Camping near Ione, Washington

Camping near Ione, Washington includes 3 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 2 first-come. Most (2 of 3) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Edgewater, is 1.3 miles from Ione in a straight line, and all 3 are within 15 miles. Another 29 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Ione.

Edgewater

Big Meadow Lake Sherry Creek Campground

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Camping near Ione at a glance

Public campgrounds: 3 (2 National Forest, 1 State Forest)
Getting a site: 1 reservable and 2 first-come
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Edgewater: "Single Site: $31 per night"
Distance from Ione: 1.3 miles (Edgewater) to 11 miles (Sherry Creek Campground) in a straight line; 3 within 15 miles
Elevation: 2,063 ft (Edgewater) to 3,427 ft (Big Meadow Lake), 3 of 3 on record
Season: 1 seasonal with posted dates
Campsites: 46 across the 3 campgrounds that state a count
RVs: 2 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 72 ft (Edgewater)
Drinking water: 1 of 3

Distances are straight-line miles from Ione'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 Edgewater Ione · National Forest · 1.3 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: 19
Season: Not on record
Fee: Single Site: $31 per night

First-come Big Meadow Lake Ione · National Forest · 6.5 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: 17
Season: Memorial Day weekend to October 27
Fee: Not on record

First-come Sherry Creek Campground Ione · State Forest · 11.2 mi

Agency: State Forest
Sites: 10
Season: Not on record
Fee: No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)

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More campgrounds within 30 miles of Ione

Lake Leo, 7.1 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $31 per night; double $52; day use $10 per vehicle); listed under camping near Colville.
Noisy Creek, 7.2 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
Noisy Creek Group Campground, 7.2 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $31 per night; group site $110 per night); listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
West Sullivan, 9.2 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
East Sullivan, 9.4 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
Sullivan Lake Group, 9.4 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $130 per night); listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
Lake Thomas, 9.6 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Colville.
Mill Pond, 9.9 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
Gillette, 10 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Colville.
Lake Gillette, 10 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Colville.
Flodelle Creek Campground, 15 miles from Ione in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Colville.
Little Twin, 15 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Colville.
Panhandle, 17 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Newport.
Crescent Lake, 18 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Metaline Falls.
Starvation Lake Campground, 22 miles from Ione in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Colville.
Browns Lake, 23 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Newport.
Douglas Falls Grange Park Campground, 23 miles from Ione 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, 24 miles from Ione in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Northport.
South Skookum Lake, 26 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $31 per night); listed under camping near Newport.
Rocky Lake Campground, 27 miles from Ione in a straight line , State Forest , first-come (No camping fee (first come, with a Discover Pass)); listed under camping near Colville.
North Fork Chewelah, 27 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Chewelah.
North Gorge Campground, 27 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Barstow.
Evans Campground, 27 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($30/night); listed under camping near Marcus.
Evans Group Site, 27 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($65/night); listed under camping near Marcus.
Kalispel RV Resort, 28 miles from Ione in a straight line , Tribal Land , reservable ; listed under camping near Cusick.
Snag Cove Campground, 29 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Kettle Falls.
Elbow Lake, 29 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Northport.
Marcus Island Campground, 29 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($23/night); listed under camping near Marcus.
Cooks Lake, 30 miles from Ione in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Usk.

Things to do near Ione

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

Colville National Forest, 2 of the 3 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Edgewater at 1.3 miles from Ione; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Big Meadow Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 6.2 miles from Ione; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Frater Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 6.5 miles from Ione; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Lake Leo fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.2 miles from Ione; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Heritage Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 8.8 miles from Ione; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Lake Thomas fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 9.8 miles from Ione; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Lake Gillette fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Ione; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Lake Sherry fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Ione; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Idaho Panhandle National Forests, a national forest whose mapped point is 14 miles from Ione; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Crawford State Park (Washington), a state park whose mapped point is 18 miles from Ione; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Ione

Nearest emergency room: Providence Mount Carmel Hospital, 982 E Columbia Ave, Colville, WA, 26 miles from Ione , (509) 684-2561. Next nearest: Providence St Joseph Hospital, 500 E Webster Ave, Chewelah, WA, 35 miles, (509) 935-8211. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Ione Food Court supermarket · 0.1 miles
Metaline Mini Mart convenience store · 7.8 miles
The Falls Market supermarket · 8.8 miles
Fuel: Waneta Quick Stop convenience store · 20 miles · (509) 732-4306
Texaco fuel station · 20 miles
Tempo convenience store · 25 miles · (250) 367-7410
Propane: Aspen Valley Propane propane dealer · 25 miles
RV dump station: Nordman RV Park RV park · 23 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Ione: potable water fill, pharmacy, laundromat, 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 Ione, WA?

3 public campgrounds are on record near Ione. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Edgewater (1.3 miles), Big Meadow Lake (6.5 miles), and Sherry Creek Campground (11 miles). 2 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.

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

2 campgrounds near Ione take RVs: Edgewater and Sherry Creek Campground. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Nordman RV Park, 23 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where can I camp near Ione with drinking water?

Edgewater has potable water on record.

Where can I camp near a lake around Ione, WA?

Big Meadow Lake sits on Big Meadow Lake and Sherry Creek Campground sits on Lake Sherry.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Ione, WA?

Providence Mount Carmel Hospital, 982 E Columbia Ave, Colville, WA, is 26 miles from Ione in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (509) 684-2561. In an emergency, call 911.

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