Camping near Tampico, Washington

Camping near Tampico at a glance

Public campgrounds

9 (5 State Forest, 4 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable and 8 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at South Fork Tieton (jayhawk Flats): "$8 per vehicle per night"

Distance from Tampico

6.6 miles (Ahtanum Meadows Campground) to 18 miles (South Fork Tieton (minnie Meadows)) in a straight line; 7 within 15 miles

Elevation

2,964 ft (South Fork Tieton (jayhawk Flats)) to 6,297 ft (Clover Flats Campground), 8 of 9 on record

Campsites

56 across the 6 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

6 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 40 ft (South Fork Group Site - Wenatchee NF)

Drinking water

3 of 9

Distances are straight-line miles from Tampico's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Tampico

• Windy Point, 11 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Willows, 12 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Hause Creek, 14 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Peninsula Campground and Rimrock Boat Launch, 14 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Naches.
• Tieton Pond, 15 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($10 per vehicle per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• South Fork Tieton (lower Bake Oven), 17 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($8 per vehicle per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Indian Creek Campground (near Silver Beach), 19 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single site: $24 per night; additional vehicle $11 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Indian Creek Recreation Area (near Headwaters), 20 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Clear Lake (group), 20 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Naches.
• Clear Lake (south), 20 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• South Fork Bay, 20 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($8 per vehicle per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Clear Lake (north), 20 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Yakima Sportsman State Park, 20 miles from Tampico in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Peak nightly (statewide): standard $31-$43, full hookup $46-$56); listed under camping near Terrace Heights.
• Dog Lake Campground, 25 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $20 per night; additional vehicle $10 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• White Pass (leech Lake) Campground, 25 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; additional vehicle $10 per night; day use $10 per vehicle); listed under camping near Naches.
• Roza Recreation Site, 26 miles from Tampico in a straight line , BLM , reservable ($15 per night camping, $5 day use); listed under camping near Ellensburg.
• Big Pines, 27 miles from Tampico in a straight line , BLM , reservable ($15/night camping, $5 day use); listed under camping near Selah.
• Cottonwood, 27 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Naches.
• Deep Creek, 28 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10); listed under camping near Naches.
• Lmuma Creek Recreation Site, 28 miles from Tampico in a straight line , BLM , reservable ($15 per night camping, $5 day use); listed under camping near Ellensburg.
• Umtanum Recreation Site, 29 miles from Tampico in a straight line , BLM , reservable ($15 per night camping, $5 day use); listed under camping near Ellensburg.
• Walupt Lake Campground, 30 miles from Tampico in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Randle.

Things to do near Tampico

Public land and water within 30 miles of Tampico, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Fort Simcoe Historical State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 14 miles from Tampico; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 4 of the 9 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest South Fork Group Site - Wenatchee NF at 14 miles from Tampico; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• South Fork Tieton River, at South Fork Tieton (jayhawk Flats) (14 miles from Tampico): One of the named dispersed camping areas along the South Fork Tieton River near Rimrock Lake, spread over the first 8 miles of Forest Road 1000; the South Fork Tieton Trail is nearby.
• Tim Ponds fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 14 miles from Tampico; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Tieton Ranger Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 15 miles from Tampico; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Myron Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Tampico; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• South Fork Tieton River, at South Fork Tieton (upper Bake Oven) (17 miles from Tampico): One of the named dispersed camping areas along the South Fork Tieton River near Rimrock Lake, spread over the first 8 miles of Forest Road 1000; the South Fork Tieton Trail is nearby.
• South Fork Tieton River, at South Fork Tieton (minnie Meadows) (18 miles from Tampico): One of the named dispersed camping areas along the South Fork Tieton River near Rimrock Lake, spread over the first 8 miles of Forest Road 1000; the South Fork Tieton Trail is nearby.
• Rotary Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Tampico; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Reflection Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 20 miles from Tampico; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Tampico

Nearest emergency room: Astria Toppenish Hospital, 502 W 4th Ave, Toppenish, WA, 29 miles from Tampico , (509) 865-1520. Next nearest: Kittitas Valley Community Hospital, 603 S Chestnut St, Ellensburg, WA, 35 miles, (509) 962-9841. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Grow More Trading supermarket · 9.2 miles
• Wiley City Convenience Store convenience store · 11 miles
• Tieton Sports & Country Store convenience store · 11 miles

Fuel

• Highland Quick Stop fuel station · 12 miles
• Conoco fuel station · 13 miles
• Shell fuel station · 13 miles

Propane

• AmeriGas propane dealer · 18 miles

RV dump station

• Rimrock Lake Resort RV park · 16 miles
• Silver Beach Resort RV park · 19 miles
• Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82 Eastbound service point · 23 miles

Pharmacy

• West Valley Pharmacy pharmacy · 13 miles
• Walgreens pharmacy · 14 miles
• Tieton Village Drug pharmacy · 16 miles

Laundromat

• West Valley Dry Cleaners & Laundromat laundromat · 13 miles
• Lincoln Center Laundromat laundromat · 17 miles
• Lava-Max Laundromat laundromat · 18 miles · (509) 895-7629 · Hours Mo-Su 10:00-22:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Tampico: potable water fill and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

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