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Iron Creek Campground sits near the confluence of Iron Creek and the Cispus River. This large campground winds through a forest of old-growth Douglas firs, cedars and hemlock. Lush vegetation and ample space between sites offers excellent privacy.
Iron Creek provides great fishing for cutthroat trout, whitefish and rainbow trout.
Visitors can stroll along the .3-mile Iron Creek Old Growth Trail and weave through the forest and along the Cispus River, or continue on a longer walk down the Iron Creek Campground Trail. This trail is barrier-free and designed to accommodate any age or skill level, with benches and plenty of places to stop along the way.
There are 99 single and double family sites that are back-in and paved. Level spurs provide easy RV parking. Picnic tables, campfire rings and drinking water are provided.
Located in southwest Washington State, the Gifford Pinchot National Forest encompasses 1.3 million acres and includes the 110,000-acre Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument established by Congress in 1982.
Iron Creek is part of the Cowlitz Valley Ranger District, which is located in the northernmost portion of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. This District is roughly located among three volcanic peaks: Mt. Rainier to the north, Mt. Adams to the east, and Mount St. Helens to the west.
This location has limited staffing. Please call (360) 686-3008 for general information.
The Woods Creek Watchable Wildlife Interpretive Site is just up Forest Road 25 toward the town of Randle. Forest Road 25 is a popular scenic drive and provides excellent views of Mount St. Helens.
The Windy Ridge Viewpoint at Mount St. Helens is approximately 20 miles away.
Cancellations
Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee.
A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee including tax and applicable add-on for a campsite.
Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee.
No-Shows
A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date.
No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite.
Refunds
Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Refunds will not be issued after the 7 days has ended.
Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay.
For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive.
In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.
Take Highway 12 from I-5 and proceed 40 miles to Randle, turn south on Forest Road 25 and continue for 12 miles to the campground.
Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00
This campground is Awesome! My husband and I stayed for 4 days and it was the most peaceful and beautiful place to relax. The trails around the campground were gorgeous, the bathrooms were EXCELLENTLY maintained and all the people seemed friendly and respectful. The entire campground is very kid and pet friendly. The camp spots were all so nicely maintained, but yet so natural. Our spot turned out to be a little small for us and all of our stuff, but we made it work and loved it!!
We will be back and next time we will just pick a bigger spot.
Beautiful sites that are well maintained and easy to access. We stayed at site 11 in loop A which had great access to the bathrooms, trash cans, and water. The toilets were well maintained and stocked with plenty of toilet paper, the trash cans were also well maintained in the sense that they weren't overflowing and reeking. The sites are close enough to see your neighbors but the huge trees and lush foilage gives a good sense of privacy! There's so many great sites to see close around too!
I loved it very beautiful because the trees are mossed over and trees are green and the moss is almost a cushion to sleep on if your tenting. My family and I enjoyed our stay it was beautiful lots of lots to rent to stay. It was my sons first experience there hes 15 months now and the first thing he did was sit in the dirt and played with his cars and touched everything he really felt the earth beneath his toes! We road our bikes not very far at all litterly 5min bike ride to the water and we drove to the waterfall not very far eaither maybe 20min car ride called THE LOOP. Its perfect this season and very warm days and sorta chilly nights
Very nice campground. Peaceful. No amenities except vault toilets, potable water and garbage dumpsters. We had a double lot which was perfect for two trailers and lots of lot space. River is near the C section, we were on the A section. Very beautiful, woodsy, paved park
We loved our experience at iron creek campground.
Pros: The campsites are fairly private (with the exception of a few). We had quite a bit of foliage neighbors.
The trail is an easy and enjoyable hike, even with kids. Our 3 year old walked the whole thing with no problems.
The Cyprus river is beautiful and there are lots of slow and steady parts near the bank where to kids can play. People were bringing camping chairs to sit in the water because it was shallow and slow. The water is cold but not as cold as I thought it would be.
Cons: Vault toilets in general are a bummer for us. Our 3 year old refuses to use them. There’s always a ton of flies in the bathroom and you have to hold your breath when you walk in.
A lot of the water spouts were shut down. It wasn’t until the 2nd day that we located a working one. I’d say that there is only 1, maybe 2 water spouts per large loop.
If you plan on walking the trail and playing in the water a lot, the trail is located near the back of D loop. People can see into some camps at the back of the D loop so keep that in mind with your booking. We were in D95 and it was a quick 7 minute walk to the water and close to the bathrooms.
