Swauk Campground
Its 21 sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping costs Single Site: $24 per night, Double Site: $40 per night, and it is open from Mid May to Late September. Swauk Campground is a National Forest campground near Cle Elum, Washington.
First-come, first-served
1 / 2The Swauk Campground entrance sign beside Highway 97. Photo: USDA Forest Service, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Managed by
- National Forest
Swauk Campground sits inside Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Sculpture Rock trail: A 3/4-mile trail from the north end of the campground climbs to Sculpture Rock; the campground sits in large ponderosa pine and western larch with a creek behind the sites. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $24 per night, Double Site: $40 per night
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 21
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 consecutive days in one location; 28 days per calendar year on the forest
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 3,200 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE and 5G (7/1 Mbps)
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- Verizon
- No coverage mapped
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
47.3281, -120.6618 in Kittitas. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Swauk Campground is open from Mid May to Late September , at 3,200 ft.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Swauk Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Beehive Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 12 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Beehive Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Reservable Mineral Springs Group First-come Mineral Springs 
Not on record Liberty Recreation Site First-come 29 Pines Campground More campgrounds: camping near Cle Elum and campgrounds in Kittitas.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (sites, season, fee, reservationSystem, notableFeature, photos), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29
Photo credits
- Photo 1: USDA Forest Service, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Photo 2: USDA Forest Service, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)