Lodgepole Campground (Washington)
5Heads up5 fires, nearest 16 mi
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- A night
- $24From, per site
- Sites
- 3433 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 6 notices
In the agency’s own words
Lodgepole Campground is located in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in the Northern Cascade Range of Washington. With the scenic waters of the American River running alongside the site, and access to pristine wilderness, scenic highways and a multitude of recreational activities nearby, the campground offers an ideal setting for outdoor enthusiasts. Please note, this campground IS NOT within Sequoia National Park. Keep reading
Recreation
Lodgepole Campground offers outdoor enthusiasts the opportunity to hike, fish, ski, raft and enjoy a multitude of outdoor recreational activities throughout the year. Beautiful rivers and streams, high elevation lakes, reservoirs, and small ponds provide an endless number of fishing opportunities for the experienced and beginning angler. The American River, adjacent to the campground, supports a variety of trout including rainbow, brook, and cutthroat. The river also offers a scenic backdrop for swimmers braving its cold, refreshing waters. Whitewater enthusiasts enjoy rafting on the American or one of the many other rivers in the area.
Facilities
Lodgepole Campground offers several standard sites, accomodating both tent and RV camping. Picnic tables, vault toilets and drinking water are available, however there are no electrical hookups.
Natural Features
The stunning beauty of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest attracts visitors from throughout the country, with its high, glaciated alpine peaks towering along the Cascade Crest. Lush valleys of old-growth forest define its western boundary and at its eastern edge, rugged shrub-steppe country comprises a more arid region. Elevations range from below 1,000 feet to over 9,000 feet. Visitors can expect many days of warm, sunny weather in the summer and clear skies and plenty of snow in the winter. Nearby Goat Rocks Wilderness is an exciting adventure for those wanting to traverse higher elevations. Peaks within the area are remnants of an extinct volcano, taking the name "Goat Rocks," in honor of the numerous mountain goats traversing this isolated region. Gilbert Peak is the highest summit in this area at an elevation of 8,184 feet.
Nearby Attractions
Crow Lake, Swamp Lake, Cougar Valley and Union Creek Trails all have trailheads near Lodgepole Campground. Hikers may also want to traverse at least a portion of the spectacular Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), one of the world's premier National Scenic Trails. Boulder Cave National Recreation Trail is one of the most popular places in the Naches District. Visitors can walk the accessible trail along the river or explore Boulder Cave. Interpretive signs along the trail explain the geology, plants, animals and fire history of the area. Nearby Mount Rainier National Park offers fantastic glimpses of glaciers, subalpine ecology and volcanic landscapes. Contact Info This location has limited staffing. Please call (661) 702-1420 for general information.
Charges & Cancellations
Cancellations Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee. A visitor 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 including tax and applicable add-on for a campsite. Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. No-Shows A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite. Refunds Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Refunds will not be issued after the 7 days has ended. Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay. For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive. In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.
What the agency tells you
Single site fees include 1 vehicle and 1 legally towed vehicle. Any additional vehicles are subject to an extra vehicle fee on-site, space permitting.
Off-road vehicle use prohibited in campground
Click here for more information about Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
Everything else this campground posts · 3
Don't Move Firewood: Please protect Pacific Northwest forests by preventing the spread of invasive species. Firewood can carry insects and diseases that can threaten the health of our western forests. You can make a difference by obtaining and burning your firewood near your camping destination. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
Water is available in this location via a handpump and/or water spigot. Please DO NOT attach your RV hoses to the water systems we provide. These are made available to you to fill your water jugs/buckets and take back to your site to use. If you need to fill your RV water tanks, please fill your tank before you come to the campground. Thank you!
Firewood is available for sale at host site for $10.00/bundle.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 34
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 106 ft
- Accessible sites
- 8
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…both tent and RV camping. Picnic tables, vault toilets and drinking water are available, however there are…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…Picnic tables, vault toilets and drinking water are available, however there are no electrical…”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Creek
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Night sky · 285th darkest of 400 in WA
- Bortle 3
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 33 of the 34 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
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.
Every line of the receipt · 12
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $24 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.
“Cancellations Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee. A visitor 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 including tax and applicable add-on for a cam…” · this campground’s own no-show 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
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
34 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 28 mapped sitesAll 34 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 33 of the 34 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 001 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | $24 | |||
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 002 | standard nonelectric | 89 ft | 75 ft | 440 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 003 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 57 ft | 452 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 004 | standard nonelectric | 90 ft | yes | $24 | ||
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 005 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 62 ft | 502 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 006 | standard nonelectric | 80 ft | 57 ft | 509 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 007 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | yes | 61 ft | 564 ft | $24 |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 008 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 61 ft | 544 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 009 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | $24 | |||
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 010 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 91 ft | 226 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 011 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 91 ft | 141 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 012 | type not stated | 106 ft | ||||
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 013 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 41 ft | 147 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 014 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 41 ft | 147 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 015 | standard nonelectric | 71 ft | 67 ft | 97 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 016 | standard nonelectric | 62 ft | 162 ft | 212 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 017 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 43 ft | 341 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 018 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 43 ft | 322 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 019 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 34 ft | 295 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 020 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | yes | 34 ft | 286 ft | $24 |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 021 | standard nonelectric | 72 ft | yes | 57 ft | 234 ft | $24 |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 022 | standard nonelectric | 51 ft | yes | $24 | ||
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 023 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 164 ft | 352 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 024 | standard nonelectric | 82 ft | 97 ft | 201 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 025 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 46 ft | 107 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 026 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | yes | 46 ft | 84 ft | $24 |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 027 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | $24 | |||
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 028 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 65 ft | 97 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 029 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 35 ft | 133 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 030 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 36 ft | 114 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 031 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | yes | 33 ft | 111 ft | $24 |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 032 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | yes | 33 ft | 95 ft | $24 |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 033 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 39 ft | 74 ft | $24 | |
| AREA LODGEPOLE | 034 | standard nonelectric | 101 ft | 56 ft | 43 ft | $24 |
25 of 34 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Pleasant Valley CampgroundSnoqualmie National Forest · 3.4 miSalmon Cove Group CampgroundSnoqualmie National Forest · 4.8 mi
Bumping Lake CampgroundSnoqualmie National Forest · 5.6 mi
Salmon Cove Group SiteSnoqualmie National Forest · 6.0 mi
Hells Crossing CampgroundSnoqualmie National Forest · 6.5 mi
Cougar FlatSnoqualmie National Forest · 7.1 miFrom Yakima, take Highway 12 west to the junction with Highway 410. Travel 39 miles on Highway 410 to the campground entrance.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Cliffdell, WA
Typical weather
Typical October night 35°F, day 55°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 25°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
what threatens it · who answers for it
Roadless country, and what’s coming for it
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Lodgepole Campground (Washington) is in Washington’s 4th congressional district. Its representative, Dan Newhouse (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →