Bay Loop Campground — Steamboat Rock State Park

Steamboat was everything we wanted and more. Unfortunately we only stayed here one night since we were on our way home from another trip. But this is the first public campground that i can 100% say we are coming back to. Lots of hiking, water access, fishing spots, actual sandy beaches and great biking trails. Sites are clean and spacious with space for tents near RVs. Grass is watered everyday and lots of wildlife. The lake itself has a great designated swim area which is good because it provides a safe area away from boats and skis. They have rules against E-bikes and kids which is not a bad thing… water electric and sewer hookups are all right next to each other so plan accordingly. Bathrooms were clean and they even had dumpsters and fish cleaning stations.

We spent Thanksgiving weekend camping this year. The campground was partially open but very empty. The bathroom was open and warm, which was lovely. We hung out, hiked, fished, and enjoyed the deer, pheasant and wild turkeys wandering the grounds.

The description of this campground provided in the “About this campground” is quite accurate.  From the campground you can do boat activities or hiking.  We also did a very nice long bike from the campground but for some sections of it we had to share the road with fast car traffic.  While you will need to drive there it also makes it a nice base from which you visit Grand Coulee Dam. We went there at the beginning of October and the weather was quite nice. It would probably be too hot for us during the summer.

Full hookups, nice and quiet for springtime camping, but I think it would be miserably hot in the summer. Maybe good for boaters, but being a hiker, we enjoyed the cooler weather and quiet atmosphere

Very nice state park. Well managed. Clean. Fishing was fair for walleye, bass. Hiking was abundant. Easy in and out. Could use cable along with water, sewer, electric, hook ups.

We enjoyed this place alot. We walked over to a nice sandy beach and kids walked aways into water before it got deep. The beach was nice and sandy. We really enjoyed this place. There were wild turkeys that walked right into our camp. We hiked part of the ways up but didnt go all the way.

Steamboat rock state park and Banks lake are absolutely fantastic places to camp, boat, swim or even just hike. I recently kayaked to a boat in campsite with my friend and made camp on a sandy beach beneath the boat.

This campground must cost a mint to maintain - the lawn is midwestern-perfect and trimmed to perfection, the landscaping is gorgeous, and the campground is sprayed nightly if mosquitoes are particularly bad even in the height of August. That being said, there's nothing delineating your site from the neighboring site, so you're really just sharing a lawn with a hundred of your fellow campers. This campground is very popular with families with young children, so be prepared to have kids whizzing around on their scooters at all hours of the day. It was kinda awesome to see kids play in the street in a way i bet they couldn't at home.

So the cabins - that's what you really want. they're air-conditioned, comfortable, and clean. there's a fridge, a picnic table, a fire pit, and your own personal patch of pristine kelly-green lawn. worth EVERY penny!

We went here during the summertime and the cabins were just awesome they have a little AC unit in there which made it great to relax and after we had gotten home from hiking around in the rocks. You could also camp in a tent however with the quality of the cabins the price was well worth it especially during the summer time when it was sweltering hot highly recommended

Great camping spot at a state park with trails and lake access. This is a big park with lots of amenities and lots of people in the summer time. But you can always hike a trail or get on the water to escape the crowds.

The area is stunning and outside of the camp ground and park its pretty remote.

Because this campground has a boat launch we would make this an annual trip with the ski boat. The lake is big enough to find a clear spot for skiing.

Another option on Baker Lake is a private resort Sunbanks Resort. They also have boat launches and their campground is much larger and even has a few dozen little dry cabins. They get much more crowded and hectic but, it's an option if you can't reserve a spot at the Steamboat State Park you can likely get a spot at Sunbanks.