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About Big Pines
Number of accommodations: 38
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2026 Season availability
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Pet friendly
River Access
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- River Access
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- Pet friendly
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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
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.
Alan R
VerifiedAugust 14, 2020 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: Big Pines
This campground has been slowly evolving from an almost lawless place to a more controlled, lively place to go. It still has large groups of partiers on the summer weekends; but thankfully, a change in campground hosts (the former was never ever around) seems to be making a difference. The new hosts have been seen regularly, walking through, cleaning sites, talking with campers, and generally keeping things in order.
There was a recent (this Spring) wind storm that fell several old Pines and many Cottonwood trees. This was unfortunate as there is not that many trees in the campground to start. So even more dry, hot sun to bake us campers. Hopefully the BLM will plant more trees to try and bring some green and relief from the sun for us campers.
Most campers enjoy the Yakima River which runs right next to the campground, and many if not most, are camping to either fish or float the river.
My biggest note about this campground is, on the weekends during the Summer months, if you are looking for a quiet serene place to camp, this probably isn't going to be the place for you.
Alan R
VerifiedAugust 14, 2020 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: Big Pines
This campground has been slowly evolving from an almost lawless place to a more controlled, lively place to go. It still has large groups of partiers on the summer weekends; but thankfully, a change in campground hosts (the former was never ever around) seems to be making a difference. The new hosts have been seen regularly, walking through, cleaning sites, talking with campers, and generally keeping things in order.
There was a recent (this Spring) wind storm that fell several old Pines and many Cottonwood trees. This was unfortunate as there is not that many trees in the campground to start. So even more dry, hot sun to bake us campers. Hopefully the BLM will plant more trees to try and bring some green and relief from the sun for us campers.
Most campers enjoy the Yakima River which runs right next to the campground, and many if not most, are camping to either fish or float the river.
My biggest note about this campground is, on the weekends during the Summer months, if you are looking for a quiet serene place to camp, this probably isn't going to be the place for you.
Randall M
August 13, 2020
We have been camping here with family for years it is perfect and a great float.
Randall M
August 13, 2020
We have been camping here with family for years it is perfect and a great float.
Rhonda S
VerifiedAugust 3, 2020 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: Big Pines
Great place to camp and float the river!
Rhonda S
VerifiedAugust 3, 2020 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: Big Pines
Great place to camp and float the river!
Marcus I
VerifiedAugust 2, 2020 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: Big Pines
Lots of the trees blew down. Bathrooms were not pumped out all weekend and toilet paper ran out.
Rest was good.
Marcus I
VerifiedAugust 2, 2020 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: Big Pines
Lots of the trees blew down. Bathrooms were not pumped out all weekend and toilet paper ran out.
Rest was good.
Cyndy W
VerifiedJuly 25, 2020 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: Big Pines
We always have a great experience there. The camp hosts are always friendly. 12 yrs going there the 3rd weekend in July and never had a issue
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
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
