South Fork Bay
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs $8 per vehicle per night. South Fork Bay is a National Forest campground near Naches, Washington.
First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
South Fork Bay sits inside Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Rimrock Lake: Dispersed-style camping with RV and tent sites on the south side of Rimrock Lake, off Forest Road 1203. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- $8 per vehicle per night
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets. No potable water.
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
- 3,055 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 5G mapped about 0.3 mi away
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.1 mi away
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.
46.6357, -121.2648 in Yakima. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around South Fork Bay
South Fork Bay sits on Clear Lake, 0.8 miles from the lake's mapped center point. Stocking record and species: Clear Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Other lakes within 15 miles: Dog Lake fishing (4.7 miles) , Leech Lake fishing (5.8 miles) , and Tieton Ranger Pond fishing (9.8 miles) , each with its stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Waterfalls nearby
Nearest to South Fork Bay, in straight-line miles: Narada Falls (waterfall, 25 miles), and Comet Falls (waterfall, 27 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Clear Lake (group) 
Reservable Indian Creek Recreation Area (near Headwaters) First-come Clear Lake (south) More campgrounds: camping near Naches and campgrounds in Yakima.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-28
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (fee, water, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29