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Tower Rock Campground is named for the impressive pillar that looms nearby and offers semi-private sites shaded by a mix of cedar, Douglas fir and maple.
A privately-owned trout pond offers fishing nearby, but anglers can also cast for brook trout in the Cispus River.
The Burley Mountain trailhead is located off of Forest Road 28, about 4 miles from the Highway 23 intersection. From this trailhead, visitors can hike to multiple waterfalls, including Angel Falls.
Tower Rock provides easy RV camping with paved parking spurs that can accommodate vehicles between 20 to 30 feet.
Drinking water, picnic tables and campfire rings are provided. This facility has vault toilets.
Tower Rock Campground is located about a quarter mile from the south bank of the Cispus River on the east side of Mount St. Helens. The terrain is mostly meadow and mountainside, as the campground is surrounded by mountains on almost every side.
This location has limited staffing. Please call (360) 686-3008 for general information.
Tower Rock Campground is just east of Mount St. Helens, making it a convenient base for exploring this volcanic monument.
Layser Cave Interpretive Site, which has a short trail leading to the cave, is also nearby.
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 east from I-5 and head south on Road 25. Go left at Y towards Highway 23 and continue for 8 miles. Take a right on Road 28 and another right on Road 76. Proceed to the campground.
Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00
Overall great spot. We had site 2. Most sites were okay size. If you have large groups you'll need more than 1 site. Our site was pretty good sized though. There are 2 vault toilets that were maintained very well and they have a dumpster for trash.
Sites were quiet. You don't hear vehicle traffic at all. You also don't hear the water from the river (we wouldn't have minded but i think its a littletoo far to hear it). We did hear fireworks but otherwise it was very quiet.
Also, dont get this confused with the Tower Rock RV Campground when you search on Maps because the signs are not as clear as they can be and it will likely automatically take you to the RV one. The guy at the RV site was nice to direct us back but i guess its a very common occurrence.
Again overall its a great spot and We'd go back.
Very pretty campground, well managed, especially the bathrooms. Some things I wish I had known before going- the drinking water is no longer drinkable due to rust, so you need to bring your own water. Also, the Cispus River at the campground was dry when we went in early September, so you will have to drive down to yellowjacket creek to swim which wasn't too much of a hassle.
Beautiful space: tons of huge trees, beautiful sites and friendly hosts. It is a good idea to make reservations ahead of time, although there are some first come, first serve spots. The area is pretty isolated; this is great if you just want to camp with maybe one day trip. Also, check out the cave nearby! Just don't drive too far up the mountain or you'll get stuck.
Great place super quiet and clean. Camp hosts were fantastic! Near Angel falls which is a steep hike but so worth it.
Wonderful first stay at Tower Rock! Host was friendly, mostly tent campers, quiet, and clean restrooms. Easier drive than Iron Creek and plenty of close-by hikes to explore. Water is rusty so we brought our own. No river access from the campground.
