Outdoors
Camping near the Tri-Cities
Army Corps campgrounds on Lake Wallula and Lake Sacajawea, state parks within a couple of hours, primitive BLM camping at Juniper Dunes, and private RV parks.
Campgrounds and RV parks
Results: 25
Wine Country RV Park
An RV park on Merlot Dr, Prosser. Has a playground. Dogs allowed.
Red Mountain RV Park
RV park on W Van Giesen St in West Richland. Wheelchair-accessible entrance.
Moon River RV Resort
An RV park on Saint St, Richland. A family-owned RV resort with pull-through sites, a pool and a playground.
Horn Rapids RV Resort
Richland RV park on Kingsgate Way. An RV resort a few minutes from the Columbia River, used as a base for touring wine country.
Elm Grove RV Park
RV park on 3rd St in Benton City. Wheelchair-accessible entrance.
Desert Gold Motel & RV Park
RV park on Columbia Park Trail in Richland. Has a pool and free Wi-Fi. Wheelchair-accessible entrance.
Coyote Run RV Park
RV park on E Hawthorn St in Connell. Dogs allowed. Wheelchair-accessible entrance.
Columbia Sun RV Resort
RV park on Wiser Pkwy in Kennewick. Has 145 full-hookup sites on 25 acres, 70 of them sized for big motor coaches.
Charbonneau Park
A Corps campground on Lake Sacajawea above Ice Harbor Dam with 52 electric family sites, a boat ramp and marina, and open grassy lawns.
Columbia Hills Historical State Park
Shrub-steppe hills above the Columbia Gorge with Horsethief Lake, climbing at Horsethief Butte, spring wildflowers and Native American petroglyphs.
Fishhook Park
A Corps campground among black-rock canyons on Lake Sacajawea, with 41 electric sites, 11 walk-in tent sites, a boat ramp and good fishing.
Ginkgo Petrified Forest and Wanapum
A National Natural Landmark at Vantage where petrified logs still lie where they were buried, plus a riverfront campground and swim area at Wanapum just down the road.
Hood Park Campground
An Army Corps campground on Lake Wallula just across the Snake River from Pasco, with 67 shaded family sites with electric hookups, a swim area and a boat ramp.
Horn Rapids ORV Park
More than 300 acres of sandy desert trails plus motocross, peewee and ATV tracks, an obstacle course, a go-kart track and a model aircraft field, with camping on site.
Juniper Dunes OHV Area
About 3,920 acres of BLM land open to off-highway vehicles northeast of Pasco: loose sand, trails through sagebrush, open dunes and primitive roads.
Lewis and Clark Trail State Park
A shady 36-acre camping park on the Touchet River near Dayton, an oasis of pines and cottonwoods in wheat country.
Plymouth Park
A Corps campground on an island in the Columbia at Plymouth, below McNary Dam, with 32 electric sites, a swim beach and a boat ramp.
Potholes State Park
A year-round camping and lake park on Potholes Reservoir, known for fishing, waterskiing and the dunes and marshes nearby.
Steamboat Rock State Park
A 5,043-acre park on Banks Lake with a flat-topped basalt butte you can hike, plus boat launches, lawns and camping.
Sun Lakes–Dry Falls State Park
Dry Falls is what is left of an Ice Age waterfall about 3.5 miles wide.
Tucannon River and Wooten Wildlife Area Lakes
A string of eight stocked fishing lakes and simple campgrounds along the Tucannon River in the Blue Mountains, between Dayton and Pomeroy.
Windust Park
A quiet, remote Corps park on Lake Sacajawea in Franklin County with 24 primitive first-come, first-served campsites, shade trees and a boat ramp.
Dispersed and primitive camping: what is allowed
| Land | Camping |
|---|---|
| BLM Juniper Dunes | Primitive camping allowed, 14-day limit. No water, toilets or services. |
| Hanford Reach National Monument | No camping. Day use only. |
| WDFW wildlife area units (Thornton, Windmill Ranch, Rattlesnake Slope and others) | Most units here post no overnight camping and no open fires. Ringold Springs water access allows camping. |
| Army Corps parks | Only in designated campsites; reserve Hood, Charbonneau, Fishhook and Plymouth on Recreation.gov. Windust is first come, first served. |
| Washington State Parks | Designated sites only; reserve through Washington State Parks. |
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