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Refrigerator next to round table covered with floral cloth, set with dried flower arrangement, circled by four chairs looking through open window and white patterned curtains to sunny, forested yard.
Round table covered with floral cloth, set with dried flower arrangement, circled by four chairs looking through open window and white patterned curtains to sunny, forested yard.TANEUM CABIN
USFSOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · Washington

Taneum Cabin

Overview The Taneum Cabin is located in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, approximately 20 miles from Ellensburg, Washington.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.2,490ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig40 ft1 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Yakima1h25real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 2,490 ft, Taneum Cabin has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 24°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, and the longest takes a 40-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 1 peak, 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 · Jul
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
95%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 29
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 18.
55°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Yakima
54 mi
1h25
02
Seattle
103 mi
2h18
03
Spokane
190 mi
3h50
By drive time
Yakima · 1h25Seattle · 2h18Spokane · 3h50Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.7 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
1
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
12
Peaks
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.7 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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