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Best Tent Camping near Ardenvoir, WA

731 Reviews

Dispersed camping options dominate the tent camping landscape near Ardenvoir, Washington, with several primitive tent campsites spread throughout the surrounding Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Chumstick Mountain Dispersed Camping and Swakane Canyon/Creek Campsite offer free tent camping opportunities for those seeking more remote experiences, while established options like Lake Chelan State Park Campground provide more amenities for tent campers approximately 20 minutes from downtown Chelan.

Most primitive tent campsites in the Ardenvoir area require high-clearance vehicles to access. The forest roads leading to Chumstick Mountain Dispersed Camping feature challenging terrain that may require 4x4 vehicles. According to one visitor, "This would get 5 stars if it weren't for the terribly bumpy and long road up to the main site." Tent campers should expect minimal facilities at dispersed sites - no drinking water, toilets, or trash service. Many areas require Northwest Forest Passes or permits. Fire restrictions frequently apply during summer months, especially in the drier eastern slopes of the Cascades. Tent sites at Lake Chelan State Park offer more amenities including picnic tables, fire rings, and access to drinking water and restrooms.

Areas farther from main roads typically offer greater solitude for tent camping experiences. Chumstick Mountain Dispersed Camping provides expansive mountain views with sites positioned along treelines that offer some wind protection. A review mentioned that "it gets pretty windy at night but there are treelines you can position against." The Swakane Canyon area features a forest patch at the end of a poorly maintained gravel road, with one established fire ring. Lake Chelan State Park provides more structured tent campsites with some waterfront options, though these areas become crowded during peak summer months. Many tent sites near water features like creeks or lakes offer natural white noise that enhances the camping experience. Winter snow typically closes higher elevation tent campsites from late fall through spring.

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Best Tent Sites Near Ardenvoir, Washington (86)

    1. Lake Chelan State Park Campground

    24 Reviews
    Manson, WA
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 226-7688

    "This is a great park and a premium camping location on the popular Lake Chelan. A favorite location for west siders to escape the rain for some guaranteed sunshine in Central Washington."

    "We camped in the tent camping side towards the lake (site 89) and had a decent amount of privacy."

    2. Chumstick Mountain Dispersed Camping

    2 Reviews
    Dryden, WA
    8 miles
    Website

    "There was a fire ring which is how we could tell it was a spot. The views of the mountains all around are insane!!! Loved watching the sunset and sunrise up here. It is very windy!"

    "Within the almost 4 million acres of the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest, lie countless locations for dispersed camping."

    3. Windy Camp Campground

    2 Reviews
    Manson, WA
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (509) 682-2576

    4. Antilon Lake Campground

    9 Reviews
    Manson, WA
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (509) 682-2576

    "I had heard from the ranger that things could get wild, but it wasn’t too bad. The dirt road is long with curves, and can get bumpy at times."

    "Tons of wildlife, wild flowers, hiking trails and all around good views. If you're looking to avoid the crowds I would advise going in the middle of the week to atleast claim your site!"

    5. Goose Creek Campground

    4 Reviews
    Ardenvoir, WA
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (509) 763-3103

    $18 - $28 / night

    "Stopped to check out Goose Creek Campground which was pretty much empty when we got there, but had loads of trash left behind by previous campers."

    "Campground caters to atv riders with trails and large sites with extra parking."

    6. Swakane Canyon/Creek Campsite - Dispersed

    1 Review
    Cashmere, WA
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (509) 548-2550

    "One fireplace - check if fire ban is active!"

    7. Glacier View Campground

    11 Reviews
    Leavenworth, WA
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (509) 763-3103

    "Right on lake wenatachee, 18 a night. 4 vault toilets and plenty of sites, picnic tables, water access and fire rings. we had the entire camp ground to ourselves very romantic, slept right on the beach"

    "The first few sites had space for RVs, but after that it's primarily hike-in sites, but a one or two sites for a camper van to pull into (which is the option we chose)."

    8. Snowberry Bowl Campground

    2 Reviews
    Manson, WA
    16 miles
    Website

    "Awesome National Forest Service campground, just 3-4 miles above 25-Mile State Park on Lake Chelan. Lots of shade and great trees for hammocks."

    9. Mitchell Creek Campground

    3 Reviews
    Manson, WA
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (509) 682-2576

    "One of the many awesome boat up National Forest Service campgrounds along Lake Chelan. Gorgeous lake front spots, with firepits, picnic tables, and pit toilets. Creek is near the campground."

    "the restrooms are a short walk; spare, but usually quite clean.

    nice dock facility, but secure your bumpers well due to passing boat wakes."

    10. FS Road 7601 Dispersed

    5 Reviews
    Leavenworth, WA
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (509) 548-2550

    "Originally we were set up on a small pull off on the side of the road, but then we took a walk and saw a small road shooting off the side with 3 large spots with fire pits."

    "Each of the 3 spots had easy access to the river. It's only 2 miles away from the Stuart and Colchuck Lake TH too!"

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731 Reviews of 86 Ardenvoir Campgrounds

  • Cinco D.
    Jul. 21, 2020

    Lincoln Rock State Park Campground

    Great and Busy

    This is a great state park to set up camp. It is always very busy. The sites are relatively spread out. There are two different sections for camping: an upper and lower. To me, the lower section doesn’t seem as nice. It has more trees, but the camp spots seem to be closer together. Likewise, the lower section just feels a little more rough than the upper section. The views are spectacular. There is a boat launch, and a swimming area. Furthermore, there is also a small store, and a mini-mart across the street. What makes this place great is the actual camp sites. They are huge. What makes it difficult for tent camping is there are a ton of sprinklers that turn on frequently. It is important to watch where you stake down your tent. For this trip, we brought our RV and a tent. During the summer, the temperatures during the daytime are hot! Luckily each site is equipped with water and electricity. There is no WiFi, but the cell service is outstanding.

  • Alexandra F.
    Aug. 20, 2022

    Ankeny #1

    Nice, clean, free spot near water

    This place has a vault toilet and small boat launch by way of amenities. No tap, no garbage disposal so make sure to pack in your water and pack out your trash! The water is calm enough to swim here and doesn't get too deep, so could be nice for kids. The wind can get EXTREME at night so stake down your tent and don't leave anything out at night if you want to see it in the morning. Also heard from a local that rattlesnakes like to visit. Enjoy!

  • Marie L.
    Aug. 3, 2022

    Owhi Campground

    Beautiful spot - not worth the trek

    Cooper Lake is absolutely stunning and admittedly the campsites are situated pretty well for views and privacy but there are definitely Pros and Cons to this campground.

    Pros:

    Right on the lake and if not you get a very private site walking distance to water
    Great hiking trail

    Lake access 24/7

    Lot's of big shade trees

    No internal combustion motors 

    Vault toilets in good shape

    Dumpsters

    Cons: 

    Extremely busy (and LOUD) day use area

    Steep hill and trails to all the sites - pack light and even then it is A LOT of work getting into your site

    $18 for a walk in site...? eh a little steep for me

    Did I mention the loud day use area with lots of screaming kids?

    No bear boxes by the lake so you also have to trek your cooler/dry goods up the hill every night to not attract wildlife.

    All in All this was a solid 3.5 stars.  There were pros to out weight the cons but in the end if I am going to walk that far to haul my stuff into a site I want it to be pretty remote/serene OR be a little cheaper.

  • Jayda R.
    Jul. 23, 2017

    Bridge Creek Campground

    A hop, skip, jump from Leavenworth...

    We didn't get to camp right next to the water (unfortunately) as all of those spaces were full (for obvious reason). We were able to find a spot just on the other side of the bridge, which was a short walk to the creek. We ended up unhooking our tent-trailer to fit in the site, but there was lots of room and level ground to have set-up a tent elsewhere on the site (it just wasn't accessible with our tent trailer). Gorgeous surroundings, the sound of the rushing water lulled us right to sleep at night.

    Vault toilet and potable water.

  • Carol S.
    May. 26, 2022

    Eightmile Campground

    Small sites and no privacy

    This campground is better suited for tents, not RVs or camper vans. Many of the sites are small and lack privacy, especially those in the west end. We reserved on line and there was no notice that sites 30 and 31 share the vehicle space! Since we were camping in a van, we felt like we were in an ordinary parking lot and not camping. Two strange vehicles parked immediately next two us the whole time. There were some other shared parking sites too. Ok for tent camping because you can tent away from the parking area, but not ok for vehicles. 

    In addition, people kept walking through our site (and we watched them walk through other occupied sites). One day, my hubby wasn't feeling well, so we took a nap only to be woken by our dog growling because a man and women were peering into the side window of our van! WTH! Numerous people walked through through our site even though the end was a restoration area clearly marked to stay off of, but people walked through it anyway. And, then there were the young men playing football in our site. Oh, and the dogs not on leashes. One knocked me over when it jumped on me from the bushes as I was heading to the restroom at night. 

    The only good thing was that the vault toilet was the cleanest ever vault toilet. No odors!! Kudos to the guy who cleans it!

  • Cass C.
    Aug. 29, 2020

    Alta Lake State Park Campground

    Beautiful views, zero privacy

    The campground is beautiful. Because of the fire that destroyed the campground, there is next to no privacy on each campsite.

    Pros: -Stars were incredible- we saw the milky-way and a few shooting starts -clean flushable bathrooms -views, access to hikes -cool lake to swim in -cellphone service (although we opted to put our phones in airplane mode to unplug) -family friendly

    Cons: -noise: during quiet hours there was zero enforcement of quiet time. We had a camp next to us partying until 1am and another group up at 6am putting up a canopy and being incredibly loud -no privacy at campsites -there is a fire ban, so if you are hoping for s’mores make sure to bring a propane stove (not a con for us, but may be for others) -bees: there were so many bees. If you are allergic I recommend staying away. We had a screened in canopy and still managed to get several inside -not a ton of shade, mostly because of precious fires

  • Sara J.The Dyrt PRO User
    Apr. 21, 2024

    Dispersed Camping Beckler Creek

    Beckler creek riverside

    Nice large campsite near the water. There were many campsites along the road. I had to clean up a lot of trash when it got here. Please pack out your own trash and follow other leave no trace rules. The campfire was awesome

  • Carrie J.
    Aug. 30, 2016

    Foggy Dew Campground

    Cheap site, great hiking

    This is a small campground so you don't have to worry about too many people disturbing you. There are 12 sites available at this campground and each has a fire ring. Several of the sites are located along the creek. It's so peaceful to sit next to your campfire and hear both the crackling of the fire and the bubbling flow of the creek. Definitely some nice sounds to fall asleep to! There are also picnic tables at the site, so don't worry about bringing camp chairs unless that's your style.

    I believe there is some RV access but I much prefer to tent camp so that's generally all that I pay attention to.

    There are vault/pit toilets here which is a plus considering you're so far in the middle of nowhere. Great hiking is right outside your tent!

  • Theresa K.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 18, 2023

    Dispersed Camping Beckler Creek

    Repulsive

    Every dispersed campground we checked along this road (maybe five or so) was littered with human feces and toilet paper everywhere. We found a literal bucket of human waste beside the river with a soiled pool noodle nearby I can only assume was being used as a toilet seat. Please, if you care about keeping nature wild, carry out your toilet paper and dig a cathole or use the outhouse in the campground. If you don’t know what a cathole is, you should probably should not being using dispersed camping and try the campground down the road. We ended up staying at the campground because we couldn’t find dispersed camping where there wasn’t poop and had a positive experience there. Leave no trace!! 

    https://www.nps.gov/articles/leave-no-trace-seven-principles.htm

Guide to Ardenvoir

Dispersed camping options in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest dominate the camping landscape near Ardenvoir, Washington. The area sits at elevations ranging from 1,800 to 5,000 feet on the eastern slopes of the Cascades, creating varied microclimates that affect camping conditions. Summer temperatures often reach 85-95°F during daytime hours but can drop below 50°F at night, especially at higher elevations.

What to do

Fishing at Antilon Lake: Antilon Lake Campground provides good fishing opportunities with several species available. According to one camper, "I camped in dispersed campground 'A' and really enjoyed it. There is good shore access for bank fishing (I caught sun fish, crappie, and brown trout)" while another mentioned, "I caught 3 gorgeous brown trout from my kayak, which made 2 delicious meals."

Hiking near trailheads: FS Road 7601 Dispersed camping spots provide convenient access to popular trails. One camper noted, "The trailhead to the Enchantments trails is right up the road so it is very convenient compared to sleeping in the parking lot at the trailhead." Another camper confirmed the location advantage: "It's only 2 miles away from the Stuart and Colchuck Lake TH too!"

Water activities at Lake Wenatchee: Glacier View Campground offers direct lake access for water recreation. A camper explained, "I take my kayak and I can launch it directly from my spot," while another visitor highlighted that "almost every campsite has its own access to the lake. Some bigger than others but still a nice touch."

What campers like

Lakefront camping: Campers appreciate sites directly on water bodies. At Mitchell Creek Campground, one visitor called it their "Favorite campsite on Lake Chelan" with "Gorgeous lake front spots, with firepits, picnic tables, and pit toilets." Another camper at Mitchell Creek noted the "Lots of boat parking with breakwater. Pit toilet was very clean."

Privacy and solitude: Many campers value the secluded nature of camping options. At Antilon Lake Campground, a visitor enjoyed "camping in peace" explaining that "A quiet campground with no reservations was exactly what we were looking for on the weekend prior to Memorial Day. Our campground backed right up to the lake."

Mountain views: The best tent camping near Ardenvoir, Washington often includes scenic vistas. One camper at FS Road 7601 described "beautiful views of the surrounding mountains" while another visitor mentioned that "Each of the 3 spots had easy access to the river."

What you should know

Road conditions: Many dispersed camping areas require capable vehicles. A camper at Swakane Canyon/Creek Campsite reported "Over 4 miles of poorly maintained gravel road, but with a nice forest patch at the end. One fireplace - check if fire ban is active!"

Bug considerations: Insects can be problematic during certain times. A Glacier View camper warned: "Day 3: The wind dies down and OUT COME THE MOSQUITOS... The mosquito swarms in mid-June are ABSOLUTELY unbearable. No amount of bug spray seemed to matter, they were flying into ears/eyes/mouths."

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