RECREATION OPPORTUNITY GUIDE

Olympic National Forest

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Big Creek Campground Recommended Season

Hood Canal Ranger District – Quilcene Office SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER
295142 Highway 101 S. P.O. Box 280
Quilcene, WA 98376 (360) 765-2200

ACCESS: Travel US Highway 101 to
Hoodsport and turn west onto State Route 119.
Drive 9 miles to the junction with FS Road #24.
Turn left and travel 100 yards. The entrance to
Big Creek Campground is on the right side of the
road.
Lake Cushman and the Staircase entrance to
Olympic National Park are nearby with a public
boat ramp available at Lake Cushman State Park.
Mt. Ellinor, Jefferson Pass, Mt. Rose, and Dry
Creek trails are located within 8 miles of the
campground.

North FEE: Regular $14.00 camping fee covers two

No Scale licensed passenger vehicles and a maximum of
Road
Mt. Rose Trail #814
Big Creek #2419
eight people. (50% reduced fee with Golden
Campground To Mt. Age/Access & Interagency Senior/Access
Ellinor
Campground passes.) The two vehicle rule includes any
Entrance
F.S. Road #24
combination of the following: passenger cars,
To
trucks, and/or recreation vehicles (NOTE: boat
Staircase SR 119
and recreation trailers are not considered
ONP To Hoodsport passenger vehicles). An additional $5.00 fee is
9 miles
charged for each passenger vehicle over the
limit. No more than 8 people per campsite.
FACILITIES: There are 23 campsites, which
will accommodate tents, trailers, and RVs up to Maximum stay is 14 days. Pets must be leashed.
30 feet in length. Well water, tables, a covered Season lasts from May 15-September 30.
picnic shelter, two loop nature trails, fire rings,
and vault toilets are available within the
campground. Please pack out your garbage and
leave a clean campsite.

SETTING: Camp units are spaced for privacy in

a second-growth forested area. Big Creek—a
small stream—is adjacent to the campground.

OPPORTUNITIES: Hiking, mountain

climbing, fishing, swimming, and exceptional
scenery can be enjoyed in the area. Two loop
nature trails start in the campground, lower loop
1.1 mile, upper loop 4.3 miles. A covered picnic
shelter is available for group–day use only. Fires
in developed campsites only.
Big Creek Campground provides secluded camp units
in a second-growth conifer stand near Lake Cushman.
7/2009