Jones Bay Campground

$23.00/night

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, ATTN: Fee Program Manager, 44150 District Office Lane N.
Davenport, WA 99122

Notice

Limited trash services. Pack it in, pack it out.

Mar 30, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027

Overview

Jones Bay is one of Lake Roosevelt’s smaller, more rustic campgrounds. The campground is mostly gravel and packed dirt, with not much vegetation, on the lake shore. It can be reached by boat and has a boat launch and dock. Jones Bay can be also be reached by car, but may be difficult to find.

Recreation

Jones Bay is popular with people that like a more remote primitive site. There is access to the water with a small boat ramp. Fishing is great from the water or the shore.

Facilities

Jones Bay is a reservation only campground with 9 sites. There are picnic tables and fire pits at each site. You will need to bring your own drinking water. Limited trash services. Pack it in pack it out.

Natural Features

Jones Bay is located at the bottom of a ravine that opens up into a beautiful bay on Lake Roosevelt. It's located in the brush stepe so has a desert feel to it with the bitter antelope brush and sage.

Nearby Attractions

Great fishing is just a boat ride away. Beautiful views up and down the lake.

Contact Info

This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (509) 754-7889.

Charges & Cancellations

All changes an cancellations must be done 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.

Camp site features

Across 9 camp sites:

Fire pit: all 9 sites
Pets allowed: all 9 sites
Longest RV: 50 ft
Largest party: 10 people

Fees

This is a reservation only campground at $23/night. Site must be reserved through recreation.gov. No first come sites available. Dump Station one time fee of $10 per reservation paid at pay.gov/public/form/start/1575878640 Weekly Boat Launch Fee $10/seven consecutive days. Paid online at https://www.pay.gov/public/form/entry/101/656441199/ Annual Boat Launch Fee $60/year available by vendor only.

Directions

Jones Bay is 77 miles from Spokane as you head west on I-90. Drive 3 miles west on I-90 take exit 277 for US 2 West toward the Spokane Airport/Davenport. Stay on US two traveling through Airway Heights. About 55 miles turn right onto Sherman Draw Rd. N. in 4.3 miles turn left on Sherman Rd. E. Follow for 2 miles then turn right onto Jones Bay Rd. N. The campground is 3 miles down a sandy narrow road. If coming from Wilbur, WA Jones Bay is 1 miles. Head East on NW Main Ave toward SE Division St. Pass Key Bank 0.2 miles. Turn left on NE Brace St. follow 2 miles. Turn right onto Sherman Rd E. 1 mile. Turn left onto Hanson Harbor Rd. follow for 7.6 miles. Slight right onto Jones Bay Rd. N. In 3 miles you will arrive in the campground. ALERT: Make sure you are intending on coming to Jones Bay on Lake Roosevelt. There is also a Jones Bay on nearby Steamboat Rock State park.

Stay Limit

Check in from 1 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

26 reviews

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Wayne D

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Reviewed 15 days ago

Camp was in good shape considering the long hot summer.

Clifford L

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Reviewed 5 months ago

The Campground was free of garbage however the Campsites and trails were somewhat overgrown with noxious weeds. Hundreds of Pinecones were on the ground within the campsite perimeters. I felt the site was neglected and in need of attention. Overall a very beautiful location, the lake was refreshing to swim in. The Vegetation was extremely dry for mid June. A Red Flag warning with high winds pushed us out a day earlier than we anticipated leaving.

Krystyna S

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Reviewed 5 months ago

One way in and one way out. Other than the drive to the campground, which was a little bigger than a 1 car road with quite a bit of wash boarding. AMAZING campground, will definitely be going back! The water was extremely low this time of year but still fun on the paddle boards.

Scott B

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Reviewed 5 months ago

It's always great to be at Jones Bay. The campground is small and so off the beaten path that there is only people there that enjoy the experience of getting away from the noise of civilization. We have never in the years we have been going there had loud neighbors keeping us awake at night. It is worth not having running water and pit toilets only to be in such a beautiful place. If you love just enjoying peace and quiet and splendid scenery this is the right place. Beware that your auto will need major cleaning when you get home as there are miles of dusty gravel roads to get there.

Lawrence G

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Reviewed 5 months ago

Jones Bay Campground is about 18 miles north of Wilbur, WA situated on Lake Roosevelt out in the middle of nowhere surrounded by range land, farmland and forest. The roads to the campground are a mix of paved & dirt or dirt w/gravel. Some wash boarding on the dirt/gravel roads and did go down to one lane the closer you got to the campground, but all in all decent roads. It's a small campground, with 2 tent sites and 7 RV sites, each has a picnic table and fire ring. There is a vault toilet, but no trash service so "Pack In/Pack Out". The campground does have a boat launch and 2 floating piers/docks. We were the only campers there and saw no one else other than a couple that came to fish and several very friendly rangers (was told it was graduation week in the neighboring towns and due to the cooler temps). They were doing some work at Grand Coulee Dam, so while we were there the water was 10' or more. It was very quiet and peaceful, and we would definitely come again if we were in the neighborhood. Site 3 was large enough for our 32' TT and 22' truck, had a little shade and did need some leveling. Road within the campground was easy to navigate. Wilbur and the surrounding small towns have small markets, fuel, and restaurants but would recommend having supplies, fuel and water before arriving.

Burton H

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Reviewed a year ago

nice place for camping , boating ,and swimming. no garbage p/u. park ranger never stopped to check things out , just drove thru.

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