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Walupt Lake Campground offers scenic views of Mt. Adams and the surrounding forest on the west end of Walupt Lake. The sites here provide plenty of privacy and ample shade form the surrounding hemlock, cedar and fir trees.
Walupt Lake Campground is a great choice for visitors looking to fish, swim, boat or explore the numerous hiking, biking and horseback riding trails in the area.
Anglers can fish for brook, rainbow and cutthroat trout in Walupt Lake. Swimming and the use of motorized and non-motorized boats is also permitted.
Numerous trailheads can be accessed from this campground. Walupt Lake Trail, Nannie Ridge Trail and Coleman Weedpatch Trail are popular hiking and equestrian trails.
Walupt Lake Campground offers some tent-only sites, but standard sites have gravel spurs that can accommodate RVs between 20-40 feet. Each walk-in tent site along the lake shore has a small beach area.
Campsites include picnic tables and campfire rings. Vault toilets are provided on the premises.
A horse camp is adjacent to this campground.
Walupt Lake spans 384 acres and is the second largest lake in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The clear mountain waters are popular with anglers who come here to cast for Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout.
This campground is surrounded by the Goat Rocks Wilderness, named for the rugged peaks where numerous mountain goats are found. Scattered throughout the area are alpine meadows, lakes and ponds.
Walupt Lake's location between Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier and Mount St. Helens makes it possible to explore any of these areas on a day trip.
This location has limited staffing. Please call (360) 686-3008 for general information.
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 I-5 to Highway 12 towards Packwood, then take Highway 21 to FS Road 2160 to the campground.
Extra Vehicle Fee $8.00
Trailhead for Nannie Ridge Loop Trail is located here. Parking for the overnight hikers is very limited and Northwest Forest Pass is required. Get there early. We squeezed into the last spot at 7am very tightly, in our Toyota FJ, right next to the shitters. The Nannie Ridge trail up to the peak is moderately strenuous as you get all of your elevation gain at the start. Continue upward and when you begin to level out and see sky don't miss the peak trail on the left up to Nannie Peak. It's about a half mile or so up to the remnants of the old fire lookout. Once down and back on the loop trail it's all gravy to Sheep Lake. Camp there for the night. Several spots to choose from. Warning: mosquitoes were VERY abundant but easily repelled with DEET 98% and netting. Enjoy a swim, the sunset and a very starry night sky. The rest of the loop awaits you the next morning. About 100 yards past Sheep Lake is the trail connection to the Pacific Crest Trail. Take a right to go south and continue on the loop. Easy walking for the next several miles and constant views of Mt. Adams. Where the PCT intersects with the Walupt Lake Trail is a good spot to hydrate, adjust packs, have lunch and get ready for the home stretch back to Walupt Lake campground. From here, you'll lose 1000 feet in elevation down into a drainage basin. A good stretch of trail was a rocky, washed out series of messy switchbacks along Walupt Creek. Easily the worst section of the loop. At the bottom you'll enjoy a nearly flat walk through the forest next to the lake and back to the parking lot. Happy hiking. Map distance is about 15 miles. My final pedometer reading said 24 miles. Go figure.
Excellent quite camp spot for an easy hike or long hike. Awesome views. Nice beach area for kids and perfect calm lake for canoeing.
Came here 9/24/18 to hike cispus pass loop trail. The campground is nice and looks spacious. I did not check it all out, but there was tent camp spots right on the lake across from the hiking parking area. 2 vaulted bathrooms. A day use parking area for a $5 fee. A horse camp before you get to walupt lake campground. There was an empty camp host spot and a spot where firewood is sold.
Forrest road 21 from packwood, WA is 21 miles and took me over an hour to get to the lake. Its rough washboard and potholes. Walupt like road is fairly nice and paved minus some big pot hole areas and a section where the road is damaged. There is a boat ramp here. Wouldn't mind coming back here for a camp trip. There is no cell service out here anywhere.
We do our family camping trip here every year. Beautiful lake, great campground and dog friendly. The host even moved things around and helped us get 4 spots all together. Great hikes around the area as well!
