Best Campgrounds near Ardenvoir, WA

Pros:

- Lots of trees for shade, but open enough to get lots of sun, too.- Flat, sandy soil, good for tents, lots of room.

- Three picnic tables, steel fire pit, bear proof trash cans, 2 clean porta potties are well stocked.

- Right by the river(it's loud, so that might be a con for some).

- You can drive right up to the tent/table area to unload.- Great fishing/swimming hole nearby.

- No trash around, very well kept.

- Beautiful area and river!! 

Cons:

- Sandy soil blows around pretty bad if it's windy. Gets in EVERYTHING.

- The gate is kinda hard to unlock because the lock has been abused, needs replacement. Also quite certain the code never changes, so other people could easily get in if they've been there before.

- Porta potties needed emptying.

- Fish in the river are very small, but plentiful. 

General comments, suggestions:- Bring fire wood, if fires are allowed- make sure you check before you come.

- Bring a few wasp traps in mid-late summer- BIG black& white hornets, but not too bad early summer.

- Lots of ants, beetles, flying bugs, some mosquitoes, so come prepared.

- Bring buckets for water, and a shovel.

- Good river for fly fishing, but spinners ok too, just harder. COLD water.

- This is bear/cougar country - bring protection.

- Lots of good hiking trails and rock climbing spots nearby.

This review, and apparently most other reviews here, are for the south campground. I didn't see a Dyrt record for the north campground, but it should potentially have one as south and north are pretty different. North is more basic and peaceful and rugged, and south is more developed and family friendly. There is direct access to the lake here, with a boat launch. There's a playground, store with snacks and basics, and accessible and gendered restrooms. 20 ft max vehicle length, per sign at campground entrance. 

No Discover Pass needed to camp here, but the Discover Pass will get you in for free day use if you aren't camping here.

We checked this place out but decided not to stay. It’s free, and nice, and easy access, and there were a few spots where we would have fit in our 26ft class c, but it somehow seemed too overgrown and claustrophobic. We decided to continue on and look for boondocking in the forest. 

There was only one set of campers when we visited here in the middle of the week. It’s a small campground, with around 10 or fewer sites, one way in and out with an area to turn around at the end. 

Sites come with picnic tables and fire pits. Zero cell reception for Verizon or ATT. Clean pit toilet at the campground entrance. 14 day stay limit. No trash service, no water.

This is a huge USFS campground in the Wenatchee National Forest, with something like 4 separate loops and separate entrances from the road. Most of the sites are reservable on recreation.gov but they have a few FCFS sites (these sites aren’t marked with an“R” on the post). 

We got lucky on a Friday with a FCFS site when all the reservable sites were marked as “reserved” for the weekend. 

$25/night, pay with cash or check at self-registration kiosk. Park is run by a concessionaire. Nicely kept, very clean, host on site, pit toilets and water spigots available. No dump or water fill, no hookups. There are trash dumpsters but no recycling. Hard to get a site with an open sky view for solar. 

Many of the sites are pull through (curve along the camp site type). Some sites are right along the creek, beautiful and peaceful, and some are right on the road. There are trails and nice walks that take you to Lake Wenatchee, which is beautiful. 

Good cell reception for ATT and Verizon.