Ranger Creek Airstrip Dispersed

This is my favorite dispersed site so far. Plenty of room for larger rigs, very close to a river and lots of woods to explore nearby.  Close enough to Mt. Rainier NP and nearby towns for supplies.   Vault toilets if needed, and the airstrip was only used twice in the 4 nights we stayed, i think (heard one mid-day, and saw another late morning).  

There is a single-lane bridge when turning in that could be tricky for a motorhome that is towing, but not enough traffic to cause us any issues getting in. For larger rigs - take the second left (at a Y-intersection, and then keep to the left and you won't have any trouble getting in. Going to the right at the Y takes you to an area that big rigs might have trouble finding spots or turning around, but still doable.

Was busy over the Labor Day weekend, prob around 50 trailers all together, couldn’t even count all the tents. We found a nice area for our 27 foot trailer that wasn’t too close to our neighbors. There are areas that are very shaded and areas that are open. Great for starlink and solar power. My only complaint was the trash that other campers left, mostly those tenting. A few had fires going even though it’s clearly posted NO FIRES. There was a notice posted saying the county is considering making it a reservation/charge area. $5 per night, tenting areas and smaller back in shaded areas are past the pit restroom. When you turn into the area, take the road to the left at the sign for the open area, the road straight is rough and heavily shaded.

Wide open area with plenty of space. The road to get on had some huge pot holes in it, but even in a sedan it was passable going slow enough.

Great find right off of 410 before the pass closes. Plenty of spots over 100 and room for vehicles or tents. If you can get in here you can camp. Fire rings, picnic tables, vault toilets and a cool airfield. Plenty of snow but be careful of the signs and stay on designated roads.

Nice place for dispersed camping and only 5$! close the NP entrance and plenty of space here

100+ sites. $5/night. Can always find a spot. Dry camp only. 3 pit toilets spread out across the area. Can get a little loud depending on your neighbors. I avoid the big holidays.

This is such a cool place to camp! You are literally right on an active airstrip. There are roughly 40 sites spread out along a long narrow loop, with some walk in sites. There are no services here- no water, no, wifi, no trash pick up, no campground host(there is a moderately clean vault toilet). But it’s also free, or a$5 donation at the iron ranger. It was a little confusing. AND IT'S ON AN ACTIVE AIRSTRIP!! Most sites have good trees for hammocks. I strongly suggest you have a way to secure your food and trash as there are lots of squirrels and raccoons. Did I mention it's on an active airstrip? While no planes came in while I was there, I walked across the airstrip to the“comfort station” for fliers and read the log book. Two planes had flown in earlier in the day and left nice messages. It looked like 3-5 planes used the airstip a week in the warm months. The White River is between the campground/airstrip and the highway and it drowns out most of the road noise. I didn’t check things out on the other side of the airstrip too much, but it looked like there were some dispersed sites there as well.

Best in late fall when it's cooler. Less loud drunkards. Dont get me wrong, I love my cocktails but can get a little obnoxious. Can fit large RV's down a half mile rough road. I have been a few times in october/November in a 40 ft 5er. No hookups or onsite water. We went into Mt Ranier nat park and filled a 40 gallon tank from a waterfall along the road then pumped it into the rv. VERY large sites for RVS. Many smaller tent sites. We were there during military skydiving practice. Very cool!

I always thought this was called Buck Creek.. Always camped here when i was young. Love this place.