Cougar Rock Campground in WA -- Campground & RV Camping
Cougar Rock Campground in WA
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 35 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 35 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 27 ft.
- Longest published fifth-wheel site: 27 ft.
- 59 pull-through sites.
- Overhead clearance: 7 ft.
- Driveway grade: severe.
Campground details
Setting
Cougar Rock Campground sits at 3,180 feet elevation in Mount Rainier National Park, adjacent to the Nisqually River and surrounded by thick evergreen forest. The facility features 173 rustic campsites equipped with picnic tables, fire rings, flush toilets, and drinking water, but no hookups. The grounds include an amphitheater for ranger programs and a lookout point with views of Mount Rainier. Experienced hikers can access the 93-mile Wonderland Trail directly from the campground, and the Paradise area is a short drive up the road.
Getting there: Cougar Rock Campground is located 14 miles east of Ashford, Washington, on State Route 706/Paradise Road.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 179-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Eagle Peak stands 2,790 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles southeast.
- Nisqually River runs 0.2 mi off.
- Most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 41–55°F, 10.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 28 of 100.