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Winston Creek Campground is a camp(s) and is located in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The elevation above sea level is 189 meters.
This fully forested and streamside campground offers visitors 11 campsites. It’s located within Winston Creek Forest Block that offers only dispersed recreation aside from the campground, and is very popular for elk hunting. Winston Creek Campground closes seasonally from mid-December through mid-May. Accommodates RVs up to 25 feet.
Directions: Start on Highway 12 southeast of Chehalis (between mileposts 82-83). Go south on Winston Creek Road for 3.6 miles. Turn left on Longbell Road for 1 mile. The site is on the right.
Camping at Winston Creek Campground is by reservation only and is open from mid-May through mid-December. Reservations are free of charge and a Discover Pass is required for camping. There is one group site, which can accommodate four to eight people, and nine individual sites available for groups of six or less. Stay limit is seven consecutive days and no more than 10 days in 365 day period. Reservations can be made up to 30 days in advance.
Place is pretty small and there's bees almost everywhere.. I mean yes your in the middle of the woods but whoever sponsors the campground should have been traps or something for the people who are deathly allergic to bees cuz your 1 wayyyyy to far away from a hospital and 2 most definitely going to die before u make it to a hospital. Overall the sites u camp at are pretty nice and the river/creek isn't bad enough other except there's tones or crawdads chilling in the creek. Don't wanna get your little toesies pinched by one of them suckers lol over all place is pretty cool but would be wayy better with showers installed . Bring a discovery pass if u wanna camp!! It's a one way all the way around the camps Soo be sure to venture off too your right not your left
This is a hidden gem for sure, you have to call and reserve the site you want ahead of time (no same day, because there is no host on site). You just open the gate and go to your assigned spot. And it looks like all sites have river access, but here’s a little tip: #4, 5 & 6 had the best water access by far. And when spot #10 reopens that would be probably be my personal favorite…. ;-)
Happy camping!
There is no regular campost on duty and no garbage is taken care of. the gates are left unlocked constantly and bathrooms are in disarray. It would behoove them to reach out to those of us who have been camphost in the Past who would be able and willing to do it again.
We really enjoyed our stay at Winston Creek. There were some potholes throughout the loop but they weren't too bad. No hookups and the bathrooms were a little rough (bring your own toilet paper just in case), but it was very quiet and enjoyable. Sites were spaced out nicely so it felt pretty secluded. We stayed in site 7 and our 21 ft hybrid trailer fit just fine. We walked around the campground and really would have enjoyed any of the sites. For a travel trailer, I think sites 1, 3 and 5 would have been our least favorite for backing in but all would have been completely doable. This is a DNR campground so no host onsite - bring your own firewood. From site 1 and group site 2 we found a couple different trails to the creek with a little bank for hanging out but not sure there were any other access points to be on the water (we had a trail from our site and could see the water but there wasn't a place to actually get down to it). We will definitely be back.
I just drove through to scope it out. The camp sites are nice though too close for my comfort. Many were drive through with full hookups. As it is nestled in the forest the camp sites are well shaded.
