Camping near Leavenworth, Washington

Camping near Leavenworth, Washington includes 31 public campgrounds on record, 8 reservable and 22 first-come. Most (30 of 31) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Eightmile, is 5.5 miles from Leavenworth in a straight line, and 14 of 31 are within 15 miles. 4 are free, and 1 stays open all year. Another 35 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Leavenworth.

Eightmile Eightmile Group Site Bridge Creek Bridge Creek Group Site Tumwater Group Site Tumwater Icicle Group Campground

Camping near Leavenworth at a glance

Public campgrounds
31 (30 National Forest, 1 State Park)
Getting a site
8 reservable and 22 first-come
Cost
4 free; lowest posted fee at Napeequa Crossing: "Single Site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night"
Distance from Leavenworth
5.5 miles (Eightmile) to 34 miles (Phelps Creek) in a straight line; 14 within 15 miles
Elevation
1,200 ft (Eightmile) to 3,000 ft (Phelps Creek), 28 of 31 on record
Season
1 open all year, 4 seasonal with posted dates
Campsites
368 across the 18 campgrounds that state a count
RVs
22 take RVs; hookups at Tumwater Group Site and Lake Wenatchee State Park; longest stated RV length 50 ft (Johnny Creek)
Drinking water
8 of 31

Distances are straight-line miles from Leavenworth'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 Eightmile Leavenworth · National Forest · 5.5 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
25
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night
Reservable Eightmile Group Site Leavenworth · National Forest · 5.6 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
1
Season
May to October
Fee
Not on record
First-come Bridge Creek Leavenworth · National Forest · 5.9 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
7
Season
May to October
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night
Reservable Bridge Creek Group Site Leavenworth · National Forest · 5.9 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
Not on record Tumwater Group Site Leavenworth · National Forest · 6.5 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
First-come Tumwater Leavenworth · National Forest · 6.6 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
Reservable Icicle Group Campground Leavenworth · National Forest · 6.7 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
1
Season
May to October
Fee
$152 per night
First-come Johnny Creek Leavenworth · National Forest · 7.2 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single site: $24 per night; double $48; additional vehicle $11
First-come Ida Creek Leavenworth · National Forest · 8.6 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single site: $24 per night; additional vehicle $11 per night
Reservable Chatter Creek Group Site Leavenworth · National Forest · 10.3 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
First-come Chatter Creek Leavenworth · National Forest · 10.4 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
13
Season
May to October
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night
First-come Rock Island Leavenworth · National Forest · 11.9 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night, Double Site: $40 per night; additional vehicle $11 per night
Reservable Nason Creek Leavenworth · National Forest · 14.4 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
69
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $27 per night
Reservable Lake Wenatchee State Park Leavenworth · State Park · 14.8 mi
Agency
State Park
Sites
197
Season
Year-round
Fee
Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, partial hookup $41-$51
First-come Goose Creek Leavenworth · National Forest · 16.9 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single site: $22 per night; additional vehicle $11 per night
First-come Glacier View Leavenworth · National Forest · 17.2 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
16
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single site: $24 per night; additional vehicle $11 per night
First-come Meadow Creek Leavenworth · National Forest · 18.9 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
Reservable Grouse Creek Group Site Leavenworth · National Forest · 20.9 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
First-come Rainy Creek Leavenworth · National Forest · 22.6 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
First-come Napeequa Crossing Leavenworth · National Forest · 24.9 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
5
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night
First-come Finner Creek Leavenworth · National Forest · 25.1 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single site: $22 per night; additional vehicle $11 per night
First-come Lake Creek Leavenworth · National Forest · 25.3 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
First-come Riverbend Leavenworth · National Forest · 26.3 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
6
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $22 per night
First-come Rock Creek Leavenworth · National Forest · 26.6 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $22 per night
First-come Grasshopper Meadows Leavenworth · National Forest · 26.8 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
First-come Schaefer Creek Leavenworth · National Forest · 27 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $22 per night; additional vehicle $11 per night
First-come White River Falls Leavenworth · National Forest · 27.9 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
First-come Atkinson Flat Leavenworth · National Forest · 29.1 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
11
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $22 per night
First-come Nineteen Mile Leavenworth · National Forest · 30.3 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
4
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $22 per night
First-come Alpine Meadows Leavenworth · National Forest · 32.2 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
8
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $22 per night
First-come Phelps Creek Leavenworth · National Forest · 34 mi
Agency
National Forest
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $22 per night

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Leavenworth

Tent camping near Leavenworth

Things to do near Leavenworth

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

Supplies and emergencies near Leavenworth

Nearest emergency room: Cascade Medical Center, 817 Commercial St, Leavenworth, WA, 0.4 miles from Leavenworth , (509) 548-5815. Next nearest: Confluence Health Hospital, 1201 N Miller St, Wenatchee, WA, 19 miles, (509) 662-1511. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries
  • Mountain Country Corner convenience store · 0.2 miles
  • Village Mercantile convenience store · 0.2 miles
  • Tienda Mexicana supermarket · 0.4 miles
Fuel
  • 76 fuel station · 0.2 miles · (509) 548-7714
  • 76 fuel station · 0.7 miles
  • Safeway Fuel Station fuel station · 0.8 miles · Hours 24/7
Propane
  • Propane propane dealer · 14 miles
  • AmeriGas propane dealer · 18 miles
RV dump station
  • Nason Creek Rest Area service point · 13 miles
  • Thousand Trails Leavenworth RV Campground RV park · 14 miles
  • Trailer Dump Area RV dump station · 15 miles
Pharmacy
  • Safeway pharmacy · 0.9 miles · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa-Su 10:00-18:00
  • The Happy Crop Shoppe pharmacy · 9.4 miles
  • Doane's Valley Pharmacy pharmacy · 10 miles
Laundromat
  • Peshastin Laundry laundromat · 3.1 miles
  • Guest Laundry laundromat · 3.1 miles
  • Just Plain Laundry laundromat · 11 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Leavenworth: 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 Leavenworth, WA?
31 public campgrounds are on record near Leavenworth. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Eightmile (5.5 miles), Eightmile Group Site (5.6 miles), Bridge Creek (5.9 miles), Bridge Creek Group Site (5.9 miles), and 27 more. 22 are first-come, first-served with no reservations, 7 book through Recreation.gov, and 1 books through Washington State Parks reservations.
Is there free camping near Leavenworth, WA?
Yes: Grasshopper Meadows, Lake Creek, Meadow Creek, and White River Falls charge no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near Leavenworth, WA?
22 campgrounds near Leavenworth take RVs: Bridge Creek, Bridge Creek Group Site, Chatter Creek Group Site, Eightmile, and 18 more. Lake Wenatchee State Park and Tumwater Group Site have hookups. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Nason Creek Rest Area, 13 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Leavenworth, WA?
Eightmile, Glacier View, Icicle Group Campground, Nason Creek, and 1 more list tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Leavenworth with drinking water?
Chatter Creek, Eightmile Group Site, Finner Creek, Glacier View, and 4 more have potable water on record.
Are there year-round campgrounds near Leavenworth, WA?
Yes: Lake Wenatchee State Park is open all year, per the managing agency. The rest are seasonal or have no season on record.
When is camping season near Leavenworth, WA?
Of the 4 seasonal campgrounds with posted dates, most open in May (4 of 4) and close in October (4 of 4). Lake Wenatchee State Park stays open all year. Each campground's own dates are in the table.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Leavenworth, WA?
Cascade Medical Center, 817 Commercial St, Leavenworth, WA, is 0.4 miles from Leavenworth in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (509) 548-5815. In an emergency, call 911.