Trailhead: Crest Camp

in Gifford Pinchot National Forest

The numbers that decide it

Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.

Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.

Trailhead: Crest Camp

This trailhead provides easy access to good hiking and horse back riding on the Pacific Crest Trail which runs north from the trailhead to Indian Heaven Wilderness and south past the Big Lava Bed. Parking for about 10 vehicles. Amenties include picnic table, information board, and vault toilet. No potable water.

Before you go

Fees

$5/vehicle/day

Restrictions

Only one back-in is allowed at this site. Others can park on the road. • Motorized vehicles & bicycles prohibited on Pacific Crest Trail.

Scenic drives that pass close

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.