Beaver Campground

Beaver Campground is nestled among large, old maple and sycamore trees, offering a quiet and private family camping experience. Its location along the Wind River provides opportunities for anglers, and the surrounding forest allows visitors the chance to discover many animal and plant species. The Wind River offers Chinook salmon and steelhead trout fishing — check state regulations for season open and close. The nearby Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fish hatchery offers opportunities in the spring to view Chinook salmon. Kayaks and canoes are permitted on the river, and the surrounding area offers hiking, horseback riding and biking. Berry picking is popular in season. The campground consists of 24 campsites that can accommodate either tents or RVs, plus one group site for up to 50 people and 10 vehicles. Vault toilets and drinking water are available on-site, and picnic tables and fire pits are provided. Beaver is very unique in having a swingset, activity field and horseshoe pit on-site, providing entertainment for all ages. Beaver sits in the Mount Adams Ranger District, in the easternmost portion of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest — over 1.3 million acres in southwest Washington, including the 110,000-acre Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument established by Congress in 1982. The district spans 367,000 acres and takes in the Mt Adams, Indian Heaven and Trapper Creek Wildernesses. Mt Adams, a potentially active stratovolcano and the second-tallest mountain in Washington state, is a prominent landmark. Elevations range between 1,200 feet at the Wind River Work Center, 12 miles north of Carson, and 12,276 feet at the summit of Mt. Adams, across habitats from old growth and second growth forest to wetlands, low and high elevation meadows and lakes, and glaciers. This is one of the closest Forest Service campsites to the Columbia River Gorge and Portland, Oregon. The nearby town of Carson is known for its hot springs, and visitors can also find the Wind River Arboretum, a golf course, restaurants and shopping.