Potholes State Park in WA -- Camping

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Potholes State Park in WA

CampgroundWA State Parks

11 mi from Moses Lake

8.5 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 1,065 ft

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Campground details

122 sites

Setting

Little privacy

Desert landscape on Potholes Reservoir in central Washington. Freshwater marshes and seasonal wildflowers support diverse waterfowl including sandhill cranes, raptors, and sage thrashers. Campsites (50-foot max) and cabins year-round; boat ramp with dock, trailer dump station, showers, fire pits, picnic shelters. Fishing (spring-fall fish cleaning), boating, kayaking, paddleboarding. Water levels fluctuate dramatically; no near-water camping.

  • Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 122-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Sits on broad, near-level ground.
  • The Potholes Reservoir shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Climate averages

October normals 38–63°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 100 of 100.

Tree cover3%30m sat. est.