Best Dispersed Camping near Hamilton, WA
Several free dispersed camping options surround the Baker Lake area near Hamilton, Washington. Lower Sandy Dispersed Camp offers lakeside sites with picnic tables, fire rings, and a pit toilet. The camp requires driving down a gravel road with potholes past Horseshoe Cove Campground. A camper noted, "Some sites are marked and some are not. There's a single pit toilet and no running water."
Baker Lake Road provides numerous pullout camping spots along a gravel route. These sites vary from waterfront locations to forest settings, with no facilities available. The road requires moderate vehicle clearance in some sections. According to reviews, "If you think all the spots are taken, keep driving. So many spots along Baker Lake Road." National Forest Road 33 offers additional primitive sites, though the road "gets much rougher the further you go" and is not suitable for low-clearance vehicles. Further options include NF-1062 dispersed sites along a creek, which require higher clearance vehicles to access deeper spots. Most dispersed areas permit campfires when seasonal restrictions aren't in place, and typically require Northwest Forest Passes.
