$27
Kachess
Closed for the season
Total sites: 141
Booking Window: 6 months
Season Opens: May 22, 2026
Booking Window: 6 months
Season Opens: May 22, 2026
2,274 ft
38°F
31°F
31°F
poor
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest › Cle Elum Ranger District › Washington
› Kittitas County
› Easton
› Kachess Campground
Kachess Campground, WA - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map
Kachess Campground is located in the Cle Elum Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (1 hr 6 min east of Sammamish, WA) with an elevation of 2,274 feet. There are a total of 141 campsites. The campground is normally open from the end of May to mid September. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 17 and 110 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring with grill. Fees range from $25.00 to $145.00. Some amenities include boat ramp, swimming, restroom. Activities include boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.
Campsite Reviews (270)
4.0 out of 5
| 5 star | 49% | |
| 4 star | 21% | |
| 3 star | 13% | |
| 2 star | 10% | |
| 1 star | 5% |
@DaveH8980161 · Camped on Sep 19, 2025 at Campsite #22
Nice quiet site by the creek
@DanielleC14054 · Camped on Sep 12, 2025 at Campsite #65
Nice sized but 64 is definitely a bit smaller than 65. Lots of people walked through to go to the bathroom which was a little scary at night. Otherwise we loved our time
@DanielleC14054 · Camped on Sep 12, 2025 at Campsite #64
Nice sized camp spots, not too far from the lake
@TomM3609852 · Camped on Sep 12, 2025 at Campsite #101
Big campsites with lots of privacy.
@AkshayPF4F1132 · Camped on Sep 5, 2025 at Campsite #94
We enjoyed the location, had good space for two cars to be parked, a large tent to be setup, had flush toilets and nature was amazing!
@SamuelS9419161 · Camped on Sep 1, 2025 at Campsite #130
What is up with the flies in the vault toilets?? Every single toilet (and we checked several throughout the campground) was like something out of a horror movie- literally pouring out of the toilet itself. This really encourages unhygienic practices of using nature instead of the vault toilets and its no wonder we saw wadded up used toilet paper all throughout the surrounding woods. Please fix this, or at minimum hang some fly paper!! We will not return!!
@TeresaB1724254 · Camped on Sep 1, 2025 at Campsite #1
Reserved a site in Gale Creek loop, during the week. The site was not big enough for my RV, even though the website claimed I would fit. The site was also very rocky and uneven. Also, there were people from the day use area parking in that space when I arrived. I had to ask them to move before I could even try to get in it. Luckily the camp host came by and offered to move us to a different loop (I was going to meet with family in Gale Loop the next day), and led me to the Beargrass Flat loop which had several larger spaces unused during the week. Had it been a weekend reservation I would not have been able to stay, since the campsite was incorrectly measured. Don't know what I'd have done in that case. Gale loop is generally too small for most rigs longer than 24 feet, so don't be fooled by the site measurements.
@TeresaB1724254 · Camped on Sep 1, 2025 at Campsite #1
Reserved a site in Gale Creek loop, during the week. The site was not big enough for my RV, even though the website claimed I would fit. The site was also very rocky and uneven. Also, there were people from the day use area parking in that space when I arrived. I had to ask them to move before I could even try to get in it. Luckily the camp host came by and offered to move us to a different loop (I was going to meet with family in Gale Loop the next day), and led me to the Beargrass Flat loop which had several larger spaces unused during the week. Had it been a weekend reservation I would not have been able to stay, since the campsite was incorrectly measured. Don't know what I'd have done in that case. Gale loop is generally too small for most rigs longer than 24 feet, so don't be fooled by the site measurements.
@NancyP3737622 · Camped on Aug 29, 2025 at Campsite #116
We have many happy memories from past years but now the lake is just a trickle and mud pit, our camphost took off one night at sunset leaving his tank of grey water behind and neighbors decided to start a huge fire during burn ban. The trash, the flies in the pit toilet, the threat of burning alive with unbridled camper behavior. I can't return. Very sad.
@NancyP3737622 · Camped on Aug 29, 2025 at Campsite #118
It's heartbreaking to see how this campground has gone so down hill. We've come every year for nine years now and I think we need to find a new tradition. My kids have learned to embrace the mudpit that used to be a lake and we don't complain about the droves of flies in the outhouses or disrepair of the plumbed bathrooms. What broke me this year: 1. Our campground host was super grumpy when we asked him to tell people squatting in our reserved site that they needed to move. 2. Same host cleared his campsite (except for his grey water tank, which he decided to leave behind) and moved out one night. 3. That night the campers next to us decided to have a bonfire. In August. While another wildfire was already burning through the county. Clearly there was a burn ban in effect. I was worried about the ability for us all to evacuate if the fire spread and I just can't go back in good conscience.
@BrianD6953183 · Camped on Aug 27, 2025 at Campsite #130
Overall a nice late-summer stay, even though the water level of the lake itself was really low (nd I knew that coming in so not surprised). My campsite was of good size and had a nice firepit and picnic table, with rustic restrooms nearby. Unfortunately someone who used the site before me left soiled toilet tissues in areas surrounding the campground, so I had to take it upon myself to pick them up. Ick. The family in the site next to me lit a small fire despite the ongoing (and well-posted) burn ban. The folks staying across from me decided it was a good idea to let their kids ride mini-bikes around the campground around the 10 p.m. curfew. Late-arriving campers on the other side made sure everyone heard them as they were settling in, I think around midnight. Signage letting people know that the bridge at the Little Kachess Trailhead is out was non-existent, but we forded the river and did the hike anyway, which was very nice. I also kayaked up the Little Kachess Lake quite a ways and that was a peaceful, scenic experience. Next time I go will be in late spring or early summer when the lake's water level is hopefully higher.
@KeriP673CFB619 · Camped on Aug 26, 2025 at Campsite #168
Kachess is a nice campground albeit a bit full when I was there. Sites were clean but it would be nice if you could drive your vehicle all the way into the site especially when you camp in a van as I do. I was unable to utilize the picnic table as it was not in close proximity to where I was able to park. The water was very low in the lake but I was able to do some nice hikes with my dogs despite that. Great place for a one night stop while traveling.
@GregA3946377 · Camped on Aug 21, 2025 at Campsite #53
Nicely maintained facility with lots of shade at the campsite. Close to the Lake and creeks.
@RonaldS5698545 · Camped on Aug 20, 2025 at Campsite #73
We had a great time at the Kachess campground. There were some drawbacks because of the timing of our visit, nevertheless we had a great time. No fires were allowed at the time. We are disappointed that the water level of the lake is so low, but that is a fault of nature which no one is responsible for. It didn't stop us from swimming and boating and doing some things which would not be possible with higher water.
@BrittanyB75966 · Camped on Aug 20, 2025 at Campsite #8
Very nice campground had alot of fun. The bathroom was a little but gross but besides that everything was great.
@TomP3330669 · Camped on Aug 18, 2025 at Campsite #51
This is a very busy campground. Every day from 3 to 5 cars passed my campsite continuously, almost like a freeway. The sites were beautiful but previous campers left waste on the ground all over. At night, campers were noisy so I had to wear my earplugs to get to sleep. Amazingly, a ten minute walk away and there was wonderful, beautiful Lake Kachess with almost no one on it. I couldn't believe that it was so quiet and so uninhabited. Quite a contrast!!!!!!!
@DwightSB92B5DC · Camped on Aug 17, 2025 at Campsite #21
Beautiful, quiet, well-kept campground. Awesome views, gorgeous lakes. Campground staff were very helpful & friendly.
@MichelleG91209 · Camped on Aug 12, 2025 at Campsite #122
Beautiful location with privacy at each campsite. The lake was beautiful to sit near and swim in. Lots of people paddle boarding and dirt biking. Plenty of hiking trails nearby.
@MichelleG91209 · Camped on Aug 12, 2025 at Campsite #122
Beautiful location with privacy at each campsite. The lake was beautiful to sit near and swim in. Lots of people paddle boarding and dirt biking. Plenty of hiking trails nearby.
@MichelleG91209 · Camped on Aug 12, 2025 at Campsite #122
Beautiful location with privacy at each campsite. The lake was beautiful to sit near and swim in. Lots of people paddle boarding and dirt biking. Plenty of hiking trails nearby.
@DavidE7840041 · Camped on Aug 10, 2025 at Campsite #49
Good spot
@JackS8867688 · Camped on Aug 7, 2025 at Campsite #8
Camp host was notified of a campfire (during stage 2 ban) directly across the road, and the decided to go back to sleep. Only after multiple attempts and taking matters into my own hands was it handled. Lake was really low, boat launch closed. And campground was super packed, with folks camping in non-sites. Poor management.
@ChrisB5203459 · Camped on Aug 5, 2025 at Campsite #120
We stayed one night on our way from Spokane to the Olympic Peninsula. Campground was clean, host kept to themselves, it wasn't very busy due to being a weekday. It was first week of August and the lake was down quite aways, steep banks and pretty muddy.
@DanaM9616805 · Camped on Jul 31, 2025 at Campsite #51
Beautiful campground. The lake was a highlight to spend the day with the kids. Great just walking around the whole campground. We clicked just over 3 miles walking through each loop.
@BarbaraH643159 · Camped on Jul 29, 2025 at Campsite #20
Lovely site, very clean. Water is really low but still had fun swimming.
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