Ike Kinswa State Park Campground

Many of these sites back up directly on the lake. You'll love the sound of the water lapping on the rocks as you sleep here. Lots of hiking trails and plenty to do in the nearby towns.

Relaxing camping on the lake

We absolutely love this campground. We usually reserve the 3 sites that are closest to the swimming area (no guard). Our kids love walking the trails and riding their bikes around the loops. Everyone is courteous, there are bathrooms nearby, and the campsites are semi-private.

One of our favorites! 

We stayed here as a halfway point on the way home. we didn't really use the restrooms but they seem typical state park.  the setting on the lake is nice.  

nice place to stay

Pros: nice cabin, somewhat secluded, hidden hill on the water next to cabins, great for kayaking, bathrooms close with showers, great easy hike from cabins to the end of the peninsula, great views
Cons: limited activities in the area

Pet Friendly Cabin

Very private full hook ups. Long deep sites and very private. Great lake view. 

We love this campground

Gorgeous park, gorgeous lake. Great for water activities. 

Pretty

Stayed one night in a cabin and 2 nights in the D loop. The cabin was clean and comfortable. The campsite was spacious enough to set up a canopy and 2 tents comfortably. Bathrooms were clean and conveniently located. Swimming was great! 

Great experience! Wish I could have stayed longer!

This state park is gem.  We winter camped here in February and were pleasantly surprised!  The sunset over the mountains was amazing and the dogs loved swimming and fetching sticks.  Nice level paved spots, some drive thru even.  Clean bathrooms hot showers!  Only draw back is that they are token showers.  You can get tokens by the adorable lakefront cabins or main entrance.  We like it so much we’re staying a second night. 

Calm tranquil lakeshore

We love this campground.  It has something for everyone and is in a beautiful setting.  Equidistant from Portland or Seattle its a good place to meet up.  Reservations are highly recommended. \*UPDATE\* we have now camped here in June, October, March and April and it is wonderful all year long.

In the forest and next to a lake= fantastic!

This is a nice campground a ways off of I-5. Its right on a lake, and is right between Mt St Helens and Mt Rainier. It’s also right between Portland and Seattle.

I had good cell service here. The bathrooms were nice enough with token showers. There’s lots of cabins too. The spots were semi private and spacious. I saw rangers driving around frequently, but there was no host when I was here. There was also a steady flow of people walking around enjoying the park. There’s not much around the area for supplies.

This was a cute family campground and I felt safe the entire time I stayed here.

Nice Getaway Spot

Nice boat launch, beautiful lake, lots of deer, friendly staff

Great place to camp

We had a great spot by big open space. Pull through but spaces pretty close together. Kids fished. Trails down to water. 

Tight spots 

Beautiful lake, big camp sites, kids toys, swimming area, cabins, bike paths and trails to hike 

Favorite spot since I was a kid 

One of my favorite campgrounds in Washington! Lots of camping spots right on Lake Mayfield with tons of trails in and around the campground. Private swimming areas are awesome for paddle boarding and kayaking. Also has its own boat launch which is great during the summer. Really quiet in the spring and fall which is my favorite time to go. Make sure to take one of the hikes north from the campground along the Tilton river, it's beautiful.

Quiet campground with lots of amenities 

For off season campers, if you’re going on a weekend, we highly recommend making a reservation. We reserved a spot one day ahead of time and it was only one of two left with hookups. When we arrived, the other spot was also taken. It’s an $8 fee to reserve online but it turned out to be worth it. We were there on a holiday weekend so keep that in mind. There is campfire wood available but no camp hosts during the off season so if you do not bring your own wood (like us), you’ll need to flag down a ranger who will grab some for you. They come by fairly regularly so it’s easy to do. The sites have fire rings and picnic tables and at least the one we were at (63) was paved and level. There wasn’t a ton of privacy between sites but it wasn’t a parking lot. $30/night for partial hookups.

The trails along the lake are alright. There isn’t a lot of distance of trail but the views of the lake are beautiful. There is another trailhead on the other side of the highway, which we did not explore, but I suspect it would be more of the same.

There was solid cell service (Verizon) the whole time. Overall, good place if you’re fine with lots of people.

Nice Campground, Busy

We chose Ike Kinswa for the first camping trip together with our 3 year old grand twins and their parents because we had a brief visit there in 2021 and were impressed by their campsites. They have wonderful sites for RVs and tents - large but somewhat private. Plenty of leg room for restless 3 year olds. Bathrooms are convenient. Our sites had views of the lake and access to an lake trail. Staff was responsive to any questions. The Ranger even noticed our kids had left early and got us a refund for one night . This was processed already to our credit card a couple of days after he offered it. Lake Mayfield, where it is located, is beautiful for kayaking, fishing, swimming in approved areas, canoeing, as well as water skiing. During our visit there weekend off the 4th of July there was not an over abundance of motorized boats, though. You can just put up your hammock and enjoy!

 Camping with Grandkids

**General:** Medium-sized park (100 sites plus several cabins) located on Mayfield Lake with three loops: two with hookups and one without. We stayed in the loop without hookups.

  

**Site Quality/Facilities:** The sites are very generous in size with LONG paved driveway pads. The sites on the outer side of the loops are pull-throughs and the ones on the interior are back-in. Large wooden picnic table and a fire ring complete the site (although as with the entire state, there was a burn ban in effect). The sites are all heavily wooded, providing good separation between the sites. 

  

**Bathhouse:** Small – two stalls plus two showers – and dated. No hooks or other options to store toiletries and no garbage receptacle. 50 cents for every three minutes of shower time. Didn’t use the shower so cannot comment on the quality but I have definitely seen better showers. 

  

**Activities:** Water sports. There were plenty of motorboats out on the lake (not my thing but if it is yours, this looked like a good lake for watercraft). The loops are paved and I saw many riding their bikes. There is a trail that skirts the lake– a little over a mile point to point but with many paths leading from the campground loops. Rocky with lots of tree roots but very scenic. 

  

Very pleasant stay here and would return.