Horse Camp: Falls Creek
Small attractively wooded horse camp with a highline at each site. The campground has access to several trails including Indian Heaven Wilderness via the Race Track Trail #171 across the road from the campground. The interior road is narrow and lacks large vehicle turning radius. Campground and roads are gravel. Interior roads have tight turns and the camp sites are small.
More like this: first-come in Washington · tent only in Washington
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Status | Closed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date. |
| Forest | Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
| Rules | Wilderness regulations apply within Indian Heaven Wilderness. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 45.9665° N, 121.8447° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedNatural Bridges Pile Rx
9 mi from the campground
- PrescribedSouth Park Rx
26 mi from the campground
- PrescribedTracy Hill Rx
27 mi from the campground · 71 acres
- WildfireClark Road
38 mi from the campground · 27 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 15.1 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Sportsman's Warehouse ↗ | 40.2 mi |
| RV sales & service | Camping World ↗ | 43.4 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
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Horse Creek Campground Aerial View w/ Site reference [Feb 2026]
Worth a stop
- 2.7 miTrailhead: Thomas Lake ↗Trailhead
- 12.9 miTrailhead: Monte Cristo-Upper ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 0.1 miIndian Racetrack3.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 0.1 miUpper Falls Creek ↗11.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.7 miShortcut0.9 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 2.3 miTerminator ↗4.6 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 2.4 miRush Creek Sno-Trail4 mi trail · snowshoe, ski
- 2.6 miTombstone Lake0.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trailheads within three miles
- under 0.1 miTrailhead: Indian Race Track - North ↗Gifford Pinchot National Forest
- 0.2 miTrailhead: McClellan Meadows-Upper ↗Gifford Pinchot National Forest
- 2.3 miTrailhead: Indian Race Track - South ↗Gifford Pinchot National Forest
- 2.7 miTrailhead: Thomas Lake ↗Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
- inGifford Pinchot National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,496,308 acres
- 0.4 miIndian Heaven Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 20,784 acres
- 8.2 miTrapper Creek Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 5,963 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Questions people ask
Is Horse Camp: Falls Creek open right now?
Closed for the season as of Oct 26, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
Can I bring an RV to Horse Camp: Falls Creek?
Horse Camp: Falls Creek is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Horse Camp: Falls Creek is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Forlorn Lakes CG Gifford Pinchot NF (4.2 mi, first-come), Trailhead: Crest Camp (4.5 mi, first-come), and Paradise Creek Campground (4.6 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby