South Fork Tieton (jayhawk Flats)
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs $8 per vehicle per night. South Fork Tieton (jayhawk Flats) is a National Forest campground near Tampico, Washington.
First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
South Fork Tieton (jayhawk Flats) sits inside Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
South Fork Tieton River: 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. (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
- 2,964 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.2 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 5G mapped about 0.4 mi away
- Verizon
- 4G LTE
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.
46.6231, -121.1356 in Yakima. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around South Fork Tieton (jayhawk Flats)
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Tieton Ranger Pond, whose mapped center point is 5.6 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Tieton Ranger Pond fishing on fishypedia.com.
Other lakes within 15 miles: Clear Lake fishing (6.7 miles) , Dog Lake fishing (11 miles) , and Leech Lake fishing (12 miles) , each with its stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Reservable South Fork Group Site - Wenatchee NF First-come Peninsula Campground and Rimrock Boat Launch First-come South Fork Tieton (lower Bake Oven) First-come South Fork Tieton (upper Bake Oven) More campgrounds: camping near Tampico 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 (water, toilets, fee, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29