Slab Camp/Deer Ridge Trailhead

Was the only one here on a Thursday night, but decided to car camp due to the cold. There are about 5 sites with rock fire pits and a decent amount of space. A nice quiet place to spend the night even if you’re not trying to hike

This area is more of a trailhead than a campsite. It's up some logging type roads and has a large gravel lot for parking. There are a lot of spots that you could wander into the woods and set up camp on a mossy bed under the canopy. A creek runs through on the northwest corner with a bit of flat clear ground that would make a nice campsite. There is a small road just to the north that goes to the west. There are a few suitable areas for campsites on a couple of loop trails big enough for a car.

This backcountry Forest Service camp is 3 miles down the slab creek trail where it intersects with the Gray Wolf River. It’s a great camp with a handful of spaces with established fire pits. This camp is dog friendly, no permit necessary and absolutely free! Right on the confluence so you may need to yell at your camp buddies to be heard but it’s gorgeous and absolutely deserted. Nobody at the camp the weekend after 4th of July and in one of the most deserted river valleys in the Olympics.