Bonnie Lake Island
Brian L.
Reviewed Apr. 1, 2020

Bonnie Lake Island. Boat in island campsite in scab-land canyon lake

This is a primitive site on an island in Bonnie Lake in Eastern Washington. Bonnie lake is a canyon lake, about 4 miles long and narrow. The island and surrounding sq. mile of land is owned by the BLM. Access is by paddling up Rock Creek about a mile and another 1/2 mile paddle up the lake. The creek can be seasonally shallow and you'll have to portage across at least one beaver dam. The island is rocky and brushy with enough flat spaces for a tent or two and trees for hammocks. The steep canyon walls provide a stage for coyotes to sing back and forth. Please use sanitary bags to pack out your waste (poop). The island's soil isn't deep enough for proper burial.

There is a spit of land on shore where you can camp too, but I've not done that.

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  • Review photo of Bonnie Lake Island by Brian L., April 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Bonnie Lake Island by Brian L., April 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Bonnie Lake Island by Brian L., April 1, 2020
  • Review photo of Bonnie Lake Island by Brian L., April 1, 2020