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https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/amp_rec_yacolt_dougan.pdf
The large boulders, forested edges, and cascading 100-foot waterfalls of Dougan Creek are a treat for picnickers and campers who visit Yacolt Burn State Forest. Campground has seven campsites, five picnic tables, and a vault toilet. Day use area has picnic tables and a vault toilet.
Directions: Exit SR-14 at Washougal; follow Washougal River Road for the entire 16.4-mile route to camp. At end of country road, bear left at Y. Site is on left approximately 1 mile from fish hatchery.
Don’t forget your Discover Pass! The annual Discover Pass is transferable between two vehicles and must be displayed in your front windshield while parked at DNR sites. A Discover Pass is not needed if you just want to drive through an area and don’t plan to leave your vehicle. It is also not required for our campgrounds only accessible via boat. Visit the Discover Pass website to learn more or purchase yours: www.discoverpass.wa.gov.
Magnificent place. I just sat in the trees by my campfire the whole time and it was the best. The camp host, Ed came by and was super kind :) absolutely camp here if you need a reset! Please remember to collect any of your trash and any you might find from previous folks. Super lush when I went.
Campground near the river and Dougan Falls. Free with WA Discovery Pass. Looked to be about 8 sites. Didn’t camp here but hung out nearby with my feet in the river and read for a little! Did not meet the camp host but they had quite the setup - I’m sure they have a story or two to share.
A little gem not far from the city. Free, fcfs camping with your discover pass. Open year round! Camp host, Ed, was incredibly welcoming and friendly . Several bathrooms on site, the one we used was well maintained.
Mid fall , only one other campsite was occupied. Summer is nearly impossible to get a spot, but well worth trying. We will be back as much as possible!!
This is a very awesome camp ground for family and friends, there was a fantastic camp post but they unfortunately have left and there is no longer a post. The river is amazing, there's plenty of fun to be had down there. There are about 10 camping spots, ranging from small to big, and there are some spots you can put trailers, boats, and RV's.
I enjoyed this campground, as did my daughter and husband. We went for a weekend, in May of 2023, and then again in July. Since we use the same camping stuff, and usually don't switch out our camp garb, I. E. Tent, tapestry hangings for shade and wind, some of the fish & wildlife folks thought we'd been camping there since May, in July.. after being harassed for three days straight, we left, because we weren't about to be bullied out of the campground... We were made aware that there was no camp host, and the spot was open to stay for regular camping, so we took it, and didn't abuse it, nor did we pretend to be the hosts.. My daughter and I were harassed for a number of days by a short man from fish & wildlife to the point where it gave me anxiety, every time I encountered him, my husband was making a run into town.. I told the man baby, that my husband would be back, and that he could have this conversation with him too, since this man was unwilling to take me seriously, and although I was being cordial, and cooperative. I felt like he was unnecessarily expressing his power over me and my daughter. The woman who was in the spot before us, that told us that we could have it, didn't mention anything about the man from fish & wildlife. So we had no idea if she encountered him, nor if he was a thing to be aware of. The first time I met him, he did not introduce himself, and at first I saw someone screaming up the hill in a dark grey Ford truck, leaving a cloud of dust in their wake. He pulls up, jumps out, and is completely rude and unreasonable with me after I am nice, cooperative and agreeable. I realized after the second time of him coming up there to 'tell me off' and saying unnecessary things to me, it was incredibly threatening. After the third time of him coming up and harassing me and my daughter , I asked his name and who he was with... he scoffed at me and said his first name. I said and your last? He scoffed rolled his eyes and said his last name. Then I said, 'and who are you with again? Because you never once introduced yourself to me.." He said, this land!? That you're on right now... *Scoff* ' with a smirk on his face. I had about enough of this man, and being treated like this when neight me nor my daughter deserved this!
My husband called fish & wildlife, and complained about the guy, none of the workers knew who he was talking about, they said they never heard of him.. which I felt was a lie. Be aware. Flat top. Dark grey truck, power tripper 100%. If you're a single female up there, he just may try and dominate you. Which is a very terrible, uneasy, and vulnerable feeling. ☹️
