About Kachess
Number of accommodations: 113
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
Water Access
- Lake Access
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Reviews (375)
What Guests Are Saying
Kachess campground offers a beautiful, scenic environment with spacious and private campsites, making it a popular choice for many visitors. Numerous reviews praise the cleanliness of the campground and the friendliness of the staff, along with access to hiking trails and the lake. However, some concerns were raised about sanitation issues in the vault toilets, low lake water levels, and a lack of enforcement of campfire bans, which detracted from the overall experience for some campers.
What Guests Are Saying
Kachess campground offers a beautiful, scenic environment with spacious and private campsites, making it a popular choice for many visitors. Numerous reviews praise the cleanliness of the campground and the friendliness of the staff, along with access to hiking trails and the lake. However, some concerns were raised about sanitation issues in the vault toilets, low lake water levels, and a lack of enforcement of campfire bans, which detracted from the overall experience for some campers.
Review Summary
William W
VerifiedJanuary 3, 2026 • Stayed at: 131, Loop: Thetis Creek
Our campsite offered us privacy. However, the shared water tap area had lots of food waste, garbage and mud making it very unsanitary. The vault toilet next to our campsite needs to have screens installed in the wall and pipe vents as there were so many flies inside. Please have someone in charge enforce the no-burn advisory as our neighbors had a campfire all night long making us nervous.
Sagar Rajesh V
VerifiedDecember 30, 2025 • Stayed at: 050, Loop: Beargrass
the camp site was amazing! has nice flushable toilets and its away from traffic so you are literally in the woods. Has 2 car parking space along with a bench too and the access to lake is barely 15 mins walking and 5 mins in car. overall an amazing camp site. Will come again
Sara P
VerifiedDecember 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 160, Loop: Box Canyon
Very wonderful experience. The campground was clean, very beautiful environment, many places to explore and overall boosted the fun experience I was having. The staff were very kind and helpful would come again!!!
Jacob D
VerifiedDecember 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 095, Loop: Mineral Creek
Other than the burn ban we enjoyed our trip very much
Brittany B
VerifiedDecember 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: GALE CREEK
Very nice campground had alot of fun. The bathroom was a little but gross but besides that everything was great.
Ronald S
VerifiedDecember 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 073, Loop: Lodge Creek
We had a great time at the Kachess campground. There were some drawbacks because of the timing of our visit, nevertheless we had a great time. No fires were allowed at the time. We are disappointed that the water level of the lake is so low, but that is a fault of nature which no one is responsible for. It didn't stop us from swimming and boating and doing some things which would not be possible with higher water.
Keri P
VerifiedNovember 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 168, Loop: Box Canyon
Kachess is a nice campground albeit a bit full when I was there. Sites were clean but it would be nice if you could drive your vehicle all the way into the site especially when you camp in a van as I do. I was unable to utilize the picnic table as it was not in close proximity to where I was able to park. The water was very low in the lake but I was able to do some nice hikes with my dogs despite that. Great place for a one night stop while traveling.
BRIAN D
VerifiedNovember 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 130, Loop: Thetis Creek
Overall a nice late-summer stay, even though the water level of the lake itself was really low (nd I knew that coming in so not surprised). My campsite was of good size and had a nice firepit and picnic table, with rustic restrooms nearby. Unfortunately someone who used the site before me left soiled toilet tissues in areas surrounding the campground, so I had to take it upon myself to pick them up. Ick. The family in the site next to me lit a small fire despite the ongoing (and well-posted) burn ban. The folks staying across from me decided it was a good idea to let their kids ride mini-bikes around the campground around the 10 p.m. curfew. Late-arriving campers on the other side made sure everyone heard them as they were settling in, I think around midnight. Signage letting people know that the bridge at the Little Kachess Trailhead is out was non-existent, but we forded the river and did the hike anyway, which was very nice. I also kayaked up the Little Kachess Lake quite a ways and that was a peaceful, scenic experience. Next time I go will be in late spring or early summer when the lake's water level is hopefully higher.
nancy p
VerifiedNovember 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 118, Loop: Thetis Creek
It's heartbreaking to see how this campground has gone so down hill. We've come every year for nine years now and I think we need to find a new tradition. My kids have learned to embrace the mudpit that used to be a lake and we don't complain about the droves of flies in the outhouses or disrepair of the plumbed bathrooms. What broke me this year: 1. Our campground host was super grumpy when we asked him to tell people squatting in our reserved site that they needed to move. 2. Same host cleared his campsite (except for his grey water tank, which he decided to leave behind) and moved out one night. 3. That night the campers next to us decided to have a bonfire. In August. While another wildfire was already burning through the county. Clearly there was a burn ban in effect. I was worried about the ability for us all to evacuate if the fire spread and I just can't go back in good conscience.
Akshay P
VerifiedOctober 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 094, Loop: Mineral Creek
We enjoyed the location, had good space for two cars to be parked, a large tent to be setup, had flush toilets and nature was amazing!
Location Kachess
Address:
8000 Lake Kachess Rd
Easton, WA, 98925
United States
From Seattle, travel east on I-90 approximately 62 miles, or from Cle Elum travel west on I-90 approximately 20 miles. Take exit 62 and follow Kachess Lake Road for 5.5 miles to the campground, which is on the right.
Kachess is accessible via I-90, which is approximately 14 miles to the north, providing access to major cities and routes in the region.
Latitude & Longitude: 47.3548 / -121.243
Elevation: 692 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- Water levels in Kachess Lake and Little Kachess Lake vary during the summer
- First-come, first-served sites may be available
- Off-road vehicle use is not permitted in the campground
- Reserved campsites will be held until check-out time (noon) on the day following your scheduled arrival.
- The campground may be full and no accommodations may be available after a no show is processed.
- Citations may be issued for exceeding Max Occupancy and campsite footprint
- Pets must be leashed in the campground at all times
- Firewood is available to purchase at the campground for $10.00/bundle.
- Learn more about the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest here
- Don't Move Firewood: Please protect Pacific Northwest forests by preventing the spread of invasive species. Firewood can carry insects and diseases that can threaten the health of our western forests. You can make a difference by obtaining and burning your firewood near your camping destination. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- Water is available in this location via a handpump and/or water spigot. Please DO NOT attach your RV hoses to the water systems we provide. These are made available to you to fill your water jugs/buckets and take back to your site to use. If you need to fill your RV water tanks, please fill your tank before you come to the campground. Thank you!
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Last updated: June 4, 2026