Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Yakima River Canyon
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · WA · 46.85461, -120.47956
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Yakima River Canyon
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,349 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Yakima River CanyonNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Yakima River Canyon · Bureau of Land Management · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter1 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- WWater8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- PPropane14 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Yakima River Canyon
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
1,349 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.85461, -120.47956
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Yakima River Canyon · Bureau of Land Management · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townKittitas · ~9.4 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.1 mi
- FuelConoco · ~8.5 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~13.8 mi
- Dump station~10.3 mi
- GroceriesFlying J · ~8.5 mi
- PharmacyWhole Health Pharmacy · ~9.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicCommunity Health of Central Washington · ~9.5 mi
- HardwareWoods Ace Hardware · ~10.2 mi
EV charging — from Yakima River Canyon · Bureau of Land Management · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.9 mi straight-line N — Ellensburg, WA - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 5 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach22 within 25 mi · 38 within 50 · 222 within 100 · 571 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS9.0 mi — Ellensburg, WA Rechargery Relay @ Circle K - Canyon Road, Ellensburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.4 mi — Naches, Naches
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.1 mi — Reds Fly Shop, Ellensburg, WA · FLO · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 102487 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Yakima River Canyon · Bureau of Land Management · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletUmtanum - Vault Toilet #1 · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletUmtanum - Vault Toilet #2 · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletLmuma Creek - Vault Toilet #1 · ~3.1 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletLmuma Creek - Vault Toilet #2 · ~3.1 mi SE · BLM
Open Yakima River Canyon elsewhere
Other camps near Yakima River Canyon
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Big Pines Campground~4.4 mi
- Dispersed Camping~14.3 mi
- Dispersed Camping~14.7 mi
- Windy Point~23.1 mi · fee
How we know this — Yakima River Canyon
Source
Bureau of Land Management recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Yakima River Canyon
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Yakima River Canyon
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