South Skookum Lake
Its 24 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Single Site: $31 per night. South Skookum Lake is a National Forest campground near Newport, Washington.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 54 ft
South Skookum Lake sits inside Colville National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Single Site: $31 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 24
- Max RV length
- 54 ft
- Site driveways
- Back-in
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
24 sites; the longest takes a 54 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 47 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 01 |
| 02 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 50 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 02 |
| 03 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 50 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 03 |
| 04 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 52 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 04 |
| 05 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 48 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 05 |
| 06 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 38 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 06 |
| 07 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 46 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 07 |
| 08 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 52 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 08 |
| 09 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 54 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 09 |
| 10 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 51 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 10 |
| 11 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 47 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 11 |
| 12 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 53 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 12 |
| 13 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 48 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 13 |
| 14 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 45 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 14 |
| 15 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 15 |
| 16 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 28 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 16 |
| 18 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 18 |
| 19 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 19 |
| 20 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 20 |
| 21 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 21 |
| 22 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 22 |
| 23 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 23 |
| 24 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 24 |
| 25 | South Skookum | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 25 |
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
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 3,555 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 0.2 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.
48.3938, -117.1857 in Pend Oreille. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around South Skookum Lake
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Cooks Lake, whose mapped center point is 3.5 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Cooks Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
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
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, fireRings, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: U.S. Forest Service, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)