Lake Easton State Park Campground

We've been here a few times only because it has such a nice beach for little kids to swim and play in the sand. They also have a nice playground for kids there too. Worth the trip for day use if you don't want to camp. The camground itself is just okay, as we like more privacy than is afforded in the hookup/west side campground. The north side/tent camground is a good walk to the beach and makes it not so convenient with little kids, but the sites are nice there and more private. Also, nothing like hearing I5 when you are out sleeping in nature 😜. The bathrooms are very clean. 

An east trip from Seattle

This park was awesome! We went for the 4th of July. The park offers hiking trails, lots of day use picinic areas, and of course the lake! 

Lake Easton

The park staff was extremely accommodating, especially since we had no reservation and took a chance that at after 9pm we would find a spot. They said we got lucky and were very pleasant. Only downfall, the road noise, but can't complain too much since we did show up last minute.

Cotopaxi Challenge 

This was a lovely campsite. It was smaller, yet felt large enough so you had your own privacy and space. There were clean facilities available, as well as drinking water and trash bins. Our lot was spacious with a nice picnic table, fire pit, and area for our two person tent. Everyone around us was respectful of one another and wasn't too loud late at night. There are trails behind the campsite that lead down to the river, or just a short drive away is the 'beach' and bridge overlooking the lake. It is peaceful and although the highway is close by, seeing the beauty of the area makes you think and feel you are deeper in nature. I would definitely stay here again for a longer period of time!

Perfect for a one night stay

There were many people staying here but it was surprisingly quiet at night which was nice. The photos on the state park site show the site we were going to stay at was surrounded by trees but when we got there about 1/3 of the the trees around the sites were cut down. That was a little disappointing. But my husband enjoyed it because he’s more a city guy and liked seeing people around us :). It’s also a bit close to the hwy so you’ll here cars going by. Other than that it was easy to get fire wood, nice fire pits with grates and close to the river. Easy for a one night car camping stay.

Good one night stay if you’re in Seattle or Wenatchee

Pretty good reviews here but I'd add a couple things. There are two campgrounds on either side of the park. One has at least two loops of tent sites (no hookups) with water, flush toilets and showers. This site is below the dam that creates Lake Easton. There's a nice river walk tail along the Yakima River but no lake view. There is also a very busy rail line immediately on the other side of the river. Many campers have mentioned the freeway traffic noise in this park but I was bothered much more by the rail noise. There's a small switching yard only about a mile away from the site in the town of Easton. The horns and start up of these huge trains at 3 AM sound like the end of the world!

The site on the opposite side of the park (NW) has one loop of full hookups, asphalt parking pads for RV's and is on a bluff overlooking the lake. The views will take your breath away! While you are well away from the rail noise, this campground is much closer to the freeway. Depending of the time of day (and the number of motorcycles going by) it can be a little difficult to hear conversation.

Both spots are very pretty but you have to "pick your poison" when it comes to the noise.

Couple things to add...

The campground is very clean and well maintained. I felt like I was in the city. The campsites are small and cramped together, typical state park I guess. There’s playground by the lake and boat launch, but you have to either ride a bike or drive there, there’s no actual trail connect from camp loop to the play area. The ranger was very strict and came around often to Check on dogs, tent on tent pad. The site we got was not near freeway but it was still noisy. 
Keep in mind, we like camping where we can stretch out and not have to worry about the neighbors. 

Noisy freeway, Small site, strict but very clean campground 

This WA state park is one of the most beautiful and well maintained I’ve ever seen. It features nicely paved roads and site pads, ample level tent pads, lots of full hookups and great views of lake Easton nestled amongst tall firs. There is a great swimming area and boat launch as well as playground in the day-use area. The big downside is that it is pretty close to I-90 and road noise is the constant soundtrack. 
It’s not unusual to see a black bear in this area but they don’t seem to be too big of a problem. This park may not be a destination park, but it’s proximity to Seattle Metro makes it a good stop over. 

Beautiful but noisy

We enjoyed taking the trail from the campsite to overlook the lake. This lake is beautiful to kayak at and is a nice spot to relax. We usually like to pick campground based on a specific hike in a region, but enjoyed just walking the easy trails in the park and taking out the kayak. We didn’t make a reservation but got the last spot available for July 3rd. It was busy, but the campground was clean and spots were fairly spacious. We got the last spot so probably not the best in the park :) 

Nice spot near the lake

We were under the impression that we had spot near the water which was not the case. We adapted just fine to driving over to the day use area to access water. The swimming hole was on the small side but we got there around the time most families were packing up for dinner so it was relatively peaceful. We wish we had kayaks to explore the lake more! The lake is absolutely beautiful!
We were also a little disappointed that the trails that would have lead down to the creek behind our site were al blocked off by fencing. 
The grounds themselves are ideal for families! Lots of space and activities. The sites themselves do not provide much privacy. If we were traveling with a group or a family with children this would have been fine but since there was just 3 women on this trip we had hoped for a little less exposure to other campers. 
I will say that the park is very well maintained and I frequently saw staff actively cleaning almost constantly which was impressive.

This campground was very nice. Our space had full hookups and lots of shade. The staff was very friendly as well. I’m giving them 4 stars because the pool pumps were not working very well and the water was cloudy. Other than that beautiful. 

Beautiful Campground 

Visited in early spring during a snowstorm. Main camping areas were still closed, so we parked near the picnic/swimming area. Nice open lot to park in. Benches, bbqs, and play area. Restrooms were open, clean and heated. Showers took tokens. Unsure of where to get tokens. 

Early Spring 

Came last minute during father's day weekend looking for a tent site. The booth host was very helpful letting us know that there was only two spots left and answering many more questions. We were able to find a perfect site for my family of 4. Clean raised tent bed with pea-gravel raked evenly good for 6-7 person tent . Fire pit is decently sized approximately 3x2 with a flip top grill that covers half of it. Paved road gravel parking space big enough for a trailer/camper . Dumpster and water spicket as well as a bathroom with pay to use shower's . ¢50-1 token = 3 minute shower. Small playground with a basketball court by the bathrooms. Lovely river walk trail follows the Yakima River . Activities for children such as the Jr. Ranger program. Gas station is close just cross the highway sells firewood as well . Overall great first time at the campground friendly staff will be coming back. 

Great Family fun. 

My wife and I stayed in a full hook-up spot (#12) with our travel trailer. The site was clean, close to the lake, and had an additional spot to put a tent if needed. It’s pretty close to the freeway (there was a lot of car noise), but I would definitely return again! Cellphone signal (with Verizon) worked well, but there was no tv antenna reception if that’s something you need! 

Great Spot to Camp!

My first time being there , very pretty area