U.S. Forest Service · Colville National Forest · Washington

Crescent Lake

Reservable · Recreation.gov 3 sites

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Lpr Rx - Paulke (prescribed burn) · 11 mi away · 331 acres

3 more within 50 miles

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Site mix

Standard, no hookups

Most sites here open on Recreation.gov six months ahead, at 10 a.m. Eastern. Sold out is not final: cancellations come back into the pool, most of them two to three days out. How to catch one

Site guide

3 sites. Tap a filter to narrow the list; the map follows.

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Per-site records as published by the managing agency on Recreation.gov. Blank cells mean the agency listed nothing for that site.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Colville, 2 miles from the recreation area point at 1,554 feet, station USC00451630 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 20 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 43 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Area	Recreation.gov lists no exact point for this campground. The recreation area is at 48.54° N, 117.90° W. Call the office before you drive.

Fire nearby

Prescribed
Lpr Rx - Paulke
11 mi from the campground · 331 acres
Prescribed
3R Rx - Coyote
17 mi from the campground · 841 acres
Prescribed
Np Rx - High Noon Stewardship
21 mi from the campground
Prescribed
Sl Rx - Lost Creek Stewardship
21 mi from the campground

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Explore

Video

CRESCENT LAKE CAMPGROUND, MN (Campground Review Ep.1)

Guidebooks for Washington

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Best Tent Camping: Washington
Ellie Kozlowski, 2018
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Tom Stienstra, 2018
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Hiking Waterfalls in Washington
Sawyer Scheer, 2019
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Crescent Lake?

Sites at Crescent Lake are reservable on Recreation.gov. Any walk-up sites are listed on the booking page.

Source: Recreation.gov

How many sites does Crescent Lake have?

3 sites, including 3 standard sites without power.

Source: Recreation.gov