Big Pines in WA -- Campground & RV Camping

BLM's largest recreation site in Yakima River Canyon. Offers overnight, group, and walk-in campsites with picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets, and dumpsters. Non-motorized river put-in/takeout site available. No potable water or hookups. Fishing (Blue Ribbon trout stream), kayaking, rafting, canoeing, wildlife viewing, hiking, hunting available. Reservations via recreation.gov. Year-round.

Getting there: From Seattle, take I-90 east to Ellensburg Exit 109 (Highway 821 Canyon Road). At the traffic circle, take the second exit onto South Canyon Road. Stay on the road, which will take you south through the Yakima River Canyon. Big Pines campground is located at milepost 9 on the Canyon Road.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 43-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Baldy stands 1,930 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles east.
• A river runs 0.1 mi off.
• 3 hike-in sites, with 20 on the water.

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