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USACEBennington Lake · Washington
Rooks Park (WA) Bennington Lake
Overview Rooks Park is day use only park, located 10 minutes east of Walla Walla, Washington.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.1,257ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig25 ft
Electric1sites
From Yakima2h53real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,257 ft, Rooks Park (WA) Bennington Lake has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 34°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: 3 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
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
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
92%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 5
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 30.
65°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Yakima
136 mi
2h53
02
Spokane
155 mi
3h45
03
Seattle
278 mi
5h32
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
197
Peaks
3
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.6 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.