Les G.
Guide
GuideCarl Precht RV Park Eastside Park
Clean and Green
A comfortable park on the banks of the Okanagan River at the stampede grounds..... Well maintained with large shade trees. And, a great dog park for your pups...
Dog-Friendly Camping near Carlton, WA
153 campgrounds · Check availability for any dates.
Search destinations
Add dates
Foggy Dew Campground's spacious sites welcome pets on leash, with the campground host strictly enforcing this rule. Located between two creeks, this pet-friendly camping area offers 12 sites with fire rings and picnic tables at $8 per night. Other pet-welcoming options include Riverbend RV Park with a large designated pet area where dogs can run free, while requiring leashes throughout the rest of the property. Black Pine Lake Campground, Winthrop/N. Cascades National Park KOA, and Pine Near RV Park also accommodate pets in tent sites, RV spots, and cabins. The secluded Foggy Dew rarely gets busy, creating a peaceful environment for campers with pets who appreciate both the crackling of campfires and bubbling creek sounds at night.
Dogs enjoy extensive trail access near these campgrounds, with several featuring swimming opportunities. Riverbend RV Park provides a dedicated water fountain in their pet area, ensuring hours of safe and hydrated play for four-legged campers. Cooper Mountain Road offers dispersed camping options for those seeking more solitude with their pets, featuring fantastic views at one of the highest points in the area, though high-clearance vehicles are recommended for the long, switchbacked forest road access. The fenced dog area at Riverbend spans a particularly large space, giving pets ample room to stretch their legs after travel. Some campgrounds like Black Pine Lake can get busy with day users between 11 am and 5 pm, but typically clear out afterward, providing quieter evenings for pets sensitive to crowds or noise.
Best Dog-Friendly Campgrounds near Carlton (153)
1. Pearrygin Lake State Park Campground
"However we still had a great time hanging out at the lakeside beach area, it’s dog friendly, hot weather, and close to downtown Winthrop for great shopping and food!"
"Easy access, Made same day late reservation at front gate, Paved streets & individual sites, Most sites close to level, Restrooms and showers clean and work well, Nice walking paths, Good family park"
from $12 - $180 / night
Check Availability2. Riverbend RV Park
"Washington Rolling down the road on the Cascade Loop I took in all the scenery and enjoyed every moment."
"Nice quiet amenities - new bathrooms, large dog area, easy river access, playground was older but did the trick for the kids, nice paved roads to scooter and skate, yard games set up for anyone’s use and"
3. Foggy Dew Campground
"Just far enough off the road and nestled between two creeks, this small but spacious camp ground offers a nice roadside oasis to spend the long weekend or just an overnight for overlanders making miles"
"Hiking trails close by that lead to a big waterfall. Highly recommended this spot"
from $8 / night
Check Availability4. Alta Lake State Park Campground
"The park itself is really well maintained, and in a beautiful location. The lake and surrounding hills were beautiful."
"Alta Lake is a nice, clean park with decent tent sites. We had a site in Loop 2 on the right (on the lake side). It was away from the main area, parking lots, boat launch or store, so pretty quiet."
from $31 - $166 / night
Check Availability5. Winthrop/N. Cascades National Park KOA Holiday
"The campground is right off of the highway, so there is a little car noise during the day. At night, we didn't really notice it."
"Great Cabin Bunk Bed Came With sheets pool is warm great air vent the cabin was the best I have seen in my life great staff the cabin holds 4 people and 1 Dog great playground made friends Great 2 Times"
6. Black Pine Lake Campground
"This a nice lake to swim, paddle board, kayak, canoe and fish at. It has a decent day use parking area, boat launch and clean bathrooms if just passing through."
"The upper section was nice, but we stayed right by the lake in the lower area."
7. Pine Near RV Park
"The Chevron station was not able to help with the water situation but suggested we try here. Anna was very helpful and allowed us to fill up."
"Only a short block walk into the heart of Winthrop which has all amenities, restaurants, micro brews, shopping etc. Very clean restrooms, ( $1.00 for a 2 minute shower) laundry available"
8. Lake Chelan State Park Campground
"Stayed here with my dog. Beach and swimming area are NOT dog friendly. There are areas to play in the water but it’s not as accessible. Staff was pleasant."
"With that being said the walk in sites along the lake are amazing. The walk in on most of them is not much more than a normal site (down a few steps)."
from $12 - $56 / night
Check Availability9. Cooper Mnt Rd Dispersed Camping
"Near the peak of Fox Mountain, this area is at one of the highest points in the area. Great cell service(AT&T) and a amazing view for both sunrise and sunset!"
10. Antilon Lake Campground
"I chose a beautiful spot overlooking the lake and close to a vault toilet. It was clean and well stocked. There was also a dumpster."
"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!"
RV Road Trip Guides
SPONSORED BY
Recent Dog-Friendly Camping Photos near Carlton, WA
50 Photos of 153 Carlton Campgrounds
marea
Riverbend RV Park
Dennis P.
Loup Loup Campground
Shelly S.
Winthrop/N. Cascades National Park KOA Holiday
Shelly S.
Pearrygin Lake State Park Campground
The Dyrt
Silverline Lakeside Resort
Laura L.
Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park
Lone Point C.
The Park at Lone Point Cellars
Kathy B.
Wapato Lake Campground
Deshawn B.
Lake Chelan State Park Campground
Shaina H.
Conconully State Park Campground
Sarah S.
FR51
Gary M.
Bridgeport State Park Campground
Dog-Friendly Camping Reviews near Carlton, WA
537 Reviews of 153 Carlton Campgrounds
- JJenner H.
ScoutBlack Pine Lake Campground
Quiet gem but more use than expected
We came to this little gem of a campground from 6/22-25/2107. Based off our research, Black Pine CG had more use than we expected but we found a nice site (#23) away from the cluster of activity with a beautiful view of the mountains and lake. Even though the CG was almost full on the weekend, it was quiet (no loud or hooligan activity). There are two sections to the CG, upper and lower. We would have liked site #3 in the upper section if it had been available. There was quite a bit of day use activity at the lake with cars going in and of the campground beginning around 12:00 noon (weekdays and weekends).
The CG hosts were lovey. Lynn and Sherry keep the place spotless. Cleanest bathrooms ever! The camp supplied drinking water and there is plenty of firewood to be found. The pets on leash rule is strictly enforced.
Of course there were mosquitos but were only really bothersome at the usual morning and dusk time. It was not windy and overall was a beautiful and quiet CG.
We ventured down to the lake on day 2 and walked the short interpretive trail that goes about 1/2 way around the lake. Nice little trail and handicapped accessible. We only saw a couple of other folks on our walk.
There is active use for fishing from docks, kayaks, canoes, and rowboats. No motors allowed except for trolling motors but we never saw one. Discouraging site was the large brown trout in the garbage. Want and waste. Unfortunate.
In summary, Black Pine is a beautiful, peaceful, gem to enjoy and relax with easy access to trail heads in the area. We probably won't return because it was busier than we prefer. We're typically dispersed site campers but wanted to try out Black Pine Lake CG with our pop-up camper on this trip. It was an enjoyable location as we explore our new home state of Washington (transplants from Oregon).
Crystal C.
LegendRiverbend RV Park
Short & Long Term Stay Options, Great For Larger Rigs But With Tent Spaces
Washington Rolling down the road on the Cascade Loop I took in all the scenery and enjoyed every moment. But something I noticed along the way was that cell signal was minimal and with that it made it a bit harder to find locations to stop for the night. Typically I enjoy a more remote site or a good forest camp, however along the loop, though there are many forest service roads, most certainly with camping available, being so remote without cell signal and roads looking more questionable in some areas, I feared going to far off the beaten path into the unknown in my small car.
This brought me to the Riverbend RV Park, a Good Sam park along the loop which actually allocates some of their spaces to tent campers. Privately owned the features were a bit more expansive than many of the sites I had visited along the way including running water and full hook ups for those in RVs. Additionally they had a propane refill station which was quite nice for a small charge without having to wander into town to find supplies.
The layout of the location was nice as it formed a large loop easy to access even by the largest of rigs. The office welcomed you as your drove in and made it easy to stop, pay for your site and find out all the information you needed to know not only about the campsite but also the surrounding area. A few brochures inside noted area attractions and information about the loop itself. This office also housed a small general store which had a few items you might need while at camp and some general items which could be nice in way of snack and food. Nothing large, but certainly helpful for those who were weary from the road and all the traveling excitement.
This park welcomes families but also their pets, with a large pet area for them to run free and enjoy stretching their legs. Otherwise throughout camp they do ask you keep your pets on a leash, which seemed more than fair considering the large space they were given to enjoy free of burden.
The kiddos were also welcome with their own play area that was well maintained and away from the other campers just enough to not disrupt the silence of the camp. This area had its own water fountain to assure hours of safe and hydrated play.
The sites themselves were typical of an RV park, a standard picnic table and enough room to move around a little but still somewhat closer to your neighbors than you would be at many forest campsites. I found that the camping area I checked out for myself had a little more distance between the sites which was nice but there was no tree coverage so it is a bit of a trade off for space or shade.
On premise is an activity room and also a restroom area. Restrooms offer showers and warmth on the cold days and night and the activity room is a large room with plenty of space to enjoy a game night or some time watching television in a more social setting. There is also a laundry facility at this building which was super helpful for catching up along the loop after several weeks of travel.
All in all though this was privately run and thus a bit more expensive, around $30 a night, the benefits of the stay at this location were vast. Though it wasn’t my style of camping for every night a stop here was a nice way to check out some of the many amenities which contrast some of the other camps along the way. Definitely worth a stop if you are in an RV or if you want to have a place with a lot of benefits.
TIPS:
-
If you are a larger unit this is a great place to stay for amenities and size of spaces you will easily be able to pull in and get comfortable with your slides at this location.
-
Location of this campsite is key as it is close to town but also along the loop within driving distance of the North Cascades Park and also some of the Washington State Parks. If you can detach and use this as a home base it will work well with your travels.
-
- Marisa N.Guide
25 Mile Creek State Park Campground
Beautiful, but a bit risky
This ia a beautiful camping location, but we have encountered fires, rattlesnakes, and torrential rains - including flooded camp gear. Fun spot, but have woken up to snakes sleeping under tents - probably not the best spot for kids or curious pets
MeghanGuideChumstick Mountain Dispersed Camping
Great area to camp along the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route
Within the almost 4 million acres of the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest, lie countless locations for dispersed camping. This area of the southeast corner of the NF has very little traffic compared to others, we saw only one ATV for the whole time we were there. This area lies along the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route between the Cashmere and Chelan sections along NF-7400. Obviously, this is a 4X4 road and I wouldn't suggest it in anything less. Incredible sunset views of the valley in front of Chumstick Mountain, it gets pretty windy at night but there are treelines you can position against. This particular spot photographed is just up the hill off the roadside in a nice grassy clearing. More spots were just up the hill around the bend as well.
Mercedes D.
RangerCove Resort at Fish Lake
The Cove is our little gem!
Great little place to camp at if you just want to get away and get your fish on! They also have cabins for rent, but we've never gotten around to trying those out. The campground is fairly well maintained with a decent buffer zone between sites, so your neighbor isn't all up in your business like with most WA state run campgrounds. There are toilets, showers and a well stocked general store if you forgot anything. I mean anything! From danishes, to paper towels, to fishing poles and licenses. You can launch your own boat, rent a boat or fish off their dock (small admission fee) and are almost guaranteed to catch something.The trout are always hungry! They even have a fish cleaning station if you decide to keep your catch. Oh and there are semi-friendly resident raccoons. I wouldn't recommend petting them, but they are very photogenic and may pay you a visit so lock up your camp kitchen stuff!
Jennifer S.GuideLake Wenatchee State Park Campground
One of our favorite campgrounds
First time staying at this beautiful State Park. We have a 28ft camper and tow truck and fit perfectly in site 177. It is pretty private because of the shrubbery and has a direct path to the restrooms. This site has no hookups but there is a dump station with potable water where we filled up and we have solar panels for most of our needs. We also have an EV truck so we just hooked up to it and used it for all of our power needs. To conserve water usage we showered daily in the public showers which were some of the nicest showers in a state park I've ever seen. There was no fee to use them. Site 177 has a nice open view of the sky and gets plenty of sunshine. Some of the other sites are much shadier but with starlink we prefer an open site and temps still dipped into the 30s at night so the warm sun was appreciated during the day. The trail is very easy to access at multiple points and is terrific for families and pets. There is also a playground near the restrooms on the north loop were our site was. Firewood is also available through the ranger station. We had no issues with mosquitos as it was still quite cool and windy. Beware the chipmunks though. They get into everything left out. There are also active bear warnings so no food left outside. We saw plenty of their poop on the trail but never encountered one. Leavenworth is about half an hour away if you want to make a day trip or need supplies.
John T.ScoutSullivan Pond Camp
Sullivan Pond, Winthrop WA
Nice, quiet dispersed camping next to Sullivan Pond near Winthrop Washington. Recommend 4wd with good clearance. Washington Discover Pass required.
Shaina H.
TravelerPearrygin Lake State Park Campground
Busy but still fun!
This is a very busy park/campground so it’s kinda noisy when you wanting to get away! However we still had a great time hanging out at the lakeside beach area, it’s dog friendly, hot weather, and close to downtown Winthrop for great shopping and food!
Guide to Carlton
The Methow Valley near Carlton offers a distinct four-season camping experience with dry summer conditions averaging 85°F and winter temperatures dropping below freezing. Situated at approximately 1,700 feet elevation, the area provides multiple camping options along the Methow River corridor, with nearby mountains rising to 8,000 feet, creating dramatic terrain changes that appeal to outdoor enthusiasts.
What to do
Hiking to waterfalls: From Foggy Dew Campground, access trails leading to impressive cascades. "Hiking trails close by that lead to a big waterfall. Highly recommended this spot," notes Joey H., highlighting the natural attractions beyond the campsite.
Fishing for diverse species: At Antilon Lake Campground, anglers can target multiple fish varieties. "I caught sun fish, crappie, and brown trout... The brown trout I grilled was good, too!" reports Don, demonstrating the productive fishing opportunities in spring and early summer.
Water activities on Lake Chelan: Boating, swimming, and paddling options abound at the lakes. "Amazing dock system and access to the lake, great day use area where you can rent kayaks and paddleboards," explains Marie L. about Lake Chelan State Park, noting the rental equipment available for visitors without gear.
Trail exploration: The North Cascades region contains numerous hiking paths at various difficulty levels. "Great Campground for our class c. Beautiful sunset as we looked at the North Cascades. Minutes from Winthrop," shares Travis H. about Pearrygin Lake, describing the scenic mountain backdrop visible from many campsites.
What campers like
Secluded locations: Many campers value sites away from crowds. "Located in a side trib of the Methow Valley, this campsite is located amongst two creeks on either side. The facilities are simple but the campsite offers plenty of space with a nominal cost of $8/night," Ryan L. notes about Foggy Dew.
Wildlife viewing: The region supports diverse animal populations. "Extremely peaceful. Tons of wildlife, wild flowers, hiking trails and all around good views," says Jess G. about Antilon Lake, highlighting natural encounters possible while camping.
Swimming access: During summer months, water recreation becomes a priority. "The kids loved kayaking near the ducks. I would not let them kayak too far though. The lake was full of boats and jet skis going pretty fast and the lake is not very wide," Sarah H. mentions about Pearrygin Lake State Park Campground, cautioning about boat traffic.
Mountain vistas: Cooper Mountain Road dispersed camping provides elevated perspectives. "Near the peak of Fox Mountain, this area is at one of the highest points in the area. Great cell service(AT&T) and a amazing view for both sunrise and sunset!" reports Joseph, describing the panoramic views available from higher elevation sites.
What you should know
Site spacing varies: Some campgrounds offer more privacy than others. "We found that the camping area I checked out for myself had a little more distance between the sites which was nice but there was no tree coverage so it is a bit of a trade off for space or shade," Crystal C. explains about Riverbend RV Park's tent section.
Summer crowding: Popular areas fill quickly during peak season. "This campground is a short distance to Winthrop and Twisp. Our site was great, fished on the back part of our site and there was enough room for our pop up camper and truck," notes Jonah S. about Pearrygin Lake, mentioning the convenient location that contributes to its popularity.
Access road conditions: Some campgrounds require navigating challenging roads. "A couple spots washed out and need high clearance but otherwise just a long slow switchbacky road to the top," Brett B. cautions about Cooper Mountain Road, suggesting vehicles with adequate clearance.
Weather considerations: The area experiences significant seasonal variation. "We had site #23 away from the cluster of activity with a beautiful view of the mountains and lake... Of course there were mosquitos but were only really bothersome at the usual morning and dusk time," Jenner H. advises about Black Pine Lake Campground, noting insect activity timing.
Tips for camping with families
Playground amenities: Winthrop/N. Cascades National Park KOA Holiday offers dedicated play areas. "Swimming pool, bike rentals, mining for gems, arrowheads and fossils; purchase from store, playground. Cabins are quieter than tent/RV sites. Very nicely maintained," explains Shayna A., listing family-friendly activities.
Swimming safety: Consider water conditions when planning lake activities. "The lake is very overgrown, so swimming isn't really an option," warns Serena G. about Antilon Lake, contrasting with other more accessible swimming spots in the region.
Campground busyness: Timing affects experience quality. "Lots of children. Clean!" succinctly states Lai La L. about Pearrygin Lake State Park, indicating the family-friendly but potentially busy atmosphere during peak times.
Site selection for children: Choose locations based on activities and amenities. "Nice walking paths, Good family park with fishing/swimming/boating possibilities," Leonard H. notes about Pearrygin Lake, highlighting the combination of recreation options important for families.
Tips from RVers
Hookup availability: Pine Near RV Park provides full-service options close to town. "Family owned and run. Nice greasy sites, trees, a block up from the charming town of Winthrop. Nice restrooms and laundry," Deborah W. reports, mentioning the convenient location for supply access.
Site leveling requirements: Terrain varies across campgrounds. "Most sites close to level," Leonard H. states about Pearrygin Lake State Park, providing useful information for larger rigs or trailers.
RV site spacing: Consider privacy needs when selecting locations. "Large state park with everything you could possible need for a family camping weekend. Nice sites with lots of shade, showers, clean restrooms, swimming area, docks, beach front sites (reserve 9 months in advance!), RV sites with electricity and water hookups," Shari G. describes at Lake Chelan State Park.
Access for larger vehicles: Not all campgrounds accommodate big rigs. "Good sized dog run and a lot of games for guest use. We had fun using corn hole game. Really decent price for full hookups and site was pretty level," Mary F. notes about Riverbend RV Park, highlighting both pet amenities and level sites important for RVers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the most popular dog-friendly
campsite near Carlton, WA?
Which is the most popular dog-friendly campsite near Carlton, WA?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dog-friendly campground near Carlton, WA is Pearrygin Lake State Park Campground with a 4.4-star rating from 30 reviews.
What is the best site to find
dog-friendly camping near
Carlton, WA?
What is the best site to find dog-friendly camping near Carlton, WA?
TheDyrt.com has all 153 dog-friendly camping locations near Carlton, WA, with real photos and reviews from campers.
Keep Exploring