Big Pines
Its 43 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs $15/night camping, $5 day use, and it is open year-round. Big Pines is a BLM campground near Selah, Washington.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 6BLM's Big Pines campground. Photo: BLM Staff photo, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Managed by
- BLM
- Hookups
- None
Getting a site
- Managed by
- BLM
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- $15/night camping, $5 day use
Source: blm.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 43
- Tent sites
- 3
- Walk-in sites
- 3
- Hookups
- None
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets, fire rings, and pets allowed. No potable water.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; blm.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
43 sites; 4 pull-through. 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 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 01 |
| 02 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 02 |
| 03 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 03 |
| 04 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 04 |
| 05 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 05 |
| 06 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 06 |
| 07 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 07 |
| 08 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 08 |
| 09 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 09 |
| 10 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 10 |
| 11 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 11 |
| 12 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 12 |
| 13 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 13 |
| 14 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 14 |
| 15 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 15 |
| 16 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 16 |
| 17 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 17 |
| 18 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 18 |
| 19 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 19 |
| 20 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 20 |
| 21 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 21 |
| 22 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 22 |
| 23 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 23 |
| 24 | Big Pines | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 24 |
| 25 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 25 |
| 26 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 26 |
| 27 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 27 |
| 28 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 28 |
| 29 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 29 |
| 30 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 30 |
| 31 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 31 |
| 32 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 32 |
| 33 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 33 |
| 34 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 34 |
| 35 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 35 |
| 36 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 36 |
| 37 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 37 |
| 38 | Big Pines | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 38 |
| Campsite D | Big Pines | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site Campsite D |
| Campsite E | Big Pines | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site Campsite E |
| Walk In A | Big Pines | Walk to | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site Walk In A |
| Walk In B | Big Pines | Walk to | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site Walk In B |
| Walk In C | Big Pines | Walk to | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site Walk In C |
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
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.4 mi away
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- Verizon
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.4 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.
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Season and winter services
Big Pines is open year-round .
Source: blm.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Common questions
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Around Big Pines
The nearest lake with a fishing page is McCabe Pond, whose mapped center point is 8.9 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: McCabe Pond fishing on fishypedia.com.
Other lakes within 15 miles: Fiorito Lake North fishing (9.8 miles) , Rotary Lake fishing (12 miles) , Mattoon Lake fishing (13 miles) , Myron Lake fishing (13 miles) , and Reflection Pond fishing (14 miles) , each with its stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public land within 15 miles: Olmstead Place Historical State Park (12 miles to its center) , Olmstead Place State Park (12 miles to its center) , Iron Horse State Park (13 miles to its center) , and Yakima Sportsman State Park (14 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Reservable Lmuma Creek Recreation Site 
Reservable Roza Recreation Site 
Reservable Umtanum Recreation Site Not on record Bighorn Recreation Site 
More campgrounds: camping near Selah and campgrounds in Kittitas.
Sources
- gis.blm.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (drivewayType, petsAllowed, fireRings, toilets, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- blm.gov (water, hookups, fee, season), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: BLM Staff photo, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 2: BLM Photo, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 3: BLM Photo, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 4: BLM Photo, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 5: BLM Photo, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 6: BLM Photo, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)