Camping near Chelan, Washington

Camping near Chelan at a glance

Public campgrounds

17 (16 National Forest, 1 Other Agency)

Getting a site

1 reservable and 16 first-come

Cost

6 free; lowest posted fee at Graham Harbor: "Single site: $9 per night; boats also need a Federal Dock Site Permit"

Distance from Chelan

0.6 miles (Lakeshore RV Park) to 39 miles (Moore Point) in a straight line; 1 within 15 miles

Elevation

1,100 ft (Deer Point) to 6,562 ft (Junior Point), 17 of 17 on record

Season

6 open all year

Campsites

209 across the 12 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

2 take RVs; hookups at Lakeshore RV Park; longest stated RV length 40 ft (Lakeshore RV Park)

Drinking water

1 of 17

Distances are straight-line miles from Chelan'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.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Chelan

• Beebe Bridge State Park, 3.2 miles from Chelan in a straight line , State Park , reservable ; listed under camping near Orondo.
• Lake Chelan State Park, 8.7 miles from Chelan 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 Manson.
• Antilon Lake, 12 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Manson.
• Mitchell Creek, 12 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Manson.
• Daroga State Park, 13 miles from Chelan in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): partial hookup $41-$51, primitive $12); listed under camping near Orondo.
• Alta Lake State Park, 13 miles from Chelan in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51); listed under camping near Pateros.
• Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park, 15 miles from Chelan in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, full hookup $46-$56); listed under camping near Manson.
• Poison Creek, 18 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Methow.
• Bridgeport Marina RV Park, 20 miles from Chelan in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ; listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Pine Flats, 20 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night; additional vehicle $8; group site $75 (reservable)); listed under camping near Entiat.
• Pine Flats Group Campground, 20 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $75 per night); listed under camping near Entiat.
• Bridgeport State Park, 22 miles from Chelan in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51); listed under camping near Bridgeport.
• Fox Creek, 24 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $15 per night; additional vehicle $8 per night); listed under camping near Entiat.
• Lake Creek, 24 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single site: $15 per night; additional vehicle $8 per night); listed under camping near Entiat.
• Lincoln Rock State Park, 25 miles from Chelan 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 East Wenatchee.
• Silver Falls, 26 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; additional vehicle $10 per night); listed under camping near Entiat.
• Silver Falls Group Site, 26 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Manson.
• Foggy Dew Campground, 26 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night); listed under camping near Carlton.
• North Fork, 28 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Entiat.
• Crater Creek Campground, 29 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Carlton.
• Goose Creek, 30 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $22 per night; additional vehicle $11 per night); listed under camping near Leavenworth.
• Spruce Grove, 30 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Entiat.
• Three Creek Group Campground, 30 miles from Chelan in a straight line , National Forest (Group Site: $40 per night); listed under camping near Entiat.

Tent camping near Chelan

• Lakeshore RV Park : 22 tent sites , 0.6 miles from Chelan.
• Snowberry Bowl : 7 tent sites , 15 miles from Chelan.
• Grouse Mountain : 4 tent sites , 17 miles from Chelan.
• Deer Point : 5 tent sites , 19 miles from Chelan.
• Handy Springs : 1 tent site , 21 miles from Chelan.
• Junior Point : 5 tent sites , 21 miles from Chelan.
• Safety Harbor Campground : 4 tent sites , 22 miles from Chelan.
• Corral Creek : 4 tent sites , 24 miles from Chelan.
• Domke Falls : 4 tent sites , 33 miles from Chelan.
• Cascade Creek : 2 tent sites , 2 walk-in sites , 35 miles from Chelan.
• Domke Lake : 8 tent sites , 36 miles from Chelan.
• Refrigerator Harbor : 4 tent sites , 36 miles from Chelan.
• Moore Point : 4 tent sites , 39 miles from Chelan.

Things to do near Chelan

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

• Lake Chelan water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 2.3 miles from Chelan; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Frank's Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 2.6 miles from Chelan; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Roses Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.7 miles from Chelan; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Lake Chelan State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 8.3 miles from Chelan; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Dry Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 8.8 miles from Chelan; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Antilon (Lower) fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Chelan; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Alta Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Chelan; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Daroga State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 13 miles from Chelan; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Alta Lake State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 13 miles from Chelan; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 15 miles from Chelan; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Chelan

Nearest emergency room: Lake Chelan Community Hospital, 110 Apple Blossom Dr, Chelan, WA, 1.1 miles from Chelan , (509) 682-3300. Next nearest: Three Rivers Hospital, 507 Hospital Way, Brewster, WA, 21 miles, (509) 689-2517. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Chelan Shell convenience store · 0.3 miles
• Safeway supermarket · 0.3 miles · (509) 682-2615 · Hours Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00; Sa-Su 06:00-22:00
• Bear Foods supermarket · 0.4 miles · Hours Mo-Su 09:00-18:00

Fuel

• Safeway Fuel Station fuel station · 0.3 miles
• Shell fuel station · 0.3 miles
• 76 fuel station · 0.3 miles

RV dump station

• Columbia Cove RV Park RV park · 20 miles

Pharmacy

• Grossman's Drug Store pharmacy · 20 miles

Laundromat

• Laundromat laundromat · 15 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Chelan: propane, 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.

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