Browns Lake
Its 18 sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping costs Single Site: $29 per night, and it is open from Memorial Day weekend to October 31. Browns Lake is a National Forest campground near Newport, Washington.
First-come, first-served
1 / 3Site 9 at Browns Lake Campground, with picnic table and fire ring. Photo: USDA Forest Service, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Managed by
- National Forest
Browns Lake sits inside Colville National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Browns Lake: A non-motorized, fly-fishing-only lake; Browns Lake Trail #320 follows the shore through old-growth cedar to a fish viewing platform. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $29 per night
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 18
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets, fire rings, and pets allowed. No potable water.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 3,440 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.2 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.4 mi away
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 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.
48.4363, -117.1960 in Pend Oreille. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Browns Lake is open from Memorial Day weekend to October 31 , at 3,440 ft.
Sources: epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Browns Lake
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Cooks Lake, whose mapped center point is 6.5 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Cooks Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Reservable South Skookum Lake Reservable Panhandle First-come Cooks Lake Reservable Kalispel RV Resort More campgrounds: camping near Newport and campgrounds in Pend Oreille.
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 (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (sites, water, quietHours, petsAllowed, fireRings, season, notableFeature, fee), accessed 2026-09-29
Photo credits
- Photo 1: USDA Forest Service, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Photo 2: USDA Forest Service, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Photo 3: USDA Forest Service, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)