Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

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Reviews

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest campgrounds consistently receive praise for their beautiful natural settings, spacious and privacy-conscious sites often near rivers, lakes, and hiking trails, along with clean and generally well-maintained facilities. Camp hosts are frequently described as friendly and helpful, contributing to a peaceful, family- and group-friendly atmosphere. Challenges noted across reviews include inconsistent or limited potable water availability, variable restroom cleanliness and maintenance, insect nuisances such as mosquitoes and ants, occasional road or generator noise, reservation and site map confusion, and some crowding or noise from other campers during busy periods. Overall, visitors find the forest a scenic, tranquil destination suitable for varied outdoor activities, while advising preparation for rustic conditions and potential inconveniences.

Beautiful natural scenery with river and lake access

Spacious and well-maintained campsites providing privacy

Friendly and helpful campground hosts

Clean restrooms and facilities in many areas

Quiet atmosphere with access to hiking and outdoor activities

Limited or inconsistent potable water availability

Variable cleanliness and maintenance of bathrooms

Insect issues including mosquitoes, ants, and yellow jackets

Noise disturbances from roads, generators, and other campers

Reservation system and campsite mapping confusion

2,932 reviews

5 stars

1,689

4 stars

693

3 stars

293

2 stars

140

1 stars

117

Vadzim K

Campground:Steliko Lookout

Loop:Steliko Lookout

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Reviewed 14 days ago

The lookout was clean and in a great shape. The stove and heater worked fine. There were some paper towels, paper plates, salt, pepper, cleaning wipes. The road is really bumpy, and high clearance vehicle is must have.

Lynn H

Campground:Lone Fir

Loop:Scan and Pay

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Reviewed 15 days ago

Beautiful campground with private site, super clean bathrooms and a walking trail from campground. 15 minutes to Maple Pass hike and less to Blue Lake

Wendell B

Campground:Early Winters

Loop:Scan and Pay

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Reviewed 15 days ago

Nice campground but it can get very busy

Kristi T

Campground:Loup Loup

Loop:Scan and Pay

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Reviewed 16 days ago

Beautiful fall colors in this fairly remote campground. Decent outhouses too.

Eli G

Campground:Steliko Lookout

Loop:Steliko Lookout

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Reviewed 17 days ago

What an awesome experience. It was incredibly quiet with a beautiful view. The lookout was well kept and I made sure to leave it the way I found it. Supplies are provided for you to do the same. Will definitely come back.

morgan r

Campground:Klipchuck

Loop:Scan and Pay

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Reviewed 19 days ago

It’s a good campground — but the multi-step process to read a QR code, sign-in (thank goodness I already had an account) select my campsite and then pay for it — all in a place with truly marginal cell phone service. That was horrendous, that was truly terrible.

Keep your options open

Watch for a matching campsite across monitored campgrounds in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.

Popularity: Very quiet

Busiest in November, when about 19% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 5 years of reservations.