Kettle River 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

Kettle River is a shady campground on the banks of the Kettle River. Most of the sites are on the shoreline and have beautiful views of the Kettle River and surrounding landscape. Kettle River does not have a boat launch but does have a courtesy dock. This campground is a great place for birding, with a variety of waterfowl and raptors seen in the area. Kettle River Campground is typically quiet and doesn’t often fill.

Recreation

Kettle River Campground is popular with families to camp. They can easily access the Kettle River for shoreline fishing or birding.

Facilities

Kettle River Campground is a reservation only campground with 13 sites. There are picnic tables, fire pits, and water access located within the facility.

Natural Features

Kettle River Campground provides ample shade with thick forests of ponderosa pine, and douglas fir trees. The lake area is abundant with wildlife, including moose, elk and deer. Quite a few bald eagles have been spotted around Kettle River, and dozens of species of fish inhabit the lake, such as walleye, bass, rainbow trout, salmon and sturgeon. Fishing for sturgeon is now allowed during a short season. Much of the water in the originates from glaciers and snow in the cold, high Canadian Rockies, though temperatures are pleasant to swim in during summer.

Nearby Attractions

The historic St. Paul's Mission, which is run by the National Park Service, is located about 7.4 miles south of the campground in the town of Kettle Falls. Also in the area are Fort Colville and the Hudson Bay Company Post on the Upper Columbia. St. Paul's Mission. Sherman drive, a scenic loop, is nearby.

Contact Info

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

Charges & Cancellations

All changes and cancellations must be made 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 13 camp sites:

Fire pit: all 13 sites
Pets allowed: all 13 sites
Longest RV: 36 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

Kettle River Campground is 80 miles north of Spokane as you travel on hwy 395. Continue north on hwy 395 through the town of Kettle Falls. Continue across the bridge taking you to the west side of the Columbia River/Lake Roosevelt NRA. After crossing the bridge travel north another 6.7 miles, turn right onto Waterview Drive. In 0.4 miles you'll arrive at Kettle River Campground. Kettle River Campground is 88 miles north of Davenport as you travel on SR 25. Travel 81 miles north on SR 25. At the intersection of SR 25 and hwy 395 at Kettle Falls turn left and travel north on 395. Continue across the bridge taking you to the west side of the Columbia River/Lake Roosevelt NRA. After crossing the bridge travel north another 6.7 miles, turn right onto Waterview Drive. In 0.4 miles you'll arrive at Kettle River Campground.

Stay Limit

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

Reviews

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Susan G

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Reviewed 2 months ago

The whole campground during the week, is mostly empty. We had so much fun fishing and driving to the Canadian border just to see it and more fishing.

Nataliya S

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Beautiful spot!

Susan E

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Most of the campsites were quite large, and the campground was quiet. It was a bit disappointing that our site wasn’t right on the river in mid-August, as we’d expected. Campers who’d been there over the Fourth of July told us the river was high enough then to surround all the sites. Still, it was fun. The river was within easy walking distance, and there was a nice sandy beach where we could set up for the day and hang out. The slow-moving water made it really pleasant to spend the whole day in. It was very hot, but every campsite had some good shade. We would definitely go again. It felt like a bit of a hidden gem—maybe because it’s so primitive (vault toilets, no water or electric).

Laura S

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Clean bathroom and campground site, beautiful scenery and love the swimming area!! We love floating the Kettle River!

Tom K

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Reviewed 4 months ago

As always, camp was neat and clean.

Macey M

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Reviewed 4 months ago

Beautiful location! Beach is nice, water was warm, and other campers were kind. We spent our days reading in hammocks, paddle boarding, and going on walks. Also, the view is UNMATCHED

Availability

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