Camping near Connell, Washington

Camping near Connell, Washington includes 1 public campground on record, 1 first-come. All are run by the Bureau of Reclamation. Another 4 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Connell.

Scooteney Park and Campground

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Camping near Connell at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 Bureau of Reclamation)
Getting a site: 1 first-come
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Scooteney Park and Campground: "$15 per night; $7.50 with a Golden Age Passport or Access Pass"
Distance from Connell: 9.2 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 928 ft at Scooteney Park and Campground (the only one on record)
Season: 1 seasonal with posted dates
Campsites: 36 across the 1 campground that state a count
Drinking water: 1 of 1

Distances are straight-line miles from Connell'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.

First-come Scooteney Park and Campground Connell · Bureau of Reclamation · 9.2 mi

Agency: Bureau of Reclamation
Sites: 36
Season: mid-April to mid-October
Fee: $15 per night; $7.50 with a Golden Age Passport or Access Pass

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Connell

Windust Park, 15 miles from Connell in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , first-come (free); listed under camping near Kahlotus.
Adams County Fairgrounds Campground, 17 miles from Connell in a straight line , County , first-come ($25/night (RV or tent) plus $2 per transaction); listed under camping near Othello.
Fishhook Park, 24 miles from Connell in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Burbank.
Charbonneau Park and Campground, 28 miles from Connell in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Burbank.

Things to do near Connell

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

Scooteney Reservoir, at Scooteney Park and Campground (9.2 miles from Connell): Multiple boat ramps and a small dock; year-round fishing for walleye, bass, bluegill, crappie, yellow perch, channel catfish and common carp.
Powerline Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Connell; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Juniper Dunes Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Connell; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Columbia Plateau Trail State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 19 miles from Connell; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Dalton Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 25 miles from Connell; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 26 miles from Connell; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Palouse Falls State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 29 miles from Connell; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Palouse Falls State Park Heritage Site, a state park whose mapped point is 29 miles from Connell; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Palouse Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 29 miles from Connell; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
Lyons Ferry State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 30 miles from Connell; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Connell

Nearest emergency room: Othello Community Hospital, 315 N 14th Ave, Othello, WA, 19 miles from Connell , (509) 488-2636. Next nearest: Lourdes Medical Center, 520 N 4th Ave, Pasco, WA, 32 miles, (509) 546-2278. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Metro Mart convenience store · 0.9 miles
Lep-re-kon Harvest Foods supermarket · 1 mile
Connell Gas & Food Mart convenience store · 1 mile
Fuel: 76 fuel station · 0.9 miles
Exxon fuel station · 1 mile
Kangaroo Express fuel station · 1.1 miles
RV dump station: Coyote Run RV Park RV park · 1.1 miles
Hatton Coulee Rest Area service point · 10 miles
Windust Park Campground campground · 15 miles · Hours 24/7
Pharmacy: Walmart Pharmacy pharmacy · 18 miles · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Laundromat: House Laundry & Dry Cleaning laundromat · 19 miles · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-21:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Connell: 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.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Connell, WA?

1 public campground is on record near Connell. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Scooteney Park and Campground (9.2 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Connell, WA?

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

Where can I camp near Connell with drinking water?

Scooteney Park and Campground has potable water on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Connell, WA?

Othello Community Hospital, 315 N 14th Ave, Othello, WA, is 19 miles from Connell in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (509) 488-2636. In an emergency, call 911.

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