Ponderosa Camp in WA -- Campground & RV Camping

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Ponderosa Camp in WA

CampgroundUSFS

15 mi from Cle Elum

12 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 2,731 ft

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$8 per night
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Road Access

Difficult
  • Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 4%, 20% of it on a shelf.
No drinking waterFirst come

Campground details

Toilets

Setting

Some privacy

Ponderosa Camp (2,800 ft) in an OHV recreation area offers 5–6 non-designated camps. First-come, first-served only; $8 per vehicle, paid via recreation.gov mobile app. No advance reservations accepted. No potable water on-site; pack out trash. Popular with 4x4 groups with nearby trail access for vehicle recreation. Off-highway vehicle camping and river/stream fishing available. Naches Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.

  • Moderately separated here.
  • Quartz Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Quartz Mountain stands 3,559 ft above the map pin, 4.6 miles northeast.

Climate averages

October normals 33–57°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 52 of 100.

Tree cover59%30m sat. est.