In Tom Farbo's book, White Pine, Wobblies and Wannigans, he describes Potlatch Camp 60 as a key terminus camp. It was located on Lower Washington Creek in the North Fork of the Clearwater River Drainage.

The camp was most active from 1948-1963. It began as a rail camp but was later changed to one from which logs were hauled out by truck. The vast stands of white pine began to suffer from an epidemic of insects and disease and Potlatch accelerated the harvest of these trees during that 15-year period. When the camp was closed, the buildings were removed and the steel rain line removed.

During its heyday, Camp 60 had the traditional crew positions including foremen, flunkies and loggers.

The area is popular today with groups like Public Lands Access Year-round (PLAY) for various outdoor recreational activities. PLAY's annual rally begins at Camp 60.

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