Smoky Swamp (FR 3000103) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Smoky Swamp (FR 3000103) in WA
Road corridorGifford Pinchot NF, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
20 mi from Carson
Maps 3,062 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Gifford Pinchot National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 4/2–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Moderate
- All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Near Upper Curly Creek Falls.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 0: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Lone Butte stands 1,698 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles northeast.
- A pond lies 0.5 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 39–55°F, 8.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.