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Recreation Region: Mt. Adams Area

Campground: Goose Lake

Goose Lake is a popular fishing, boating and swimming lake. It is especially good for children. The lake is stocked with fish several times a season. The day use area has parking, picnic tables, a vault toilet and a boat ramp. Campsites are located in level spots on the hillside with attractive views of the lake. Parking for the sites is on the road side. The sites are walk in and allow tent camping only.

View a map of Goose Lake Campground (.pdf)

Current Conditions
10/28/2024: Campground is closed and gated for the winter season. When it is open the fee is $20 per site per night. For further information contact Mt. Adams Ranger District at 509-395-3402 or ExplorUS at 661-702-1420.

General Information

06/14/2024 - 10/2024

Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.

  • Camping: 50% discount for single site camping with any of these passes: Interagency Senior, Interagency Access, Golden Age, or Golden Access.
  • Day use: Recreation passes may be used as a form of fee payment.

RVs are not recommended.

Overnight Use:
Single Site: $20/night.
Additional Vehicle: $8/night.
Interagency Senior/Access Recreation Passes provide a 50% discount to Single Campsites ONLY.
*The discount applies only to the fee for the campsite physically occupied by the pass holder, not to any additional fee or campsite(s) occupied by members of the pass holder's party.*
https://store.usgs.gov/recreational-passes
Day Use: $5/vehicle/day.
Northwest Forest Passes are Honored: $30/annual.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=fsbdev2_027010
Interagency Recreation Passes are Honored for Day Use.
store.usgs.gov/recreational-passes
Please be prepared to pay with CASH or CHECK.
*Sites may be reservable and reservation fees apply.*

  • Camping: $20/night; $8/extra vehicle
  • Day use: $5/vehicle/day

Contact Name: Mt. Adams Ranger District

Contact Phone: 509-395-3402

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 45.9395

Longitude: -121.7564

Directions

From Carson,  Washington, drive north for 4.8 miles on Wind River Highway (Forest Road 30) to Panther Creek Road. Take a right on Panther Creek Road at the sign for Panther Creek Campground.  Stay on this road which becomes Forest Road 65 at the forest boundary for approximately 11 miles.  At the intersection with Forest Road 60, take a right onto Forest Road 60. Continue on Forest Road 60 to the campground which is well signed.  

From Trout Lake, Washington drive west on Highway 141 to the forest boundary, where Highway 141 becomes Forest Road 24. Continue west on Forest Road 24 past Peterson Prairie Campground to the intersection with Forest Road 60.  At this intersection continue straight onto Forest Road 60.  At the intersection with Forest Road 66 follow the signs for Goose Lake, taking a right to continue driving west on Forest Road 60 and turn right at the sign for the campground about 3 1/2 miles past the intersection.

Facility and Amenity Information

Accessibility

Restrooms

Restrooms are available at this site.

Water

Potable water is not available at this site.

Recreation Opportunities

Last updated April 22nd, 2025