USDA Forest Service · Washington
Alder Thicket Cg
USDA Forest Service · Washington, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,112 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- POMEROY GROUSE (NFSR 4000000) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Pomeroy, Washington
About
US Forest Service campground. Welcome to the northern gateway into the Blues. This campground is located just off of Forest Service Road 40, which is just three miles into the Blue Mountains. Overgrown trees and tall Alder shrubbery will provide plenty of shade for Grouse, White- Tailed deer and yourself on hot summer days. Hiking trails are within five miles and the Clearwater Guard station is six miles from the Alder Thicket Campground. Pack out what you pack in. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 21° | -19° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 20° | -16° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 24° | 11° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 28° | 8° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 37° | 26° | 76° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 44° | 32° | 77° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 55° | 43° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 54° | 43° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 46° | 34° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 36° | 25° | 69° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 27° | 10° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 21° | 5° | 51° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Big Springs Cg · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Forest Boundary Cg · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Pataha Cg · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Clearwater Lookout Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 1 sites
- Clearwater Big House · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 1 sites
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