Site Temporarily Closed

To ensure public and firefighter safety in response to the Bear Gulch Fire this campground is closed.

Lebar Horse Camp

Large evergreen conifers and hardwoods provide plenty of shade. 13 campsites are available that accommodate a horse trailer and camper with room to hitch horses to a highline near each camp unit. Vault toilet and picnic shelter. No potable water is available at this time.

This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.

Horseback riding, hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting are available in the area. The Lower South Fork Skokomish Trail #873 is located across from the entrance to LeBar Horse Camp and is open to stock.

Please contact Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife for more information on hunting in the Olympic National Forest.

Active Alerts

Updated Bear Gulch Fire Area Closure (8/05/25)

General Information

Please note, that this site is designed for stock use. If your party does not need access to a horse campsite, please consider selecting another campground, such as Brown Creek Campground.

Please be aware that recreating near and in horse campgrounds can provide a different experience than when camping in a non-stock campground. Horse camps are designed to include more for parking and hitching/corralling stock reducing areas for other activities. The presence of stock in the camp can also create different noises and smells than at a non-stock campground. Please be courteous to all users.

May through September

Overnight use: 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.

Trailers and RVs max length 28-feet.

Overnight Use:
Single Site: $14 per night
Additional Vehicle Fee: $5 per vehicle per night

This is a first-come, first-served campground – reservations are not accepted. Pay upon arrival.

Fee payment options: Scan & Pay. The Olympic National Forest has gone primarily cashless.

*Suggestion: Download the recreation.gov app before your trip to have the ability to scan & pay digitally on-site.

Pets must remain on leash.

A one story building made of wood, the Quilcene office is surrounded by trees, with a flagpole in the front.

Address: 295142 Highway 101 S. Quilcene, WA 98376
Phone: (360) 765-2200
Hours: Tuesday-Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Closed on federal holidays)
Office Email: sm.fs.oly_so_admin@usda.gov

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 47.427036

Longitude: -123.3253664

Directions

From Shelton, WA, take US Highway 101 north for 6 miles. Then drive west on the Skokomish Valley Road from the George Adams State Fish Hatchery for about 7 miles to Forest Service Road 23. Turn right onto Forest Road 23 and drive 7.0 miles to Forest Road 2353. Turn right onto Forest Road 2353 and drive approximately ¾ mile to the South Fork Skokomish River Bridge. Cross the bridge and make a sharp turn to the left onto Forest Road 2353. LeBar Horse Camp is located 1/2 mile beyond this point on the right of the road.