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Located in the southeast corner of the Gifford-Pinchot National Forest and close to Columbia River Gorge, Moss Creek Campground sits alongside the Little White Salmon River. At an elevation of 1,400 feet, the campground is shaded by a thick canopy of hemlock, cedars, firs and maples. Moss Creek is ideal for those wishing to escape the summer heat.
The Little White Salmon River offers rainbow and brook trout for anglers. Visitors can enjoy wading in the cool waters.
This small campground has 16 sites that are ideal for tents but useable by smaller RVs and trailers.
Drinking water and vault toilets are available. Picnic tables and fire rings are provided, and firewood can be purchased on-site.
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.
Moss Creek is located in the Mount Adams Ranger District in the easternmost portion of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Mount Adams is a prominent landmark on the District, where elevations range between 1,200 and 12,276 feet.
The District features a great diversity of habitats, from old growth to second growth forest, wetland areas, low and high elevation meadows, glaciers and low and high elevation lakes.
This location has limited staffing. Please call (509) 538-2060 for general information.
Moss Creek Campground is an excellent base for exploring the various sights around Mount Adams and the Columbia River Gorge.
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.
From I-5 at Vancouver, WA, turn east on Highway 14 for 56 miles to Cook. Turn north on Cook-Underwood Rd, drive 5 miles then turn left onto Willard Road, drive 2+ miles continue onto Oklahoma Rd, drive under 1 mile Campground is on your right.
Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00
Pros: Nice little off the beaten path CG on the Little White Salmon river. Some sites are on the river, or hade trails to the river, and there is a general river access area as well. Excellent location for weekends in White Salmon area.
Cons: Lack of privacy btwn some sites, and many need leveling work to be more tent friendly. Also the restrooms could use some updating and love. They were clean, but most were pretty old, and seemingly all had issues. The nicer one had a bad vent w a note to leave door open when not in use. The other had a door that barely closed w a note explaining how to get it closed.🙄
Site 8 and 14 are amazing. Haven't had the chance to get 14 yet, but it's right next to the river. Site 8 is very close to the river also. It's quiet and beautiful. A nice place to relax and enjoy!
Pretty campground. The area has a lot of beauty. The creek of Little White Salmon is a very peaceful place and very tranquil. We spent much of our time sitting on the rocky shore enjoying the babbling waters. Just keep in mind that it can be quite busy. We like to visit this campground off season. So it's mostly just us at the campground. There are some problems with the restrooms at the campground. The camping spot we enjoy, has a non functional restroom. Which has been that way for at least 2 years. Last year they had a portable outhouse available. But not this year. I suppose they could have removed them for the season before we arrived. So it's a hike up the hill to get to the next working one. There are two others in the campground that work, but have broken vents or the doors that won't stay shut. They also have water available throughout the campground. But several have either been capped or not working. The one near our site works. But we noticed the water being murky, so I wouldn't suggest drinking the water. The signs for restrictions for that campground aren't current either, so make sure you read up before visiting. We did notice we had 2 bars on this trip. It was on an expanded network so not a Verizon cell tower. If you can overlook only the possibility of a working restroom for the beauty of this campground it will be worth it. The forest is mostly evergreen with a little deciduous trees here and there. It's a pretty dense forest which helps provide privacy between each site. Overall it will be a place worth coming to again. If I could truly rate this campground. I'll give it a 5 for beauty but a 1 or 2 stars for the campground upkeep. It's surprising the campground isn't better maintained for each year we've gone had a camphost on site.
Lovely little campground, mainly for tents, only two spots are big enough for RVs. They have potable water spigots and vault toilets in several places around the campground, and toilets were very clean too.
