West Eagle Meadow Campground
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.
West Eagle Meadow Campground
The West Eagle Meadow Campground is set amongst towering evergreen forests and across from wildflower covered meadows. The icy cold West Eagle Creek flows near the sites after it leaves the Eagle Cap Wilderness . The campground offers tent/small trailer campsites, walk-in tent sites, and a picnic area. Adjacent to the campground in the West Eagle Meadows Trailhead which has a combination horse camp and trailhead.
Before you go
Season
July
Reservations
This site is not reservable.
Fees
Although the daily vehicle parking fee for both the campground and trailhead is $5.00/day, there are actually 2 separate fee sites. The trailhead fee can be covered with a Northwest Forest Pass or any form of the America the Beautiful National Pass. Passes can be obtained before you visit at these websites and locations . You can also use the self-service fee station which is located at the site for purchasing day passes. The campground fee is $10.00/night for users staying in the designated campsites. A self-service fee station is located near the information board. Visitors parking at the site in either the campsites or trailhead parking areas and spending extended time in the backcountry will need to have multiple day passes (or an annual pass for trailhead use).
Restrictions
General rules of use and restrictions apply for this developed recreation site. Motorized vehicles, bicycles, carts, hand glider and other mechanical equipment is prohibited in the Wilderness area.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.