Walk-in tent sites
Some tent sites are kept apart from the cars: you park, and carry the tent the last stretch. These are those sites in our guides, every one with our photo of it, nearest Portland first.
The walk is a gravel path at Dairy Creek, a bridge and a path through the ferns at Lake Quinault, and from the trailhead at Devils Lake.
Dairy Creek Campground 12
Twelve walk-in tent sites on the West Loop at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park, 51 minutes west of Portland, with parking and water nearby. Open all year; book up to six months ahead. In our photos each is a gravel path to a framed tent pad.
Lost Creek Campground 4
Five walk-to sites a short way off the loop, B1 to B5, under tall firs beside a clear creek a mile and a half from McNeil, an hour and a half from Portland. At Recreation.gov; in 2026, open May 22 to September 30.
Falls Creek Campground, Lake Quinault 9
Nine walk-ins on the far side of Falls Creek at Lake Quinault, in the Olympic rain forest, reached by a bridge: you carry your gear in along a path through the ferns. About four hours from Portland. Reservations at Recreation.gov; a reserved site must be taken within 24 hours.
Walk-in Aa canopy over the table, a path in through ferns
Walk-in Ba table in the ferns, mossy trees
Walk-in Ca path through ferns to a table
Walk-in Dtwo tents at the end of a fern path
Walk-in Ea table and fire ring in a fern clearing
Walk-in Fa busy table under big trees
Walk-in Ga path in through ferns to a tent
Walk-in Htents among ferns and moss
Walk-in Itents and a full table
Devils Lake Campground 11
Ten hike-in, tent-only sites, the Forest Service says (eleven are numbered on our map), on a small green lake below South Sister, 50 minutes from Bend and under five hours from Portland. You park at the South Sister / Devils Lake trailhead and walk in; camp only in the designated sites.
Site 1a fire ring and logs, the lake through the trees
Site 2logs around a fire ring, the lake just beyond
Site 3a tent among firs, logs and rocks
Site 4a big clearing in the trees
Site 5a tent at the edge, the lake right below
Site 6a gravel bench above the water, a big log
Site 7a table and fire ring among thin firs
Site 8a table and fire ring, firs round it
Site 9two tents and a table in an open clearing
Site 10a table beside a boulder, lava rock behind
Site 11a table among lava boulders
From each campground's guide, where the sources are; what is said under a photo is what the photo shows, and nothing more. Checked October 2026.
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