An Overview of Free Camping in Washington State

[@jlr3636]

Thank you so much for exposing all the wonderful secret gem camping spots , we’ve been using them for years and never realized we could get likes by letting the hard earned secret out. Wonderful video.

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

The sarcasm made me smile. Wonder on . . .

[@2CorgiMom]

As residents of WA State, we truly appreciate your review. We’ve been discussing where to camp without traveling far, most of these suit our needs. Thank you!

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Your comment is music to my ears. There is so much to see and do in the evergreen wonderland of Washington State in the seasons of summer and fall! Lou

[@cooter1352]

Quincy lake is a neat area especially if you like trout,bass,crappie, and blue gill fishing there is great fishing and you have several other lakes right there close around it and the potholes are close as well. It's dessert with rocky areas and cliffs carved out from ancient volcanic activity. Watch out for northern Pacific rattlesnakes though if you go hiking off the main areas and keep tent and camped doors screems closed so you don't get scorpions or black widows. Elbe hills is super fun if you like to ride qauds,4x4ing, etc. Go try the busy wild and see if you can make it without breaking your truck. Been to all these places almost. Excited because it's summer time again and not cold and wet for camping.

[@GreedeeVids]

TY for the video! WHEN - AT - CHEE native just helping with making you sound like a local sir! Appreciate your video, I've lived here my whole life and I never been to the Lake Wenatchee Air Strip camping spot going to be taking it on this summer!

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

I'm glad you found our video useful. Would love to see some camping pics after your visit. Catch us on Facebook! Lou

[@funbrandi2603]

I vote we change it to his spelling. I've struggled with it's actual spelling my whole life. Lol

[@TheSmallsRVAdventures]

Thank you for sharing. You know we love free camping.

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Yes we do! Thanks for the regular feedback. Much appreciated. Lou

[@janettetaylor3683]

Hi Lou and Melody! Thank you for the wonderful recon!

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Our pleasure! We do try to have fun when we travel. Lou

[@michellestratford9753]

Thank you so much for this fabulous video!

[@wcrvadventures9489]

As much as we love all your videos the Overview Videos are our favorite! What a great resource for Washington State camping!!! Thank you again!

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Awesome! Thank you! Lou

[@J.Radwan]

Your video is a great find, and thank you for enhancing the contents with maps, clips and images as well. Safe travels .

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Thank you for your kind words. Feedback like this encourages us to keep making our videos. Lou

[@angelreed6182]

Nothing like Leavenworth in the winter!

[@DavidMitchell-qx9ne]

Love winter. Strongly detest summer. Still skiing in summer. Damn straight!!!

[@ralphhattenburg1744]

Wonderful video...as always. Looking forward to more "finds" in 2022. Take care...

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Happy new year! Lots of great camping finds are already in the queue for 2022. Lou

[@GeorgeSeth]

Great summary, thank you for sharing! Can't wait to visit and explore Washington.

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Glad you enjoyed it! We could have spent more than several months here. Washington State has some of the best free camping in the USA. Lou

[@x007xo55y]

Thank you for your videos....Washington state there is alot to explore and your videos helps alot...I am a camper we do like to explore different places thanks again.

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Thanks for riding along with us. Lou

[@joycesmith2265]

Just discovered you! Thanks for the great info and way you present it here. Subscribed and will check out more on your channel! Happy travels!

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

Very informative and helpful. Thank you!

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Glad it was helpful! Be sure to watch the related videos that interest you. Lou

[@anthsallwonky]

awesome overview. I can see myself spending a month in this area. Thank you for all the info.

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

We could have easily spent 3 months just in Washington State. Glad you enjoyed our video. Lou

[@OpenRangeStudios]

Amazing list of campgrounds! Thanks for putting this together for us

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Glad you enjoyed it! Lou

[@anthsallwonky]

Thank you for this info I am in WA now and have a discover pass. I will check some out. Already did one dnr site snag lake and western lake in the southwest corner. Happy trails.

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Glad it was helpful! Lou

[@juhcobi9857]

Is a discover pass needed for dispersed camping?

[@stevekasarda]

I get my 32' class C into a few great spaces at the feathers at French Coulee

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Definitely have to watch where navigating here to avoid damage to the rig.

[@freetoroam7769]

I just discovered your channel and subscribed immediately a few days ago. I live in Central Washington and have been truck camper camping for over 30 years, but have never ventured to the places you have described. Now that I've seen these places through your channel, I want to do more exploring. I've always wondered about camping near Quincy Lake, but was concerned about what I might find after the drive getting there. Now, I think I need to make a trip soon. Thank you for what you are providing. Your detailed commentary and videos of the campgrounds are top notch.

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Feedback like this encourages us to keep making our videos. Thank you for the kind words. Lou

[@stevesporer5434]

Grew up in these areas of central Washington and played hard there. Last visit to Quincy lakes area found it garbage infested in the early 2000's, hope its better now. Live up by Lk. Roosevelt now and love it. Great video except your mispronunciation of many areas as I grew up in Wenatchee and Moses lake

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Love mispronunciation and the related correction comments. I do my best, but KZbin loves critics. Lou

[@joyce7892]

Can you include connectivity? That would be helpful

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

This is an overview video. You will find additional information within each respective video that I have published pertaining to that specific camping location. Our videos are organized in playlists by state on our KZbin landing page. Just go to the playlist tab there to find the video you seek.

[@Tannimaus1]

I discovered your channel today after searching for free campsites to explore in WA in my new to me 30 ft Class C. I happened to be at Quincy Lakes just this past weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it (I was all the way down the road by the reservoir near the south gate which is now closed due to vandalism 😔 but it was an easy enough drive from the north gate). Thank you for sharing! My area is eastern WA, if you have other areas to share I'd love to see them. I'm hoping to stay at Folsom Farm/Fishtrap on one of my next outings.

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Check out our Free Camping in Washington State Playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PL8M1n1k-9xvn6uLGlH9DfRJaxXSJZcq9u

[@cooter1352]

As a Washington guy please be sure to take care of these areas because some aren't monitored by park rangers and waste management. If you pack it in be sure to use provided garbage cans and if not pack it out and take it home or we will lose the free places because they're gonna gave to pay someone to clean it up and if that doesn't work we just lose the right to use these spots cause they shut them down. A few years ago I went to spot called Lost Lake up by stampede pass which I believe to be warehouser land and logging property. Been camping,hunting g,and fishing the stampede area since the 80's. Then one day a few years ago I head into Lost Lake to fish for brookies and rainbows and some idiot threw a rave party with what looked like a couple hundred people by the amount of garbage left behind. These people literally left tents and sleeping bags behind,keg cups everywhere,beer and liquor bottles with some floating in lake, cut down a bunch of trees and mudded up the place driving in areas that hadn't, glow sticks and party favors Nd assorted party garbage littered throughout the entire are even up in the trails and trees. Someone attempted to clean and there was several small mountains of garbage bagged up. They then must've realized it would take a couple truck loads literally and gave up. Whoever it was if they ever see this I want you to know you're a huge scumbag piece of s**t.anyway it's stuff like that in which ruins it for everyone else and I gotta live here and enjoy my outdoor recreation so it pisses me off. I'm sure you are responsible campers though right?

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Thank you for sharing this. I rarely video these trashed camping locations because viewers simply don't want to see it. Standing in front of all the garbage and debris and sometimes discarded furniture, against the backdrop of an otherwise naturally beautiful area is more than sad. It makes one angry. I don't believe in picking up the garbage as a solution. The only way to stop this is the write citations, fine, and imprison these folks. Lou

[@cooter1352]

@@LivingOurDreamNow I agree it is criminal and very disrespectful for multiple reasons.

[@michelebullock9867]

@@LivingOurDreamNow Picking up garbage is not a solution, but shows respect to our public lands we all should care for and is a part of the solution so I disagree. There is another KZbinr who does show the garbage and does clean it up and has 63K subscribers (including me) so it hasn't hurt him. I pick up garbage when and where I can on the trails I hike and places I camp. Washington is my home state.

[@flameartcom]

Thank you for this video! After moving from AZ to WA a couple years back, it has felt like there is hardly anywhere to boondock out here. Thats compared to most states in the southwest, which have large amounts of BLM land. I tell folks I think that's a part of why the major cities out here have such a homeless issue! There are not many places people can live free legally. This video not only helps me in recreation, but is maybe helping folks find respectful places to live, too. The content is appreciated. PACK IT IN-PACK IT OUT FOLKS!

[@angelreed6182]

People cannot live on BLM land. They can visit for a period of time. Plus most homeless people leave a bunch of garbage behind. We have homeless camps around in Tacoma & there always piles of garbage all around.

[@WarriorConstance]

You must be by Seattle? North cascades highway, Baker lake, Winthrop, Anacortes, San Juan islands. Head north lol

[@vickierussell7905]

thank you for your travels,but you don,t seem to mention road directions

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

This is an overview video. Refer to the video I published for each respective camping location for additional, more comprehensive information. Lou

[@aalhard]

Great info but i wish you just showed a state map with all of them marked. The way you did it left few clues to judge locations relative to ones own.

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Noted

[@thewanderingshores]

Lou and Melody, thanks so much for this recap, we now have all of those spots on our map. We also wanted to say THANK YOU for the shout out and it was amazing to get to meet you in person and can't wait to see you guys in AZ in January.

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Our pleasure! We are really looking forward to meeting up with both of you in January. See you soon. Lou

[@craftytraveler9238]

Thanks for the video. Where would be the nearest drinking water and dump station located in those areas? what is the weater like in late Aug and Sept in those areas? Especially around Baker lake? Where does one buy the WS Discover pass.

[@thewanderingshores]

Crafty we were actually there around that time this year. We stayed at Les Hilde in Aug/Sept as well as Sahara Creek and Winatchee. The weather is great at that time of year, in most of those places we were one of the only ones in the camping area (during the weekdays) the weekends got a little busier. You can pick up the discover passes as just about any gasstation or recreation area at the ranger stations. Water and Dumps are close to most of the places we stayed and usually we did a review on campendium that will give you those locations as well. Hope this helps.

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Wandering Shores gave an awesome response to your questions. We bought the Discover Pass online from the Washington Department of Natural Resources. They will mail you the physical annual pass which is good for all passengers in your vehicle. Thanks for watching! Here is the link to purchase the Washington State Discover Pass: www.discoverpass.wa.gov/133/Where-to-Buy

[@WarriorConstance]

The DNR office is right off hwy 20 in Sedro-Woolley next to Ampm. Before you head upriver to Baker.

[@stevehatfield1828]

I don't see where Lake Wenatchee Airstrip is X'ed out; It still looks active as an airstrip to me.

[@alhi6240]

Just retired. Bought an RV. These video ideas form my itinerary! Much thanks.

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Our pleasure! We make an earnest effort to provide useable information minus the extraneous content. Thanks for following our travels. Lou

[@therusticcollectionebaysto7028]

New sub! Liked 🙏😁😃

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Welcome!! Lou

[@eazyal8165]

Oh yeah 😎

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Thanks for watching! Lou

[@salemk.3098]

it looks like the Baker River campsites have been flooded or destroyed

[@VernonDahl]

I am Canadian living in BC would we be able to camp at any of these spots?

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Sure can . . . check out our recent video on the Washington State Discover Pass. Lou

[@amyk6453]

Do you need to book these or can you hust show up?

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

This is an overview video. Each respective individual camping location covered in this video has its own video in our Washington playlist. Additional information for the camping location you are interested in may be found within the respective individual video. Lou

[@hobbyfarmer62]

Update Harry Osborne and it's near by activity locations are closed including target shooting at Medford pit. Reason is because of on going trash dumping and vandalism. Extra sad because I di securityfor crown timber right by there 2002 to 2004 and that was a big problem then was talk of doing this back then and of groups taking action to stop this bad behavior.

[@vexicon]

We used to trash clean-up at the Medford pit once or twice a year. DNR would bring us a big dumpster and we would make a day of it, with a big BBQ at the end. Too many others ruined a great place to shoot targets.

[@Roscoesadie]

Which apps do you use??

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

Campendium is my go to resource, but if I am performing recon I'll use others. Lou

[@thedot3814]

Very cool. Once you put down camp and need to run to get ice that does not reset your 15 days or count against you does it?

[@LivingOurDreamNow]

The stay limit varies and is location specific as this is an overview video. Each respective individual video will contain more detailed information. Most campers don't approach the maximum stay limit. Those that overstay risk being banned. Lou