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$27 - $115/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
100 campsites
Season
Mid May to Mid Septe...
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Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
Price
$27 - $115/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
100 campsites
Season
Mid May to Mid Septe...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
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La Wis Wis Campground, US Hwy 12, Packwood, Washington
Groups of 10-plus who want old-growth forest, riverside campsites, and easy access to Purcell Falls Trail #162A will get their money's worth here. Packwood is 4 miles out for resupply, and summer afternoons in the 60s-80s are ideal for fishing the Cowlitz.
No potable water is available due to a benzene contamination issue with no resolution timeline, so hauling all drinking and cooking water for a large group is a real logistical burden. No campfires allowed either, which surprises some first-timers.
Reference information about Campground: Coho Group Camp sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>This is a small group area that has room for 5 vehicles and 25-30 people. It is located within the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recreation/recarea/?recid=31342">La Wis Wis Campground</a>. La Wis Wis is a large campground (100 sites) located right off of US Highway 12 at the junction of the Clear Fork of the Cowlitz and the Ohanapecosh River. It is situated in an old growth stand of Douglas Fir, Hemlock and Cedar. Most sites offer good privacy.</p><p>The <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recreation/recarea/?recid=31284">Purcell Falls Trail #162A</a> and the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recreation/recarea/?recid=31206">Blue Hole Trail #167</a> originate from the campground and offer views of the falls and the Blue Hole along the Ohanapecosh.</p><p>View a <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1032659.pdf">La Wis Wis Campground map</a>. (.pdf)</p>
Elevation is 3,200 ft. This "stock only" campground is a single loop through a stand of mixed conifers which include cedar, hemlock, and White pine. There are lots of trees providing lots of shade but leaving little space for portable corrals. Most sites have highline poles and long pull-through parking aprons that can accommodate big, mulitple horse, trailers. Pleasant, nicely designed campground with trails to keep equestrians busy with varied rides.
Services provided May 26 through September 30
The water spigot is a handpump. Stock water is also provided.
The long parking aprons are gravel and all are pull-throughs.
In Randle, WA, at the intersection of U.S. Rt. 12 and State Rt. 131/Cispus Rd. take Cispus Rd. south .9 mile to a "Y" intersection. Bear left, staying on Cispus Rd/Forest Rt. 12 and go 17.7 miles to another "Y" intersection. Bear left onto Forest Rt. 21 and go 4.6 mile to an intersection and Walupt Lake sign. Turn right onto Forest Rt. 56 (gravel) and go 4.7 miles to Cody Horse Camp sign. Turn right and go .2 miles to campground on left.
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The camp opens mid-May through mid-September. Summer brings daytime highs of 60–80°F with mornings and nights dropping into the 40s and 50s. Rivers run clearest for fishing by midsummer, and trails reach full accessibility. July and August weekends see the heaviest use, especially during holidays. Cool mornings give way to warm afternoons, but evenings require layers as mountain chill settles into the river valley.
Open mid‑May to mid‑Sept; summer temps 60–80°F and rivers clearest for fishing midsummer.
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No campfires
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