Big Pines

Lots of the trees blew down. Bathrooms were not pumped out all weekend and toilet paper ran out.
Rest was good.

Lots of the trees blew down. Bathrooms were not pumped out all weekend and toilet paper ran out.
Rest was good.

Great place to camp and float the river!

Great place to camp and float the river!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.