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LOST LAKE Campground FishingSunlit tent pad in front of conifers in silhouette with lake and hill in background.
USFSColville National Forest · Washington

Lost Lake Group Unit

Overview Lost Lake Group Site is located in Lost Lake Campground which is situated on the northern edge of Lost Lake on the Tonasket Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.3,907ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig45 ft
Electricnonesites
From Spokane4h06real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 3,907 ft, Lost Lake Group Unit has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 20°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 3 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.

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 · Aug
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
84%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 7
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 10.
55°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Spokane
158 mi
4h06
02
Yakima
246 mi
5h49
03
Seattle
288 mi
6h37
By drive time
Spokane · 4h06Yakima · 5h49Seattle · 6h37Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 8.6 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
5
Peaks
3

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
8.6 mi
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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