A forested campground near fishing, and hiking. RV fit varies by site.
Big Coon Creek Campground sits along the bank of Gillham Lake, reachable a short drive east of the town of Gillham via Tower Road and Gillham Lake Road before turning onto Polk Road 474. The lake itself covers 1,370 surface acres with roughly 36 miles of shoreline and is fed by the Cossatot River, a National Wild and Scenic River that gives the area a mix of open water and wooded coves.
Length limits vary by campsite.
Dump station on site.
Availability on Recreation.gov.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 08 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 02 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 10 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 22 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 06 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 12 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 07 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 11 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 17 standard electric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 32 electric individual sites.
493 POLK 246
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Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.
“This is a great place to take the family.”
Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (74 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.
“Perfect time. Great park. Wonderful team running the place.”
“Campsites 9 & 10 were both shady & easy to get into for setup. The swim beach, playground, bathrooms and the camping sites were very clean. The ground hosts were really friendly and accommodating. We highly recommend this place for family relaxation ”
| ✓ |
| $14 |
| 04 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 14 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 15 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 18 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 21 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 03 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 20 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 16 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 19 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $14 |
| 32 standard electric | C | C | $14 |
| 28 standard electric | C | C | $14 |
| 27 standard electric | C | C | $14 |
| 09 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 29 standard electric | C | C | $14 |
| 31 standard electric | C | C | $14 |
| 13 standard electric | R | R | $14 |
| 23 standard electric | C | C | $14 |
| 24 standard electric | C | C | $14 |
| 26 standard electric | C | C | $14 |
| 30 standard electric | C | C | $14 |
| 25 standard electric | C | C | $14 |
| 01 standard electric | R | R | $18 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights15 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights18 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights59 sites open for every nightRentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 75 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.
Travel trailer · 32 ft · sleeps 8 · 77 mi from campground
$128/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 5 · 110 mi from campground
$104/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 25 ft · sleeps 4 · 122 mi from campground
$100/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
View rentalstays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 8. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.
| Month | Open | Booked | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 65% | 4% | 31% |
| Dec 2026 | 69% | 0% | 31% |
| Jan 2027 | 69% | 0% | 31% |
| Feb 2027 | 69% | 0% | 31% |
| Mar 2027 | 64% | 4% | 0% |
| Apr 2027 | 65% | 4% | 0% |
| May 2027 | 69% | 0% | 0% |
For June weekends, book about 116 days ahead. Three in four June Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 24 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 11 days ahead | 55 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 41 days ahead |
| April | 3 days ahead | 48 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 43 days ahead |
| May | 13 days ahead | 57 days ahead | 23 days ahead | 158 days ahead |
| June | 24 days ahead | 116 days ahead | 13 days ahead | 76 days ahead |
| July | 10 days ahead | 38 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 39 days ahead |
| August | 5 days ahead | 27 days ahead | 10 days ahead | 69 days ahead |
| September | 4 days ahead | 53 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 50 days ahead |
| October | 2 days ahead | 22 days ahead | 2 days ahead | 29 days ahead |
| November | 8 days ahead | 25 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 25 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (5,892 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
32 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent or RV, with power
32 sites · $14–$23, $18–$32/night
Loops: BIG COON CREEK loop (32)
19 open Nov 13–Nov 15
