Sawmill Flat Campground
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- Right now
- Listed not openA database flag with no reason and no date
- A night
- $24From, per site
- Sites
- 24All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 6 notices
In the agency’s own words
Sawmill Flat Campground is located along the Naches River in the Northern Cascade Range of Washington. The campground provides and ideal setting for both individual and family camping excursions. Keep reading
Recreation
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest offers a multitude of recreational activities for its visitors. In addition to being a prime location for hiking, fishing, hunting, horseback riding and mountain biking in summer and early fall, the area provides excellent skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. Hikers and backpackers are especially fortunate to have access to a variety of spectacular trails near the campground and in the surrounding areas. Designated Wilderness provides thousands of pristine acres of incredible landscapes to enjoy in solitude or with a small group. Frost Mountain Lookout Trail is a favorite for many in the area, and river enthusiasts may enjoy a whitewater paddle on the nearby American River.
Facilities
Sawmill Flats Campground offers standard, tent only, and walk up sites. Vault toilets and drinking water are available, however there are no electrical hook-ups.
Natural Features
Because of its wide geographic range, the Okanogan-Wenatchee is a stunning and unique National Forest. High, glaciated alpine peaks tower 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 ft. to over 9,000 ft. The Naches River, adjacent to Sawmill Flat Campground, is a tributary of the Yakima River in central Washington. In its upper reaches the river flows through rugged terrain and areas of pristine wilderness. Before joining the Yakima River it makes its way through valleys and is a significant irrigation source for areas northwest of Yakima. Used by Native Americans and settlers throughout history, the river has served as an natural corridor between the east and west sides of the Cascades through the Naches Pass. Contact Info This location has limited staffing. Please call (661) 702-1420 for general information.
Nearby Attractions
Boulder Cave National Recreation Trail is one of the most popular places in the District. Visitors enjoy the accessible trail along the river or hiking to Boulder Cave. Interpretive signs along the trail explain the geology, plants, animals and fire history of the area. In the fall thousands of people come to experience white water rafting on both the Tieton and American Rivers. Hikers may want to traverse at least a portion of the spectacular Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), one of the world's premier National Scenic Trails. This trail showcases some of North America's most fantastic scenery, winding its way its way from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon and Washington.
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 vehicles not permitted
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
- 24 · 5 tent-only, 4 walk-in
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 41 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…standard, tent only, and walk up sites. Vault toilets and drinking water are available, however there are…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…and walk up sites. Vault toilets and drinking water are available, however there are no electrical…”
Around the campground
- On the water
- River
- Biking
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Picnicking
- Night sky · 276th darkest of 400 in WA
- Bortle 3
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
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 · 13
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
24 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 24 mapped sitesAll 24 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. 24 of the 24 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 001 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 74 ft | 352 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 002 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 54 ft | 298 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 003 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 35 ft | 301 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 004 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 35 ft | 290 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 005 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 77 ft | 298 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 006 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 76 ft | 335 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 007 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 136 ft | 295 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 008 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 131 ft | 169 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 009 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 73 ft | 128 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 010 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 73 ft | 189 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 011 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 62 ft | 242 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 012 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 50 ft | 260 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 013 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 50 ft | 230 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 014 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 51 ft | 210 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 015 | walk to | 37 ft | 51 ft | 197 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 016 | walk to | 33 ft | 85 ft | 195 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 017 | walk to | 34 ft | 59 ft | 207 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 018 | walk to | 30 ft | 59 ft | 233 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 019 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | yes | 65 ft | 292 ft | $24 |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 020 | tent only nonelectric | 24 ft | 78 ft | 211 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 021 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 50 ft | 325 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 022 | tent only nonelectric | 24 ft | 50 ft | 337 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 023 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 53 ft | 274 ft | $24 | |
| AREA SAWMILL FLAT | 024 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 53 ft | 298 ft | $24 |
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Halfway Flat CampgroundSnoqualmie National Forest · 0.4 mi
Little Naches CampgroundSnoqualmie National Forest · 1.1 mi
Indian Flat Group SiteSnoqualmie National Forest · 2.6 mi
Kaner Flat Group SiteSnoqualmie National Forest · 3.0 mi
Kaner Flat CampgroundSnoqualmie National Forest · 3.0 mi
Cedar Springs Campground (WA)Snoqualmie National Forest · 3.2 miFrom Spokane, take I-90 west toward Seattle. Continue for 170 miles, then take exit 110 to merge onto I-82 east. After nearly 32 miles, take exit 31A-31B to merge onto US-12 west and follow for about 25 miles. Turn left onto Nile Road, then left onto WA-410 west. The campground will be on the left.
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 37°F, day 62°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 24°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
Sawmill Flat Campground 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 →