About this campground
Provides access to: Thomas Lake Trail #111 which enters Indian Heaven Wilderness from the west. Gravel parking area for 10 vehicles.
Getting there
From Carson, WA follow Wind River Hwy (Forest Road 30) north for about 5 miles to Forest Road 65 (Turn right onto Old State Road and take the 1st left onto Forest Road 65/Panther Creek Road). Continue to follow Forest Road 65 for 16 miles. Trailhead will be on the right. (The trail is not accessible from the north via Road 30 because the Rush Creek Bridge is out).
Activities
- FISHING
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- CULTUS CREEK CG (WA) GIFFORD PINCHOT NFGifford Pinchot National Forest5 mi
- Huckleberry AccessGifford Pinchot National Forest6 mi
- Paradise Creek campgroundGifford Pinchot National Forest6 mi
- Forest Road 90Gifford Pinchot National Forest8 mi
- Peterson Prairie CabinGifford Pinchot National Forest9 mi
- Peterson Prairie CampgroundGifford Pinchot National Forest9 mi
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Trailhead: Thomas Lake doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Washington campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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