Featured amenities
Pet Friendly
River Access
About Big Pines
Number of accommodations: 38
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
River Access
Water Access
- River Access
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
Report Incorrect Information
Help us improve by reporting any incorrect amenity information for Big Pines.
Rates, Sites & Availability
38 Sites Available
No sites found matching your criteria.
No available sites
All sites are booked for your selected dates. Try showing all sites to see booked options, create an alert to be notified when something opens up, or adjust your dates.
Site Details
Select a site to view details
38 Sites Available
No available sites
All sites are booked for your selected dates. Try showing all sites to see booked options, create an alert to be notified when something opens up, or adjust your dates.
Reviews (267)
What Guests Are Saying
Big Pines Campground offers a beautiful and well-maintained setting along the Yakima River, with spacious sites and excellent access for river activities and nearby hiking. Guests appreciate the clean restrooms and the serene environment, ideal for birdwatching and fishing. However, some visitors noted issues with train noise, site reservation mix-ups, and a lack of privacy due to close campsite proximity.
What Guests Are Saying
Big Pines Campground offers a beautiful and well-maintained setting along the Yakima River, with spacious sites and excellent access for river activities and nearby hiking. Guests appreciate the clean restrooms and the serene environment, ideal for birdwatching and fishing. However, some visitors noted issues with train noise, site reservation mix-ups, and a lack of privacy due to close campsite proximity.
Review Summary
Emily D
October 4, 2020
Absolutely gorgeous campgrounds. Love Yakima valley so much!
NOLA K
VerifiedSeptember 28, 2020 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: Big Pines
Big Pines campground was a fun place to stay. We kayaked the Yakima river. After being dropped off higher up on the river, we ended at our campground. It was so convenient. Our kids loved riding their bikes all over the campground as well as playing in the river. We were a big group of friends and it was nice to get our camp sites near each other.
NOLA K
VerifiedSeptember 28, 2020 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: Big Pines
Big Pines campground was a fun place to stay. We kayaked the Yakima river. After being dropped off higher up on the river, we ended at our campground. It was so convenient. Our kids loved riding their bikes all over the campground as well as playing in the river. We were a big group of friends and it was nice to get our camp sites near each other.
Ron O
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 37, Loop: Big Pines
We arrived at the end of a closure due to wildfires near the campground. The camp host, Dallas, shared interesting informtion about the firefighters who had stopped the fires above the railroad tracks across the river from camp. We felt welcomed and watched the camp host keep a close eye on the campgound, cleaning up debris from each camp site on the day of our departure. We enjoyed fishing, river rafting and hiking during our stay.
Ron O
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 37, Loop: Big Pines
We arrived at the end of a closure due to wildfires near the campground. The camp host, Dallas, shared interesting informtion about the firefighters who had stopped the fires above the railroad tracks across the river from camp. We felt welcomed and watched the camp host keep a close eye on the campgound, cleaning up debris from each camp site on the day of our departure. We enjoyed fishing, river rafting and hiking during our stay.
Carrie A
September 9, 2020
Upside: Great spot by the river with easy access to the water, and the bridge is right there too.
Downside: there's a SUPER loud train that comes by every few hours. It will definitely wake you up at night.
Carrie A
September 9, 2020
Upside: Great spot by the river with easy access to the water, and the bridge is right there too.
Downside: there's a SUPER loud train that comes by every few hours. It will definitely wake you up at night.
Wren B
August 31, 2020
Seems great for groups, being close to the water, and enjoying the beautiful canyons of Yakima, but not for those looking for an out of the way escape. There isn't much privacy and was a pretty noisy spot even on a Sunday. The facilities were clean and well-maintained.
Wren B
August 31, 2020
Seems great for groups, being close to the water, and enjoying the beautiful canyons of Yakima, but not for those looking for an out of the way escape. There isn't much privacy and was a pretty noisy spot even on a Sunday. The facilities were clean and well-maintained.
Bill R
August 20, 2020
Fair is being generous. I don't mind the open sites but the tent pads are filled with jagged rock. The real kicker and the reason we didn't stay was that they were pumping the outhouses when we arrived and the stink was
unreal. We left for about 3 of hours, came back and they were still pumping. We went back to Easton and stayed at the state park.
Location Big Pines
Address:
Blm Wenatchee Field Office
Wenatchee, WA, 98801
United States
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.
Big Pines campground is accessible via I-90, with the nearest exit being Ellensburg Exit 109, which connects to Highway 821 (Canyon Road). Canyon Road directly leads to the campground, located at milepost 9.
Latitude & Longitude: 46.7994 / -120.461
Elevation: 397 feet
Nearby Campgrounds
Last updated: June 4, 2026
