Campground: Government Mineral Springs
This is a historic site in an attractive old-growth forest setting. The campground was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937. Camp sites for tent camping are located under trees around the edge of the foundation of the old resort hotel that was built in 1910 and burned in 1935, in an unusual configuration for a campground. The Iron Mike Bubbling Spring provides mineral water once thought to have medicinal properties. The campground is located near Trapper Creek Wilderness. Nearby trails provide access to this Wilderness.
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General Information
Year-round
Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
50% discount for single site camping with any of these passes: Interagency Senior, Interagency Access, Golden Age, or Golden Access. Applies to fee for site occupied by the pass holder.
Maximum vehicle length is 18 feet.
Overnight Use:
Single Site: $10 per night
Overnight fee payment options: Cash, Check or Scan & Pay.
*Suggestion: Download the recreation.gov app before your trip to have the ability to scan & pay digitally on-site.
Contact Name: Mt. Adams Ranger District Office
Contact Phone: (509) 395-3400
Getting There
Latitude / Longitude
Latitude: 45.882978
Longitude: -121.997807
Directions
From Carson, Washington travel north on Wind River Highway/Forest Road to the Fish Hatchery. Just past the Fish Hatchery, after about 13.5 miles, Forest Road 30 forms a V with Forest Road 3065. At this V take the left fork on to 3065 and continue for about a mile to the campground.
Facility and Amenity Information
Restrooms
Restrooms are available at this site.
Water
Potable water is not available at this site.
