Camping near Barstow, Washington

Camping near Barstow, Washington includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the National Park Service. Another 31 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Barstow.

North Gorge Campground

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Camping near Barstow at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 National Park Service)
Getting a site: 1 reservable
Cost: Lowest posted fee at North Gorge Campground: "$23/night"
Distance from Barstow: 5.9 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 1,310 ft at North Gorge Campground (the only one on record)
Campsites: 12 across the 1 campground that state a count
RVs: 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 36 ft (North Gorge Campground)

Distances are straight-line miles from Barstow's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

Reservable North Gorge Campground Barstow · National Park Service · 5.9 mi

Agency: National Park Service
Sites: 12
Season: Not on record
Fee: $23/night

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Barstow

Kettle River Campground, 4.3 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Boyds.
Snag Cove Campground, 4.5 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Davis Lake, 5.2 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Colville.
Kamloops Island Campground, 6.9 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Evans Group Site, 7.4 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($65/night); listed under camping near Marcus.
Evans Campground, 7.6 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($30/night); listed under camping near Marcus.
Marcus Island Campground, 8.3 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Marcus.
Pierre Lake, 8.8 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $2); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Trout Lake, 12 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Kettle Falls Campground, 12 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($30/night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Summit Lake, 12 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Locust Grove Group Sites, 13 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($65/night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Deer Creek Forest Camp, 13 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Curlew.
Elbow Lake, 14 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Northport.
Canyon Creek, 15 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Colville.
Haag Cove Campground, 15 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Douglas Falls Grange Park Campground, 16 miles from Barstow in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Colville.
Sheep Creek Campground, 19 miles from Barstow in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Northport.
Sherman Overlook, 19 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $2 per night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Lake Ellen, 20 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $2 per night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Lake Ellen West, 20 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $2 per night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Barnaby Creek Campground, 23 miles from Barstow in a straight line , Tribal Land ($35 per day camping permit (double if bought from an enforcement officer in the field)); listed under camping near Inchelium.
Rocky Lake Campground, 23 miles from Barstow in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Colville.
Curlew Lake State Park, 24 miles from Barstow in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51, full hookup $46-$56); listed under camping near Republic.
Big Meadow Lake, 26 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Ione.
Little Twin, 26 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Colville.
Starvation Lake Campground, 28 miles from Barstow in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Colville.
Lake Thomas, 29 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Colville.
Lake Gillette, 29 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Colville.
Sherry Creek Campground, 29 miles from Barstow in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Ione.
Gillette, 30 miles from Barstow in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Colville.

Things to do near Barstow

Public land and water within 30 miles of Barstow, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

Rigley Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Barstow; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Lake Ellen fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 20 miles from Barstow; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Curlew Lake State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 24 miles from Barstow; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Hatch Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 24 miles from Barstow; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Big Meadow Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 26 miles from Barstow; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Colville National Forest, a national forest whose mapped point is 27 miles from Barstow; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Lake Thomas fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 29 miles from Barstow; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Heritage Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 29 miles from Barstow; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Lake Gillette fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 29 miles from Barstow; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Lake Sherry fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 29 miles from Barstow; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Barstow

Nearest emergency room: Providence Mount Carmel Hospital, 982 E Columbia Ave, Colville, WA, 20 miles from Barstow , (509) 684-2561. Next nearest: Ferry County Memorial Hospital, 36 Klondike Rd, Republic, WA, 28 miles, (509) 775-3333. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: North Lake RV Park Store convenience store · 6.3 miles
Colville Fuels convenience store · 10 miles
Kettle Falls Harvest Foods supermarket · 12 miles
Fuel: Colville Fuels fuel station · 10 miles
Pacific Pride fuel station · 12 miles
Exxon fuel station · 12 miles
Propane: Aspen Valley Propane propane dealer · 20 miles
RV dump station: Skands Campground campground · 20 miles · (250) 447-9295
Pharmacy: Pharmasave pharmacy · 22 miles
Laundromat: Colville Speed Clean Coin-Op laundromat · 19 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Barstow: potable water fill and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Barstow, WA?

1 public campground is on record near Barstow. Nearest first, straight-line from town: North Gorge Campground (5.9 miles). 1 books through Recreation.gov.

Is there free camping near Barstow, WA?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Barstow charges a fee, listed in the table.

Where can I camp with an RV near Barstow, WA?

1 campground near Barstow takes RVs: North Gorge Campground. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Skands Campground, 20 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where can I go tent camping near Barstow, WA?

North Gorge Campground lists tent or walk-in sites on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Barstow, WA?

Providence Mount Carmel Hospital, 982 E Columbia Ave, Colville, WA, is 20 miles from Barstow in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (509) 684-2561. In an emergency, call 911.

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