Lone Fir
This forested campground, surrounded by nearby mountains, is located along Early Winters Creek on Highway 20. This campground has beautiful mountain views, access to Lone Fir Trail 535 and is near Cuttthroat Creek Trail 483. Good overnight spot for bicyclists. Next campground westbound is located at Diablo Lake.
Sites are first-come, first-served. Recreation.gov lists this campground for paying on site, and you may be able to pay with the Scan and Pay feature of its app.
More like this: first-come in Washington · tent only in Washington

Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
| Fees | $20/Night for single unit plus $5 per additional vehicle. (2 vheicle per site maximum) 2 tents or one RV and one tent maximum per site |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Season | June (snow is usually melted out of some sites) to late October |
| Forest | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest |
| Fees | $20/Night for single unit plus $5 per additional vehicle. (2 vheicle per site maximum) 2 tents or one RV and one tent maximum per site |
| Rules | Maximum stay limit is 14 days. Before fishing check Washington State Fishing Regulations, as Early Winters Creek is closed to fishing. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 48.5813° N, 120.6240° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- WildfireSisi
19 mi from the campground · 4,615 acres · 34% contained
- WildfirePtarmigan
25 mi from the campground · 25,566 acres · 90% contained
- WildfireLuna
31 mi from the campground · 8,553 acres · 42% contained
- WildfireBorder 2
34 mi from the campground · 9,108 acres · 74% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Goat's Beard Mountain Supplies ↗ | 10 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 22.4 mi |
| RV sales & service | RV sales & service ↗ | 52.5 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 9.9 miHart's Pass Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 0.1 miLone Fir Interp1.8 mi trail
- 2 miEarly Winters3.4 mi trail
- 2.2 miCutthroat Pass ↗5.5 mi trail
- 3.6 miCutthroat Lake0.4 mi trail
- 3.9 miWashington Pass0.1 mi trail
- 4.4 miSnowy Lakes0.8 mi trail
Trailheads within three miles
- 2.2 miCutthroat Trailhead ↗Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · Season July
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest begins about 2.3 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 2.3 miOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 3,858,129 acres
- 4.9 miPasayten Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 531,325 acres
- 7.1 miStephen Mather Wilderness ↗Wilderness · National Park Service · 638,173 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Sulphide–Frisco CabinSite · Stehekin · 8.3 mi
- Early Winters Ranger Station Work CenterBuilding · Winthrop · 8.9 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Lone Fir?
No. Lone Fir is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Lone Fir?
$20/Night for single unit plus $5 per additional vehicle. (2 vheicle per site maximum) 2 tents or one RV and one tent maximum per site
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Lone Fir?
Lone Fir is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Lone Fir is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Ballard (6.6 mi, first-come), Early Winters (8.2 mi, first-come), and Meadows (9.1 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby