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Welcome to Lake Creek Campground
Welcome to Lake Creek CampgroundSite 2
USFSOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · Washington

Lake Creek Campground - Entiat River

Overview Nestled in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest on the Entiat Ranger District, Lake Creek Campground offers visitors some of the most stunning scenery in the central Washington area with ea
Sites189 reservable
Elev.2,221ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig30 ft
Electricnonesites
From Yakima3h20real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 2,221 ft, Lake Creek Campground - Entiat River has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 27°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 18 sites total: 9 reservable and 9 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 7 named hiking routes, 18 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
93%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 24.
56°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Yakima
146 mi
3h20
02
Seattle
188 mi
4h08
03
Spokane
215 mi
4h34
By drive time
Yakima · 3h20Seattle · 4h08Spokane · 4h34Camp

Picking your site

04 · 18 SITES
Color byShow only

18 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
14
Prime
18
Sites
★ The standout
Site 1
A · prime location · shaded.
To neighbor
72 ft
Location
Prime
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Named hiking routes
7
Trail segments
53
Peaks
18
Viewpoints
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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