Alder Thicket
Alder Thicket is a national forest campground in Washington.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Washington
- Coordinates
- 46.25831, -117.56731
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/umatilla/recarea/?recid=56675
About Alder Thicket
Welcome to the northern gateway into the Blues. This campground is located just off of Forest Service Road 40, which is just three miles into the Blue Mountains. Overgrown trees and tall Alder shrubbery will provide plenty of shade for Grouse, White- Tailed deer and yourself on hot summer days. Hiking trails are within five miles and the Clearwater Guard station is six miles from the Alder Thicket Campground.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 169 designated routes (241 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Thicket Campground | Free campsite | under 0.1 mi | Free | — |
| Big Springs Campground | Free campsite | 2.2 mi | Free | — |
| Big Springs | National forest campground | 2.3 mi | — | — |
| Forest Boundary Campground And Trailhead | National forest campground | 2.4 mi | — | — |
| Forest Boundary Campground | Free campsite | 2.4 mi | Free | — |
| Pataha Campground | Free campsite | 3.4 mi | Free | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.