You can choose from a wide selection of more than 5,000
Washington State Parks facilities by clicking on the link to
the right or by calling (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688. You
also can view campsite availability maps and make campsite
reservations through our web site. A reservation fee of $7 is
charged per reservation in addition to site-use fees. Please
read on for further details.
Why Make a Reservation If you're planning to camp
during the busy summer months, you can reserve a campsite,
yurt, cabin, platform tent, group camp or group day-use
facility in more than 50 Washington state parks. While drop-in
campers are always welcome as long as space is available,
reservations offer peace of mind in traveling to distant parks
or camping in popular parks.
The table at
the end of this section provides a comprehensive list of
Washington State Parks' individual and group campsites, as
well as day-use facilities. The table indicates whether the
campsites and/or facilities are available on a first-come,
first-served basis or if they can be reserved through the
park, by phone or through this Web site.
Additional State Parks
rental places are available.
Be prepared before you go online or call to make your
reservations. Please have available your credit card number,
park and site preferences (please have alternatives), arrival
and departure dates, and specific customer information for
each site you wish to reserve – camper's name, address, phone
number, e-mail address (for quick confirmation) and tent/RV
equipment type. If you are unsure of your needs or plans, call
our information center at (360) 902-8844 between 8 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday.
Online You can
reserve a campsite, yurt, cabin or platform tent, pay with
a credit or check card and browse campsite availability maps
and park facilities on Washington State Parks’ Web site.
Reservations for group camps and day-use facilities may be
made only by phone.
Reservations made online may be booked only one at a time.
Washington State Parks pass holders who receive free camping
need to call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688.
By Phone
Call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688, or access the
reservations service through the Washington Telecommunications
Relay Service at (800) 833-6388 to reserve campsites and group
facilities at dozens of Washington state parks. Phone lines
are open every day of the year, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. PST, except
Christmas Day and New Year's Day and with shortened hours on
Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
Reservations Availability
The following list clarifies when reservations are
available at campsites and group facilities in parks served by
the central reservation. See the
table at the end
of this section for a complete list of parks with reservable
or first-come, first-served facilities. The table also
indicates if you need to directly contact the park for
reservations.
All camping parks on the central reservation system
(except those listed below): Individual campsites are
available May 15 through Sept. 15.
Battle Ground Lake, Dosewallips and Fort Canby:
Cabins, yurts and platform tents are available year-round.
Fort Canby and Fort Columbia:
Vacation houses are
available year-round.
Deception Pass and Fort Canby:
Individual campsites
are available year-round.
Pearrygin Lake:
Individual campsites are available
April 15 through Oct. 31.
Groupcamps and group day-use facilities:
Available
year-round except where individual parks or group facilities
are closed for the winter.
Minimum Booking for Summer Holiday Weekends
If you are booking a reservation for a summer holiday
weekend (i.e., Memorial Day, Fourth of July or Labor Day
weekend), there is a minimum booking of two nights (i.e.,
Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday nights). Please
note: If you decide to cancel one of the two nights from your
booking, there will be no refund for that night.
Maximum Window for Making Reservations
Reservations can be made year-round as far as nine months
in advance of arrival dates. Reservations begin at 7 a.m. for
advance bookings both online and by phone. Some parks almost
fully reserve at the maximum window (i.e., Lake Chelan,
Steamboat Rock and Pearrygin Lake). Many other parks have
favorite sites, camp loops or group facilities that are fully
reserved on the maximum window.
Minimum Window for Making Reservations
Plan as far ahead as possible to get the best selection of
remaining sites.
Minimum reservation windows:
Individual campsites, cabins, yurts and platform tents:
Reserve at least one day before arrival date.
Group camps and Group day-use facilities:
Reserve at
least 1 day before arrival date.
Confirmation
Reservations made less than 28 days before arrival date
must be confirmed by a credit or check card with a Visa or
MasterCard logo, which speeds up any subsequent refunds.
Payments by check or money order must arrive at Washington
State Parks Reservations, P.O. Box 94327, Seattle, WA
98124-6627, within seven days of the original date your
reservation was processed. Otherwise, unconfirmed reservations
will be cancelled.
Payment in full is required to confirm all reservations
(extra vehicle fees are collected at the park).
Your specific site is not assigned until the reservation is
confirmed by receipt of payment. You are encouraged to pay by
credit or check card, which will be immediately processed.
Written checks take two or more days to arrive. Therefore,
payment by written check will result in assignment of a site
suitable for your equipment requirements, and may not be the
specific site you requested.
Changes in Your Reservation
Although it is best to change
your reservation as far in advance as possible, reservation
arrival date, departure date, user’s name or site reserved can
be changed up until the day before arrival within the same
park (subject to availability and payment of any adjustment in
site fees). Reservation changes may be made on the actual
arrival day and must be made when you check-in at the park. If
circumstances prevent you from checking in on your scheduled
arrival day, please notify the park. You may still change your
arrival day for your scheduled arrival, but you will be
charged a first-night use fee.
Due to differences in types of reservations, a reservation
cannot be changed between the following categories:
- Campsites
- Cabins, yurts, platform tents
- Group campsites
- Group day-use facilities
Changes may be made by calling (888) CAMPOUT, or (888)
226-7688, or the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service
at (800) 833-6388 up until the day prior to your arrival date,
check-out time of the first night or first day of use. Changes
to reservations made online may be made only by calling these
numbers.
All facilities:
Attempt to change reservation more
than eight months before arrival date is not allowed.
Campsite: $4 for change before arrival day.
Campsite: First night use fee for change on arrival
day and before no-show time.
Cabin, yurt, platform tent:
$4 for change 7 or more
days before arrival day.
Cabin, yurt, platform tent:
First night use fee for
change fewer than 7 days before arrival and before no-show
time.
Group camp, group day-use facility:
$4 for change 28
or more days before arrival day.
Group camp, group day-use facility:
First night/day
use fee for change fewer than 28 days before arrival day and
before no-show time.
All facilities:
No fee for change departure date or
site upon check-in at park.
Cancellations and No-Shows
Cancel early to take advantage of the low $4 cancellation
fee and to allow others to reserve the sites and dates you no
longer need. The original reservation fee and any reservation
change fees are not refundable. Call (888) CAMPOUT, or (888)
226-7688, or the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service
at (800) 833-6388 to cancel a reservation. Online reservations
also may be canceled
online.
Reservation holders must check-in upon arrival. Those
failing to do so by check-out time of the first night or first
day will be considered "no-shows" and all remaining nights or
days on the reservation will be cancelled. The check-out time
for overnight reservations is 1 p.m. The check-out time for
day-use facility reservations is 9 p.m. or one hour before
dusk, whichever comes first. A no-show fee is assessed and the
balance of the deposit is returned to the customer. The
original reservation fee and any reservation change fees are
not refundable.
Reservation cancellation and no-show fees
All facilities:
Cancellation is not allowed more
than eight months before arrival date.
Campsite: $4 for cancellation before arrival day.
Campsite: First night use fee for cancellation on
arrival day.
Cabin, yurt, platform tent:
$4 for cancellation
seven or more days before arrival day.
Cabin, yurt, platform tent:
First night use fee for
cancellation fewer than seven days before arrival day.
Group camp, group day-use facility:
$4 for
cancellation 28 or more days before arrival day.
Group camp, group day-use facility:
First night/day
use fee for cancellation fewer than 28 days before arrival
day.
All facilities:
First and second night/day-use fee
for "no show" (if not cancelled by check-out time of first
night/day).
How to Pay
- By phone
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- Credit or check cards with VISA or MasterCard logos.
- By mail
-
- Checks and money orders. We accept only U.S. checks or
Canadian checks made payable in U.S. funds. Reservation must
be made at least 21 days in advance of arrival and payment
received within seven days of making the reservation. Late
payment will result in cancellation of the reservation. A
specific site will not be assigned to the reservation until
payment is received and recorded. The reservation
confirmation number must be written on the check or money
order. Payment should be mailed to:
Washington State Parks Reservations
P.O. Box 94327
Seattle, WA 98124-6627
- If you are making payment by mail to one of Washington
State Parks' environmental learning centers, mail payment
to:
Washington State Parks
Attn: Environmental Learning Centers
P.O. Box 42650
Olympia, WA 98504-2650
- Online
-
- Credit or check cards with VISA or MasterCard logos
- At the park
-
- Credit cards with VISA or MasterCard logos
- Checks – only U.S. checks or Canadian checks made
payable in U.S. funds.
- Money order
- Travelers checks
- VISA or MasterCard debit cards
- Cash
- Coupons
Pass-holdersCustomers who book their reservations using
their Washington State Parks disabled, limited income,
off-season senior citizen or disabled veterans passes must
provide their valid passes when they check in at the park. All
pass holders, except disabled veterans, pay full reservation
fees and fees to change or cancel reservations. Disabled
veterans pass holders who do not pay fees to reserve, change
or cancel reservations, must make their reservations only by
phone at (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688. Discounts apply only
to individual campsites and not to fees for roofed
accommodations, group camps or day-use facilities. To obtain a
pass application form and information sheet, call (360)
902-8844.
Where to Make a Reservation
Alta Lake
- Individual Campsites: First-come, First-served.
- Group Camp: Contact Park to reserve.
- Group Day Use: First-come, First-served.
