Windy Point Campground
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- Right now
- Listed not openA database flag with no reason and no date
- A night
- $22From, per site
- Sites
- 13All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 8 notices
In the agency’s own words
Windy Point Campground is situated in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, offering visitors some of the most stunning scenery in the Northern Cascade Range in Washington and easy access to an abundance of recreational activities. Keep reading
Recreation
In addition to being a prime location for hiking fishing, hunting, horseback riding and mountain biking in summer and early fall, Windy Point offers excellent skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling during the winter months. 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. Whitewater paddling on the Tieton River, near Windy Point Campground, is also a popular activity.
Facilities
Windy Point Campground offers sites that accommodate both tent and RV camping. Drinking water, picnic tables, and vault toilets are also available in the campground.
Natural Features
Stretching north to south from the Canadian border to the Goat Rocks Wilderness, the Okanogan-Wenatchee is a stunning and diverse National Forest. High, glaciated alpine peaks tower along the Cascade Crest and lush valleys of old growth forest define its western boundary. A rugged shrub-steppe country comprises a more arid region at its eastern edge. Elevations range from below 1,000 feet to more than 9,000 feet. Visitors to the area can expect many days of clear, sunny weather in the summer, and winters with clear skies and plenty of snow. Contact Info This location has limited staffing. Please call (661) 702-1420 for general information.
Nearby Attractions
A historic highlight of the area is Jumpoff Lookout, the last remaining lookout in the Naches Ranger District. Visitors will also enjoy traveling the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway which climbs into the clouds on a 66-mile drive through the Cascade Mountain range, weaving through snow-capped peaks and alpine lakes. Hiking is popular for visitors to the campground. Frost Mountain Lookout Trail, Keenan Meadows Trail and the Grey Rock Trail are all favorites in the area.
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
Windy Point Campground was affected by the Retreat Fire of 2024. Most of the lingering damage of charred trees is located outside of the campground on the adjoining USFS land.
Water is not available at this campground this season. The well went down in 2024 and was slated to be repaired but then it was discovered that the electricity was no longer in service because of the Retreat Fire. Please bring all water necessary for the duration of your stay. This would include drinking water, water to clean dishes and put out your campfire, etc. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.
Hookups are not available
Everything else this campground posts · 5
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. Extra vehicle fees are half the single site price and must be paid by cash or check on-site.
Off-road vehicles are prohibited in campground
Firewood is available for sale at host site for $10.00/bundle.
Click here for more information about Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
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.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 13
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 42 ft
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…Drinking water, picnic tables, and vault toilets are also available in the campground. Natural…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…accommodate both tent and RV camping. Drinking water, picnic tables, and vault toilets are also…”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Meadow
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Night sky · 349th darkest of 400 in WA
- Bortle 4
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 · 12
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $22 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
14 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 10 mapped sitesAll 14 records
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 13 of the 14 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 WINDY POINT | 001 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 90 ft | 272 ft | $22 |
| AREA WINDY POINT | 002 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 90 ft | 262 ft | $22 |
| AREA WINDY POINT | 003 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 64 ft | 187 ft | $22 |
| AREA WINDY POINT | 004 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 71 ft | 163 ft | $22 |
| AREA WINDY POINT | 005 | standard nonelectric | 16 ft | 77 ft | 141 ft | $22 |
| AREA WINDY POINT | 006 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 64 ft | 133 ft | $22 |
| AREA WINDY POINT | 008 - HOST | host pad | 30 ft | $22 | ||
| AREA WINDY POINT | 009 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 85 ft | 58 ft | $22 |
| AREA WINDY POINT | 010 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 114 ft | 54 ft | $22 |
| AREA WINDY POINT | 011 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 91 ft | 65 ft | $22 |
| AREA WINDY POINT | 012 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 91 ft | 120 ft | $22 |
| AREA WINDY POINT | 013 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | $22 | ||
| AREA WINDY POINT | 014 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | $22 | ||
| AREA WINDY POINT | 015 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | $22 |
The agency files 1 more record here that isn’t a site for the night. It names it a host pad. It’s in the table above, marked for what it is, and it isn’t counted as a site.
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
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Cottonwood Campground - Naches River (WA)Snoqualmie National Forest · 16 miFrom Naches, Washington, take Route 12 west for 4.4 miles to the intersection with State Route 410. Turn left at the intersection, staying on Route 12. Travel 8 miles to campground 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 Tieton, WA
Typical weather
Typical October night 35°F, day 64°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 23°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 Julys are colder than the July 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
Windy Point 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 →