Fort Spokane
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- Right now
- Fort Spokane boat launch & day use open; Campground open with some closuresPark Closure naming this campground · open
- A night
- $30From, per site
- Sites
- 68All of them booked ahead
- Season
- Year-roundOpen year-round
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 14 notices
In the agency’s own words
Fort Spokane Campground is a great destination for history buffs, birders and boaters, and the perfect location for travelers who like a combination of history and recreation. Visitors can enjoy boating, fishing, birding or taking in the scenery around the lake at this year-round campground. The facility lies on the shoreline of Lake Roosevelt next to the grounds of a former military fort constructed to keep peace between early settlers and American Indians. Keep reading
Located in the former guardhouse, located in the middle of historic Fort Spokane, the visitor center and museum are open seasonally, from Memorial Day to Labor Day of each year. During the summer of 2023, the Fort Spokane Visitor Center and Museum will be open Friday through Sunday, 11am to 3pm. These hours begin May 26 and end September 3. For an audio description of the park brochure, visit the Publications or Accessibility page of our website: nps.gov/laro Lake Roosevelt is a 130-mile lake of the Columbia River created by the Grand Coulee Dam. Named after President Franklin D. Roosevelt, it is part of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area and managed by the National Park Service.
Recreation
Fort Spokane boasts some of the best bird habitats in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. The prime viewing spot is Hawk Creek, only a few miles away. Birders often see Peregrine falcons, Blue herons, finches, Bald eagles, osprey and even the occasional Golden eagle. The former guard house of the fort is still standing and has been converted to a visitor center and museum directly across the street from the campground. The center is open from June through Labor Day, teaching visitors about the military history and Indian boarding school through interpretive programs and exhibits. An interpretive trail around the grounds is open year round, for a more self-guided tour. The lake is abundant with walleye, bass, rainbow trout and salmon, making it a popular place for fishing throughout the year; the shoreline along Fort Spokane does not typically freeze in winter and the campground's boat-launch is open all year.
Facilities
The campground has 68 individual sites. It is open year-round, however drinking water is shut off in winter. A convenience store and gas station are nearby for campers to replenish basic goods. This campground is by reservation only. No first come sites available.
Natural Features
Fort Spokane lies on the water amidst Ponderosa pines and shrubs. It is near the confluence of the Spokane River and the Columbia River (Lake Roosevelt). The lake has comfortable temperatures during summer, even though much of the water originates from glaciers and snow in the cold, high Canadian Rockies. The lake area is abundant with wildlife, including moose, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, birds and fish. Contact Info This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (509) 754-7889.
Nearby Attractions
Just across the road from the campground is the Ft. Spokane Visitor Center. Inside the old gaurd house you will find a small museum. There are also trails that include a self guided tour of the grounds.
Charges & Cancellations
All changes and cancellations must be made through recreation.gov Late Cancellations or Cancellations within the Cut-off Window Individual Campsites: A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee.
What the agency tells you
Reservation only campground. No first come first served sites available. Reservation only. For reservations book here, or call 877-444-6777. There is limited cell service so make sure to make your reservations in advance.
There are no electricity, water or sewer site hookups. Dump/Fill Station onetime fee of $10 for campers with a reservation or $5 with Senior/Access pass. This is intended for visitors recreating in established campgrounds within the boundaries of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area and not for residential use. Pay online prior to use at pay.gov/public/form/start/1575878640
Flush toilets are available and water faucets turned on mid May 1st to September 30, weather permitting.
Everything else this campground posts · 11
Pets are allowed, but must be restrained at all times.
No livestock.
No off-road vehicles permitted.
No off-road parking; park in designated areas only.
No metal detectors or collecting artifacts allowed.
Bring confirmation with you. Transfer the confirmation information onto the green slips located at the Fee Board as you enter the campground. Hang filled out tag at your site.
No generator usuage during our Quiet Hours of 10 PM - 6 AM.
Fires are permitted in the fire rings year-round, EXCEPT when the fire danger rating reaches a critical level as indicated by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources for the area that includes Lake Roosevelt NRA.
Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
Weekly Boat Launch Permits must be purchased on line at https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/656441199 . Please purchase prior to your trip. Annual Boat Launch Permits are available in person by vendor only.
For additional park information including other camping regulations, visit https://www.nps.gov/laro/index.htm or call 509-754-7889.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 68 · 5 walk-in
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 50 ft
- Paved pads
- 64 of 68
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Pets
- Allowed at 66 of 68 sites
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - seasonal · Vault Toilets - year round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
- Stay limit
- 60 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Creek, Beach
- Biking
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Historic site
- Ranger programs
- Picnicking
- Swimming
- Visitor center
- Water access
- Water sports
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 214th darkest of 400 in WA
- Bortle 3
39 of 52 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:41 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
OpenBooked
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $30 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“All changes and cancellations must be made through recreation.gov Late Cancellations or Cancellations within the Cut-off Window Individual Campsites: A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the tot…” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
recreation.gov availability, read 16:41 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
68 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 68 mapped sitesAll 68 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 68 of the 68 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 63 of the 68 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| Back Loop | 028 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 88 ft | 436 ftSpokane River Arm | 314 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 029 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 51 ft | 292 ftSpokane River Arm | 282 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 030 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 44 ft | 282 ftSpokane River Arm | 332 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 031 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 32 ft | 248 ftSpokane River Arm | 328 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 032 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 32 ft | 234 ftSpokane River Arm | 317 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 033 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 41 ft | 224 ftSpokane River Arm | 297 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 034 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 104 ft | 308 ftSpokane River Arm | 189 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 035 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 31 ft | 272 ftSpokane River Arm | 155 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 036 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 31 ft | 242 ftSpokane River Arm | 183 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 037 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 102 ft | 287 ftSpokane River Arm | 181 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 038 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 15 ft | 282 ftSpokane River Arm | 264 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 039 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 15 ft | 268 ftSpokane River Arm | 272 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 040 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 86 ft | 325 ftSpokane River Arm | 306 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 041 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 73 ft | 418 ftSpokane River Arm | 295 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 042 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 19 ft | 478 ftSpokane River Arm | 179 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 043 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 19 ft | 495 ftSpokane River Arm | 180 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 044 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 83 ft | 478 ftSpokane River Arm | 100 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 045 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 56 ft | 519 ftSpokane River Arm | 95 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 046 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 49 ft | 515 ftSpokane River Arm | 101 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 047 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 49 ft | 520 ftSpokane River Arm | 130 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 048 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 66 ft | 580 ftSpokane River Arm | 243 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 049 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 41 ft | 491 ftSpokane River Arm | 270 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 050 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 41 ft | 516 ftSpokane River Arm | 302 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 051 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 49 ft | 618 ftSpokane River Arm | 278 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 052 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 49 ft | 655 ftSpokane River Arm | 285 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 053 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 19 ft | 659 ftSpokane River Arm | 250 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 054 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 19 ft | 677 ftSpokane River Arm | 265 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 055 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 59 ft | 700 ftSpokane River Arm | 278 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 056 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 48 ft | 728 ftSpokane River Arm | 304 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 057 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 42 ft | 735 ftSpokane River Arm | 313 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 058 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 42 ft | 754 ftSpokane River Arm | 337 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 059 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 13 ft | 703 ftSpokane River Arm | 303 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 060 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 13 ft | 714 ftSpokane River Arm | 316 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 061 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 66 ft | 637 ftSpokane River Arm | 265 ft | $30 | |
| Back Loop | 062 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 88 ft | 504 ftSpokane River Arm | 311 ft | $30 | |
| Front Loop | 001 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 123 ft | 590 ftSpokane River Arm | 341 ft | $30 | |
| Front Loop | 002 | standard nonelectric | 47 ft | 76 ft | 688 ftSpokane River Arm | 414 ft | $30 | |
| Front Loop | 003 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 76 ft | 737 ftSpokane River Arm | 435 ft | $30 | |
| Front Loop | 004 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 102 ft | 737 ftSpokane River Arm | 333 ft | $30 | |
| Front Loop | 022 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 149 ft | 1,117 ftSpokane River Arm | 351 ft | $30 | |
| Front Loop | 023 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 86 ft | 1,049 ftSpokane River Arm | 323 ft | $30 | |
| Front Loop | 024 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 55 ft | 1,059 ftSpokane River Arm | 373 ft | $30 | |
| Front Loop | 025 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 39 ft | 1,006 ftSpokane River Arm | 337 ft | $30 | |
| Front Loop | 026 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 39 ft | 1,018 ftSpokane River Arm | 369 ft | $30 | |
| Front Loop | 027 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 136 ft | 987 ftSpokane River Arm | 449 ft | $30 | |
| Front Loop | 063 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | yes | 152 ft | 781 ftSpokane River Arm | 196 ft | $30 |
| Middle Loop | 005 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 129 ft | 691 ftSpokane River Arm | 108 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 006 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 38 ft | 673 ftSpokane River Arm | 221 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 007 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 38 ft | 709 ftSpokane River Arm | 209 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 008 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 37 ft | 615 ftSpokane River Arm | 308 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 009 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 37 ft | 638 ftSpokane River Arm | 321 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 010 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 58 ft | 617 ftSpokane River Arm | 382 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 011 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 58 ft | 565 ftSpokane River Arm | 426 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 012 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 68 ft | 605 ftSpokane River Arm | 461 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 013 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 105 ft | 702 ftSpokane River Arm | 443 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 014 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 61 ft | 816 ftSpokane River Arm | 455 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 015 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 31 ft | 819 ftSpokane River Arm | 397 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 016 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 31 ft | 846 ftSpokane River Arm | 386 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 017 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 67 ft | 866 ftSpokane River Arm | 328 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 018 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 20 ft | 932 ftSpokane River Arm | 328 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 019 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 20 ft | 919 ftSpokane River Arm | 308 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 020 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 68 ft | 939 ftSpokane River Arm | 189 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 021 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 68 ft | 874 ftSpokane River Arm | 144 ft | $30 | |
| Middle Loop | 064 | walk to | 17 ft | 1,212 ftSpokane River Arm | 721 ft | |||
| Middle Loop | 065 | walk to | 17 ft | 1,205 ftSpokane River Arm | 735 ft | |||
| Middle Loop | 066 | walk to | 49 ft | 1,159 ftSpokane River Arm | 735 ft | |||
| Middle Loop | 067 | walk to | 59 ft | 1,138 ftSpokane River Arm | 717 ft | |||
| Middle Loop | 068 | walk to | 59 ft | 1,182 ftSpokane River Arm | 762 ft |
25 of 68 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Hawk Creek Campground6.1 mi
Porcupine Bay CampgroundLake Roosevelt National Recreation Area · 6.3 mi
Camp Na-Bor-Lee (non-profit operated)Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area · 9.5 mi
Jones Bay CampgroundLake Roosevelt National Recreation Area · 13 mi
Hunters Group Site15 mi
Hunters CampgroundLake Roosevelt National Recreation Area · 16 miTake State Highway 2 west of Spokane for 32 miles. Turn north on State Highway 25 at the town of Davenport and travel 24 miles. Follow the signs to the campground.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Creston, WA
Typical weather
Typical October night 31°F, day 57°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 19°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Fort Spokane is in Washington’s 5th congressional district. Its representative, Michael Baumgartner (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →