Dispersed Camping in Grant County, Washington
Showing 26 locations in Grant County.
Ancient Lakes Dispersed Area
A scenic coulee basin featuring dramatic basalt cliffs, trails, and seasonal waterfalls. Dispersed camping is concentrated in gravel pullouts and flat areas around the primary trailheads. This area is highly popular with hikers and equestrian users.
Ancient Lakes Trailhead Camping
Main trailhead parking and dispersed camping area serving as the primary gateway to the Ancient Lakes trail system. Features flat gravel ground suitable for multiple rigs.
Ankeny #1 Boat Launch Dispersed
A quiet dispersed camping area situated next to the water by a gravel boat launch, offering around ten flat parking sites and a public pit toilet. Ideal for water access and bird watching, though visitors should expect occasional noise from a nearby shooting range. A Washington Discover Pass is required to stay at this location.
Cascade Park
A well-manicured municipal park campground located directly on the lake. It offers full hookups, coin-operated showers, and boat docks, but is subject to local park regulations due to nearby sports fields.
Colockum Ridge Golf Course RV Sites
A scenic golf course offering back-in RV sites with hookups and a dump station on-site.
Coulee City Park and Campground
A convenient city-operated park along the shores of Banks Lake offering dry camping, pull-through, and back-in full hookup RV sites. It features direct access to a boat launch, swimming area, and local dining options in town.
Ephrata RV Park and Campground
An established full-service RV park situated on the outskirts of Ephrata, offering pull-through, back-in, and tent sites.
Ephrata Walmart
A level asphalt parking lot at a retail center in Ephrata. Standard single-night stays are generally permitted, with designated parking on the east side of the building near the garden and tire centers to remain clear of main traffic lanes.
Frenchman Coulee Recreation Area
A spectacular basalt canyon offering scenic dispersed camping along Road 2.5 Southwest. Highly popular with rock climbers, the area features dramatic columns, deep coulees, and a seasonal waterfall. Multiple dirt pull-offs and rocky clearings accommodate everything from vans to larger rigs, though uneven basalt terrain and steep, unfenced drop-offs require cautious driving.
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park (Wanapum Campground)
A scenic developed state park campground located on the shores of the Columbia River (Wanapum Lake) in central Washington. This campground features grassy, paved sites with full hookups, hot showers, and a boat launch. It provides a convenient stopping point with clean facilities, though the area is known to experience significant summer heat and persistent winds.
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Grant County Fairgrounds
Established campsites with full and partial hookups situated on the grassy perimeter of the county fairgrounds. Accessible and convenient when major events are not active.
Jackson Creek Fish Camp
A well-maintained primitive campground located along the Columbia River. The site features level gravel pads, tent grooming areas, picnic tables, and BBQ grills directly overlooking the water.
Love's Travel Stop - Moses Lake
A modern and clean travel plaza featuring seven designated RV parking spaces on the west side, away from the busy commercial truck lanes. Amenities include 24-hour restrooms, paid showers, laundry, and a fenced dog park. The area is highly accessible and well-lit, making it a reliable and convenient overnight stopover.
Papa's Casino
This local casino features a paved private lot, but travelers should inquire inside regarding overnight parking policies for patrons.
Planet Fitness
Located in the same commercial plaza as Walmart, this fitness center lot provides a level, paved option best suited for members or discrete campervans.
Potholes State Park
A scenic developed state park situated directly on the shores of Potholes Reservoir, offering extensive opportunities for fishing, birding, and water recreation. The campground features paved loops with both hookup and non-hookup sites, serviced by utility facilities and nearby biking trails. Visitors should note that utility buildings are centrally located, meaning some outer loop sites require a longer walk to reach the showers.
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Priest Rapids Wilderness Recreation Area
An established developed dry campground operated by the local utility district along the Columbia River. Features 14 numbered sites, picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets, and direct access to over three miles of paved multi-use trails and a boat launch. High popularity on weekends and active daytime recreation make it bustling, but it offers scenic waterfront views.
Rocky Coulee Recreation Area
A scenic park nestled along the Columbia River featuring dedicated tent campsites with picnic tables and fire rings.
Smokiam Resort
A fully developed RV resort situated on the shores of Soap Lake. This commercial campground offers extensive amenities including full hookups, pull-through sites, teepee rentals, laundry facilities, a pool, and hot tubs, though the nearby mineral lake can sometimes emit a strong odor.
Soap Lake RV Resort
An established waterfront RV resort situated directly along the shores of scenic Soap Lake, offering full hookups and amenities.
Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park Campground
An expansive and well-appointed state park campground set in the deep coulees of central Washington, adjacent to Park Lake. The site offers a variety of camp loops accommodating everything from utility tent campers to large, full-hookup RVs. The park features robust amenities including clean restrooms, hot showers, and a utility dump station, with nearby swimming, boating, and scenic hiking trail access.
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Vantage East Dispersed Camping Area
A large and highly popular primitive camping corridor situated on the east bank of the Columbia River, just south of the Interstate 90 bridge. This area features dozens of flat, gravel pull-offs and loops with direct river access and scenic views of the surrounding canyon walls and basalt cliffs.
Walmart Moses Lake
This Walmart Supercenter offers a reliable and convenient one-night stop with clearly posted signs permitting single-night stays. The lot is paved, level, and highly accessible for rigs of all sizes, though travelers should be mindful of the automatic irrigation systems near the grassy perimeters. Expect typical daytime and evening commercial traffic from the shared plaza area.