Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Forest Service3,858,129 acres · USDA Forest Service
Can you sleep here
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Stay limit14 days in most forests — the exact limit is set per forest and district
In an RVDispersed sites are unimproved: no hookups, no water, no dump station, and access roads are often unsurfaced. Designated wilderness inside the unit is closed to all vehicles.
Rule36 CFR 261.58 — occupancy and use, set by forest order
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 6,028 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 142
- Longest rig
- 130 ft
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
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Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 142 campgrounds shown
142 of 142 campgrounds
- Alpine Meadows Campground4 sitesSeason not published
- American Forks Campgroundto 45 ft · 12 sitesMay · Reservations accepted
- American Ridge Lodgeto 20 ft · 1 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- American River Guard Stationto 15 ft · 1 sitesReservations accepted
- Antilon Lake CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Atkinson Flat CampgroundSeason not published
- Ballard CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- Beverly CampgroundMid May – Late October · First-come, first-served
- Big Hill CampsiteSeason not published
- Black Pine Lake CampgroundApril · First-come, first-served
- Blackpine Horse CampSeason not published
- Bridge Creek CampgroundReservations accepted
- Buck Lake CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- Bumping Lake Campgroundto 126 ft · 62 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Camp Four CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- Cascade Creek CampgroundSeason not published
- Cayuse Horse Campto 65 ft · 14 sites · Pull-throughEarly June – Mid-September · Reservations accepted
- Cedar Springs CampgroundReservations accepted
- Chatter Creek CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Chewuch CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- Chiwawa Horse CampSeason not published
- Cle Elum River CampgroundMid-May – Mid-September · First-come, first-served
- Clear Lake North CampgroundNo
- Clear Lake North Group CampgroundReservations accepted
- Clear Lake South CampgroundNo
- Corral Creek CampgroundReservations accepted
- Cottonwood Cabinto 30 ft · 1 sitesReservations accepted
- Cottonwood Campground - Entiat Ranger DistrictFirst-come, first-served
- Cottonwood Campground - Naches RDReservations accepted
- Cougar Flat Campgroundto 40 ft · 12 sitesReservations accepted
- Crow Creek CampgroundNo
- Deep Creek Trailhead - Naches RDSeason not published
- Deer Point CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Dog Lake CampgroundNo
- Domke Falls CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Domke Lake, Stuart Camp, Hatchery CampgroundsFirst-come, first-served
- Early Winters CampgroundApril · First-come, first-served
- East Kachess Group Siteto 30 ft · 1 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Eightmile Campgroundto 47 ft · 26 sitesReservations accepted
- Falls Creek CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- Finner Creek CampgroundSeason not published
- Fish Lake CampgroundSeason not published
- Flat CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- Foggy Dew CampgroundApril · First-come, first-served
- Fox Creek CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- French Cabin Creek Recreation AreaSeason not published
- Glacier View CampgroundSeason not published
- Goose Creek CampgroundSeason not published
- Graham Harbor CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Graham Harbor Creek CampgroundSeason not published
- Grasshopper Meadows CampgroundSeason not published
- Grouse Creek Group Site1 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Grouse Mountain CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Halfway Flat Campgroundto 130 ft · 8 sites · Pull-throughMid-May · Reservations accepted
- Halfway Flat Dispersed CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Halfway SpringsFirst-come, first-served
- Handy Springs CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Hart's Pass CampgroundJuly · First-come, first-served
- Hause Creek Campgroundto 74 ft · 42 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Hell's Crossing Campgroundto 40 ft · 18 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Holden Ballpark CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Honeymoon CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- Icewater Creek CampgroundJune – Snow Fall · First-come, first-served
- Icicle Group Campgroundto 25 ft · 1 sitesReservations accepted
- Ida Creek CampgroundSeason not published
- Indian Creek CampgroundReservations accepted
- Indian Creek Recreation Area CampgroundSeason not published
- Indian Flat Group Campgroundto 30 ft · 1 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Johnny Creek CampgroundSeason not published
- Junior Point CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Kachess Campgroundto 110 ft · 149 sites · Pull-throughEarly June – mid-September · First-come, first-served
- Kaner Flat Campgroundto 105 ft · 44 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Kaner Flat Riverfront Group CampgroundReservations accepted
- Ken Wilcox Campground at Haney Meadowsearly June – late October
- Klipchuck CampgroundMay – end of October · First-come, first-served
- Lake Creek CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Lake Creek Campground - Little Wenatchee RiverSeason not published
- Little Naches Campgroundto 48 ft · 16 sitesReservations accepted
- Lodgepole CampgroundReservations accepted
- Lone Fir CampgroundJune (snow is usually melted out of some sites) – late October · First-come, first-served
- Longmire MeadowNo
- Loup Loup CampgroundApril – late October · First-come, first-served
- Lucerne CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Manastash Camp / TrailheadEarly June – Late October
- Meadow Creek CampgroundSeason not published
- Meadows CampgroundJuly · First-come, first-served
- Mineral Springs CampgroundLate May – Late September · First-come, first-served
- Mitchell Creek CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Moore Point CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Mystery CampgroundApril · First-come, first-served
- Napeequa Crossing CampgroundSeason not published
- Nason Creek Campgroundto 35 ft · 73 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Nice CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- Nineteenmile Campground4 sitesSeason not published
- North Fork CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Owhi CampgroundEarly June – Late October
- Peninsula CampgroundNo
- Phelps Creek Campground/Horse CampSeason not published
- Pine Flats CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Pine Needle Group Campgroundto 30 ft · 1 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Pleasant Valley Campgroundto 40 ft · 17 sitesReservations accepted
- Ponderosa CampFirst-come, first-served
- Poplar Flat CampgroundApril · First-come, first-served
- Prince Creek CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Rainy Creek CampgroundSeason not published
- Red Mountain CampgroundLate May – Early October · First-come, first-served
- Refrigerator Harbor CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Riders CampEarly June – Late October
- River Bend CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- Riverbend CampgroundSeason not published
- Rock Creek Campground4 sitesSeason not published
- Rock Island CampgroundSeason not published
- Ruffed Grouse CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- Safety Harbor Campground [CLOSED]First-come, first-served
- Salmon Cove Group Campgroundto 40 ft · 1 sitesReservations accepted
- Salmon La Sac Campgroundto 127 ft · 69 sites · Pull-throughLate May – Mid-September · Reservations accepted
- Sawmill Flat Campgroundto 60 ft · 24 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Schaefer Creek CampgroundSeason not published
- Silver Falls CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Snowberry Bowl CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Soda Springs CampgroundReservations accepted
- South Creek CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- South Fork Bay CampgroundNo
- South Fork Group CampgroundReservations accepted
- South Fork Tieton Dispersed CampingSeason not published
- Spruce Grove CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Swauk CampgroundMemorial Day – Mid-September · First-come, first-served
- Taneum Cabinto 40 ft · 1 sites · Pull-throughMemorial Day – Labor Day · Reservations accepted
- Taneum CampgroundEarly June – Labor Day · First-come, first-served
- Taneum Junction CampgroundMid-May – Late October · First-come, first-served
- Teanaway Guard Station1 sitesReservations accepted
- Tumwater CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Twisp River Horse CampJune · First-come, first-served
- Tyee Lookout1 sitesReservations accepted
- War Creek CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- White Pass Lake (Leech Lake) CampgroundNo
- White River Falls CampgroundSeason not published
- Willows Campgroundto 40 ft · 16 sitesReservations accepted
- Windy Camp CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Windy Point Campgroundto 42 ft · 14 sitesReservations accepted
- Wish Poosh Campgroundto 60 ft · 34 sitesMemorial Day – Mid-September
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
The Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Okanogan County in north-central Washington, United States.
Extract from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Agency description not published.
No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
- Pasayten Wilderness531,325 acres
- William O. Douglas Wilderness168,954 acres
- Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness153,153 acres
- Goat Rocks Wilderness108,196 acres
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