Methow River Fishing Access

SUMMARY PRESENTED BYT-Mobile

Fishing and swimming in the Methow River are the main draws at this BLM site just outside Pateros City Park along the highway corridor toward North Cascades National Park. It's a gravel and dirt parking lot. The ground is hard-packed and rocky, making tent stakes difficult to set, so the site works better for vehicle-based sleeping. A vault toilet is on-site, trash service is available, and cell service is generally functional. Bring a vehicle with good clearance, as road access is unpaved, and expect highway noise through the night.

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Map & DirectionsMethow River Fishing Access is located in Washington near Pateros

Detail location of campground
Public Campground

Coordinates

48.04609512 N
119.91591975 W

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    Excellent Coverage
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    Good Coverage
    Verified by 30 users
    Last on 8/7/26
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    Good Coverage
    Verified by 4 users
    Last on 8/7/26

Connectivity

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    T-Mobile5G
    Excellent Coverage
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    VerizonLTE
    Good Coverage
    Verified by 30 users
    Last on 8/7/26
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    AT&T5G
    Good Coverage
    Verified by 4 users
    Last on 8/7/26

Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.

Site Types

  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Dispersed

Features

For Campers

  • Trash
  • Phone Service
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets

For Vehicles

  • Big Rig Friendly

FREE established camping

Enjoy camping on government land. Limited or no services at this camping area.


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A basic free overnight spot described as a gravel parking lot with vault toilets and river access. Hard, rocky ground makes tent camping challenging, and highway proximity creates noise issues.

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Reviewed Jun. 22, 2023

Ok

It has rest rooms and is in a nice location. The negative is that your right on highway it's just a dirt parking lot and the ground is too solid to put tent spikes into, You wouldn't want to sleep in a tent as hard & rocky as the ground is but in my case, I wanted to use a truck bed tent that requires putting 2 tent spikes into the ground. I had to sleep in my truck instead.

Sitena
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2021

Dirt parking lot

This is just a large gravel parking lot off the side of the highway. Next to a river though so not bad if you wanted to bathe or swim in the morning. Also has a vault bathroom. Wind got pretty bad during the night but not enough to keep us from sleeping. Served our purpose well as we are headed up to north cascades

Month of VisitAugust
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2020

Will do in a pinch. Ok

We stopped for a night on our way from Glacier National Park to North Cascades National Park. We had wanted to stop earlier, but did not feel safe in areas preceding this location by an hour or so. We caught sight of a number of RVs and a tent here and decided to give it a go.

This is nothing fancy. A gravel parking lot by a little lake. But it’s free and there’s a toilet and shorty after this point begins a scenic byway en route to North Cascades NP, so we didn’t want to miss that in the dark.

This is not technically listed on the map as a camping spot, but we did not experience any monitoring and there are no signs forbidding it.

  • Review photo of Methow River Fishing Access by Kathleen D., August 15, 2020
  • Review photo of Methow River Fishing Access by Kathleen D., August 15, 2020
  • Review photo of Methow River Fishing Access by Kathleen D., August 15, 2020
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the elevation of Methow River Fishing Access?

Methow River Fishing Access is located at 788 feet.

Does Methow River Fishing Access have wifi?

No, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Methow River Fishing Access does not have wifi.

Is there cell phone reception at Methow River Fishing Access?

According to campers on TheDyrt.com, there is good coverage for AT&T, excellent coverage for T-Mobile, and good coverage for Verizon.