
The lake is beautiful and there are some spectacular hikes in the nearby Goat Rocks Wilderness. No bugs when we were there. Absolutely worth the long drive.
Kirsten C
August 14, 2020
To us, this campsite is not worth it. To get to the site it's 20 mi/1 hour of HORRIBLE gravel rough road. We were hoping that once we got there it would be worth it, but our site was extremely small and the whole thing was on a hill. There was also no water spickets other than the one by the host. This campsite does have amazing wildlife though. There are crawfish to catch in the river and lake, trout to fish for, garden snakes to look at and enjoy, blue jays, hawks, and frogs. Our 9yr old loved catching the crawfish and frogs and wading in the river and lake. The lake does have A LOT of shallow water to wade into which was very enjoyable - the lake is very family friendly.
Ana L
August 11, 2020
We Had a great experience here. We enjoy the lake during the day, and at night we saw the stars! It was beautiful! Definitely will go back!
Ana L
August 11, 2020
We Had a great experience here. We enjoy the lake during the day, and at night we saw the stars! It was beautiful! Definitely will go back!
Ana L
August 11, 2020
We Had a great experience here. We enjoy the lake during the day, and at night we saw the stars! It was beautiful! Definitely will go back!
Ana L
August 11, 2020
We Had a great experience here. We enjoy the lake during the day, and at night we saw the stars! It was beautiful! Definitely will go back!
Terra C
VerifiedAugust 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: Main Loop
Campground is right on the edge of the Goat Rocks wilderness and the lake is big - lots of people kayaking and fishing. A couple of trails start right from the campground. One pit toilet was full, but the others were clean and stocked with TP through our stay. Most of the sites small, not much room for big trailers, but the sites were spaced well and fairly private from one another.
Randy M
VerifiedAugust 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 038, Loop: Main Loop
Lovely setting, gorgeous lakefront site, but really odd interactions with neighbors and camp host. We had site 38 and loved the views of the lake and lakefront spot to set up. We stayed three nights, and the first evening was a dream despite the cool weather. Friday on midday we were relaxing next to our site when the madness began - groups of people carrying boats and tents right through our site without even trying to social distance. Site 37, a first come site, ended up with nearly 20 people and 6 tents - they even put a tent in OUR site (after very confusingly asking us if it was OK - we did not know that's what they meant until it was too late). These folks also tried to park their boat literally on top of our beach blanket while we were at our picnic table eating a snack. Seems like rules of site limits (people and cars) were not being followed. Very little social distancing by most people. Also saw very few mask wearers (the neighbors were covid-deniers...eek). Parking was a nightmare. Very odd use of space. Very odd experience. I'd love to go back but only if rules are being followed and I'd know I'm not next to an impromptu family reunion during a pandemic.
Terra C
VerifiedAugust 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: Main Loop
Campground is right on the edge of the Goat Rocks wilderness and the lake is big - lots of people kayaking and fishing. A couple of trails start right from the campground. One pit toilet was full, but the others were clean and stocked with TP through our stay. Most of the sites small, not much room for big trailers, but the sites were spaced well and fairly private from one another.
Randy M
VerifiedAugust 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 038, Loop: Main Loop
Lovely setting, gorgeous lakefront site, but really odd interactions with neighbors and camp host. We had site 38 and loved the views of the lake and lakefront spot to set up. We stayed three nights, and the first evening was a dream despite the cool weather. Friday on midday we were relaxing next to our site when the madness began - groups of people carrying boats and tents right through our site without even trying to social distance. Site 37, a first come site, ended up with nearly 20 people and 6 tents - they even put a tent in OUR site (after very confusingly asking us if it was OK - we did not know that's what they meant until it was too late). These folks also tried to park their boat literally on top of our beach blanket while we were at our picnic table eating a snack. Seems like rules of site limits (people and cars) were not being followed. Very little social distancing by most people. Also saw very few mask wearers (the neighbors were covid-deniers...eek). Parking was a nightmare. Very odd use of space. Very odd experience. I'd love to go back but only if rules are being followed and I'd know I'm not next to an impromptu family reunion during a pandemic.
Location & Directions for Walupt Lake Campground
Gifford Pinchot Nf Cowlitz Valley Ranger District, Randle, WA 98377 United States
Elevation: 1,196 ft
Getting There
Take I-5 to Highway 12 towards Packwood, then take Highway 21 to FS Road 2160 to the campground.
Highway access
Walupt Lake Campground is accessible via I-5, then Highway 12 towards Packwood, and finally Highway 21 to FS Road 2160.
Near Mount Rainier National Park
The closest entrance is: Stevens Canyon Entrance
Approximate drive: 28.5 mi · 49 min
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Last updated: October 22, 2026