Alpine Meadows
Its 8 sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $22 per night. Alpine Meadows is a National Forest campground near Leavenworth, Washington.
Closed First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Access road
- Mixed paved and unpaved
Alpine Meadows sits inside Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits right at the edge of Glacier Peak Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 8
- ✓ Toilets
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets. No potable water.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
1 site. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Scan and Pay | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site Standard |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-29. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 consecutive days; 28 days total per calendar year
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Access road
- Mixed paved and unpaved
- Elevation
- 2,622 ft
48.0465, -120.8342 in Chelan. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Current conditions
Closed Agency notice, as of 2026-09-29: Closed for the 2026 season: the Little Giant Fire closure and a washout on Chiwawa River Road (Forest Road 6200). Check the forest page before going.
Common questions
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Around Alpine Meadows
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Fish Lake, whose mapped center point is 16 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Fish Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs nearby
The nearest hot spring to Alpine Meadows, in a straight line: Scenic Hot Springs (hot spring, 28 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Leavenworth and campgrounds in Chelan.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (sites, reservationSystem, closure, accessRoad, fee, water, toilets), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29