Free camping near Ronald, WA
Within 25 straight-line miles of Ronald, WA there are 61 camps: 20 free, 38 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Wish Poosh Campground, 4.0 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is French Cabin, 9.2 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 54 on the Forest Service; 6 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
| 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.
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.