Free camping near Ronald, WA
Yes. 20 of the 61 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Ronald, WA are listed as free; 38 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is French Cabin, 9.2 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Wish Poosh Campground, 4.0 miles northwest, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
The 50 nearest camps to Ronald, WA
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wish Poosh Campground | 4.0 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Roslyn | — |
| Cle Elum River Group Camp | 8.8 | Fee | Cle Elum River (river) | 5.7 mi to Driftwood Acres | — |
| French Cabin | 9.2 | Free | Howson Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Driftwood Acres | — |
| Taneum Junction Campground | 9.7 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Red Mountain Campground | 9.7 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Roslyn | — |
| Little Salmon | 10 | Free | Little Salmon La Sac Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Driftwood Acres | — |
| Icewater Creek | 10 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to South Cle Elum | — |
| East Kachess Group Site | 10 | Free | — | 4.8 mi to Cabin Creek | — |
| Alevin | 11 | Free | Salmon La Sac Creek (stream) | 8.2 mi to Driftwood Acres | — |
| Cayuse Horse Camp | 12 | Fee | Salmon La Sac Creek (stream) | 8.8 mi to Driftwood Acres | — |
| Taneum | 12 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to South Cle Elum | — |
| North Fork Teanaway River Dispersed Camping | 12 | Free | North Fork Teanaway River (river) | 11 mi to Roslyn | — |
| Salmon La Sac Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 9.4 mi to Roslyn | — |
| Beverly | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Ronald | — |
| Kachess | 13 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Roslyn | — |
| Dispersed Camping | 13 | Free | Box Canyon Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Hyak | — |
| De Roux Campground And Trailhead | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Ronald | — |
| Crystal Springs | 14 | Free | Swamp Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Cabin Creek | — |
| Manastash Lake Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Cliffdell | — |
| Owhi | 15 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Roslyn | — |
| Dispersed Camping | 15 | Free | Box Canyon Creek (stream) | 6.2 mi to Hyak | — |
| Bean Creek Basin Backcountry Camping | 15 | Free | Bean Creak (stream) | 14 mi to Driftwood Acres | — |
| Riders Camp | 15 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Cliffdell | — |
| Lost Meadow | 15 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Easton | — |
| Longmire Meadow | 15 | Fee | — | 8.9 mi to Cliffdell | — |
| Ponderosa | 15 | Fee | — | 7.8 mi to Cliffdell | — |
| Crow Creek Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Quartz Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to American River | — |
| Dispersed Camping | 16 | Free | Box Canyon Creek (stream) | 5.4 mi to Hyak | — |
| Kaner Flat Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 7.4 mi to Cliffdell | — |
| Long Meadow Campground | 16 | Unpriced | South Fork Quartz Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to American River | — |
| Mineral Springs | 16 | Fee | Medicine Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Teanaway | — |
| Liberty Campground | 16 | Free | Williams Creek (stream) | 8.7 mi to Bristol | — |
| Little Naches | 17 | Fee | Little Naches River (river) | 3.2 mi to American River | — |
| Halfway Flat Campground (Main) | 18 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Cliffdell | — |
| Halfway Flat Campground (North) | 18 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Cliffdell | — |
| Sawmill Flat | 18 | Fee | Milk Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Cliffdell | — |
| Indian Flat | 18 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Cliffdell | — |
| Halfway Flat Campground (South) | 18 | Fee | — | 4.2 mi to Cliffdell | — |
| Swauk Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Cashmere | — |
| American Forks | 19 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Cliffdell | — |
| Huckleberry | 19 | Free | South Fork Little Naches River (river) | 8.1 mi to American River | — |
| Dispersed camp — Kittitas County, WA | 19 | Free | Cle Elum River (river) | 15 mi to Scenic | — |
| Scatter Creek Camp | 19 | Free | Cle Elum River (river) | 15 mi to Scenic | — |
| American Ridge Lodge | 19 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Cliffdell | — |
| Cedar Springs | 19 | Fee | — | — | — |
| King CountyDave slept here | 19 | Free | North Fork Little Naches River (river) | 12 mi to Greenwater | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #3 — Chelan County, WA | 20 | Free | Eightmile Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Leavenworth | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #2 — Chelan County, WA | 20 | Free | Eightmile Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Leavenworth | — |
| Fish Lake | 20 | Free | Cle Elum River (river) | 14 mi to Scenic | — |
| Pine Needle | 20 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Cliffdell | — |
The other 11 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Ronald, WA.
Who manages the camps near Ronald, WA
Who manages them: 54 on the Forest Service; 6 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest — 58 camps: 18 free, 37 fee, 3 unpriced
- Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest — 2 camps: 1 free, 1 fee
- Wenatchee Field Office — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 61 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Ronald, WA
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Ronald, WA, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.