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Our campground features 110 campsites, 90 sites are dry and the other 20 have power and water RV hook-ups. Each site has a picnic table and fire pit with cooking grate. Campfires are typically allowed all season unless there is a burn ban in place (very rare) but we do ask that you keep your fires small to reduce fire danger.
From US 2 west:
Travel west over Stevens pass heading towards Leavenworth. About fifteen miles before Leavenworth ( aound mile marker 85) you will make it to Cole’s corner where you will see the Shell station and the Squirrel Tree restaurant. Turn left directly across from the shell station onto highway 207.
From US 2 east:
Travel on highway 2 east passed Leavenworth about 15 miles to the intersection of US 2 and highway 207 at Cole’s corner where you will see the Squirrel Tree restaurant and the Shell station. Turn right at the Shell station onto highway 207.
Once on Highway 207:
Stay on 207 for about 5 miles until you cross an old green steel bridge. Immediately after the bridge the road splits. Stay to the right. The road to the right is Chiwawa loop road. Stay on Chiwawa loop road for about 3/8 of mile and just around the corner is our big sign on the left hand side. Travel in the dirt road for about a mile and you will find us.
If you have any trouble call as at: 509-763-3130
Dry sites. $22.00/night + tax Per vehicle
Power and water sites. $28.00/night + tax Per vehicle
Boat launch $5.00/ day
Dock Fishing Ticket: $5/day adult & $3/day for kids under 12
All camping is first come first served.
The Cove is an excellent kid friendly camping ground.
Lots of pros:
-the owners, Scott and the woman, are amazingly kind and helpful. You can tell they put a lot of love and work into the place overall.
-a playground area that was filled with kids playing the entire time (even past dark!). It seemed like a nice safe area. Just a fyi tho be careful as the playground has rocks instead of wood chips. My daughter fell of the swing backwards and ended up getting some cuts on her face from the rocks. Also, the day before we got there we heard of a boy who fell off the slide and hurt himself falling into the rocks and had to get stitches at the doctors. Honestly tho, it’s a nice little playground. Just pay attention to your little ones when you can.
-the shop has all the little things you could think of needing! From drinks to worms to fishing poles to hot coffee to merchandise for The Cove. It’s great!
-lots of camp sites. Vary from smaller size to very large. Depends on your needs! Some have power and water for RVs and Trailers. Seemed like most if not all had close water spigots and camp fire pits.
-there are trails you can ride or walk through into the woods.
-great fishing even off the dock. In one day we caught about 6/7 trout and some perch between our group of adults and some kids.
-they offer party boats and smaller boats for renting on the water!
-most people were friendly! It’s nice to walk around and just talk to people.
-they have some bathroom locations that even include a shower. You pay quarters to use the water. One dollar gets you about 4/5 minutes of hot water. There are also portable bathrooms placed everywhere between campsites.
Only a few “cons”
-no one really obeys quiet time here which is from 10pm to I believe 6am. There were people getting rowdy, screaming and yelling even past midnight. Kids at the playground even past dark (where they could barely see) were still running around yelling. I get it tho, we went on Father’s Day and people are having fun. It’s just a heads up.
-it was SO windy the entire weekend we went! This isn’t something they can control but by god, it was almost unbearable. The water was so windy, most of the time boats couldn’t be let out. So plan for all kinds of weather especially being close to the water.
We enjoyed our stay here! Would definitely recommend especially if you have kids.
When it's Wendy at the state park come here to paddle board in this sweet cove! We had a nice relaxing time. First time ever falling off my paddle board when turning around and my husband hadn't paddled away yet like he was supposed to 🤣.
Pontoon boat experience was definitely a 1 star. No shade. $70 per hour. Can't swim from the boat. Paint on the plywood was peeling and chipped. Also there was very old weathered fishing line with a Large barb hook included! Thank God I found it before our puppy did.
Our recent stay at the cove was August 11 2023 for 3 nights on our way to Montana grandson caught a 3# 11 ounce 20 inch trout off the dock. We will be going again soon for our 5th annual family camping trip. So excited!!!
I've been coming here all my life, and it's always so beautiful. Though they do have a couple of small cabins to rent, we stayed in the campground, which was clean and quiet, and even with the constant breeze, Scott kept the dust down with the water tanker. The store has everything you might have forgotten, including fishing rods and lures (some handmade by Scott for what's biting). The convenience of the boat rentals is always a plus, and the lake is always full of fish to catch. Always a great experience!
