Campgrounds
Updates
Cle Elum Ranger District
Updated July 2009
For current campground information, contact the Ranger District at (509) 852-1100
September - Many campgrounds are closed or will be closing in the next few weeks. Contact Ranger Stations directly for updates.
Name |
Type |
Location |
Elevation |
Trailer/Tent Sites |
Tent Site Only |
Fee or NW Forest Pass Required |
Kachess Open - see note below |
Drive to |
27 miles from Cle Elum. I-90 Exit 62 |
2,300 feet |
55 first come - first serve Camping Sites, 10 Picnicking Sites and the South Boat Ramp |
No |
*Yes |
| Kachess Campground - Gale Creek, Beargrass Flats and Box Canyon loops are now open with approximately 70 single family campsites available. Mineral, Thetis and Lodge loops will remain closed for the rest of the 2009 summer. | ||||||
Kachess Group Site
|
Group site |
27 miles from Cle Elum. I-90 Exit 62 |
2,300 feet |
Capacity -- 50 people |
No |
*Yes |
East Kachess Group Site |
Group site No potable water |
I-90, exit #70, 1 mile to FS road #4818, 5 miles to Group Site |
2,300 feet |
Capacity 100 people |
No |
*Yes |
Cle Elum River |
Drive to |
Salmon la Sac Road Hwy. 903; 15 miles north of Cle Elum |
2,200 feet |
23 sites |
No |
*Yes |
Cle Elum River Group Site |
Group site |
Same as above. Reservation required. |
2,300 feet |
Capacity 100 people |
No |
*Yes |
Owhi |
Walk-in No potable water |
18 miles from Cle Elum Road #46 |
2,800 feet |
No trailer or pickup camper parking |
22 tent only |
Yes |
Fish Lake |
Drive to No potable water |
Salmon la Sac Road to Road #4330; 31 miles north of Cle Elum |
3,400 feet |
none |
3 sites |
No |
Red Mountain |
Drive to No potable water |
16 miles north of Cle Elum on Hwy. 903 |
2,200 feet |
10 sites |
No |
*Yes |
Salmon La Sac
|
Drive to |
At the end of Salmon la Sac Road; 19 miles north of Cle Elum |
2,400 feet |
See note below. |
No |
*Yes |
Cayuse Horse Camp
|
Horse Camp |
At the end of Salmon la Sac Road |
2,400 feet |
13 sites - reservations |
No |
Yes |
Wish Poosh |
Drive to |
10 miles northwest of Cle Elum on Hwy 903 |
2,400 feet |
34 camping 16 picnicking |
No |
*Yes |
Ken Wilcox Campground at Haney Meadows |
Campground & Horse Camp Stock water only |
8 miles off Hwy. 97 on Road #9712 |
5,500 feet |
19 sites |
No |
NW Forest Pass Required |
Lion Rock Spring |
Drive to No potable water |
23 miles north of Ellensburg on Road #35 |
6,300 feet |
3 sites |
No |
No |
Mineral Springs |
Drive to |
21 miles east of Cle Elum on Hwy. 97 |
2,700 feet |
7 sites |
No |
*Yes |
Mineral Springs Group Site |
Group site |
Same as above. Reservation required. |
2,700 feet |
Capacity 50 people |
No |
Yes |
Red Top |
Drive to No water |
At the end of Road #9702 |
5,100 feet |
3 sites |
No |
No |
Swauk |
Drive to |
27 miles east of Cle Elum on Hwy. 97 |
3,200 feet |
22 sites |
No |
*Yes |
Beverly |
Drive to |
25 miles north of Cle Elum on North Fork Teanaway Road #9737 |
3,100 feet |
16 camping or picnicking units |
No |
Yes |
Manastash Camp |
Drive to |
26 miles west of Ellensburg on Road #3104 |
4,400 feet |
14 individual sites; |
No |
NW Forest Pass Required |
Quartz Mountain |
Drive to. |
33 miles west of Ellensburg on Road #3100 |
6,200 feet |
3 camping or picnicking units |
No |
No |
Tamarack Spring |
Drive to. |
25 miles south of Cle Elum on Road #3120. |
4,700 feet |
3 camping or picnicking units |
No |
No |
Taneum Closed 2009 due to flood damage |
Drive to |
18 miles south of Cle Elum on Taneum Rd. #33 |
2,400 feet |
13 camping, |
No |
Yes |
Icewater Creek * |
Drive to |
20 miles south of Cle Elum on Taneum Rd. #33 |
2,500 feet |
14 camping, 3 picnicking units |
No |
Yes |
Taneum Junction |
Drive to No potable water |
20 miles south of Cle Elum on Road #33. |
2,800 feet |
Capacity for 15 vehicles and 75 people. Improved dispersed area for group camping |
No |
NW Forest Pass Required |
Riders Camp |
Drive to Stock water at creek |
25 miles west of Ellensburg on Road 3100 |
4400 |
Improved dispersed camp area for groups. |
No |
NW Forest Pass Required |
South Fork Meadow |
Drive to Stock water at creek |
25 miles south of Cle Elum on Road 3300 |
2,800 feet |
3 camping or picnicking |
No |
No |
* These campgrounds are operated by concessionaires and are subject to price increases and state sales tax.
RESERVATIONS:
Reservations for portions of Kachess Lake Campground, Cayuse Campground, and Salmon La Sac Campground are available by calling 1-877-444-6777 or via the Internet at www.recreation.gov. Group camp reservations may be made for Kachess Lake, Cle Elum River, Mineral Springs, and East Kachess Group Site (new - see table above). All other National Forest campgrounds on the Cle Elum Ranger District are on a first-come, first-serve basis, and most fill up rapidly on a sunny Friday.
