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Jones Bay is one of Lake Roosevelt’s smaller, more rustic campgrounds. The campground is mostly gravel and packed dirt, with not much vegetation, on the lake shore. It can be reached by boat and has a boat launch and dock. Jones Bay can be also be reached by car, but may be difficult to find.
Jones Bay is popular with people that like a more remote primitive site. There is access to the water with a small boat ramp. Fishing is great from the water or the shore.
Jones Bay is a reservation only campground with 9 sites. There are picnic tables and fire pits at each site. You will need to bring your own drinking water.
Jones Bay is located at the bottom of a ravine that opens up into a beautiful bay on Lake Roosevelt. It's located in the brush stepe so has a desert feel to it with the bitter antelope brush and sage.
Great fishing is just a boat ride away. Beautiful views up and down the lake.
This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (509) 754-7889.
All changes an cancellations must be done through recreation.gov.
Late Cancellations or Cancellations within the Cut-off Window
Individual Campsites: A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee.
Jones Bay is 77 miles from Spokane as you head west on I-90. Drive 3 miles west on I-90 take exit 277 for US 2 West toward the Spokane Airport/Davenport. Stay on US two traveling through Airway Heights. About 55 miles turn right onto Sherman Draw Rd. N. in 4.3 miles turn left on Sherman Rd. E. Follow for 2 miles then turn right onto Jones Bay Rd. N. The campground is 3 miles down a sandy narrow road.
If coming from Wilbur, WA Jones Bay is 1 miles. Head East on NW Main Ave toward SE Division St. Pass Key Bank 0.2 miles. Turn left on NE Brace St. follow 2 miles. Turn right onto Sherman Rd E. 1 mile. Turn left onto Hanson Harbor Rd. follow for 7.6 miles. Slight right onto Jones Bay Rd. N. In 3 miles you will arrive in the campground.
ALERT: Make sure you are intending on coming to Jones Bay on Lake Roosevelt. There is also a Jones Bay on nearby Steamboat Rock State park.
This is a reservation only campground. Site must be reserved through recreation.gov. No first come sites available. Peak Season is May-Sept. Priced at $23 a night. Off peak Oct-April are half priced at $11.50 a night.
Bring shade, water and ice! Primitive camping; no running water. Scorching hot in the summer, but the lake is cold and refreshing. No beach at camp. It's sharp rocks under the water. Bring floats or a raft. It's a 30 minute drive on gravel road from Wilbur, the nearest town, so bring what you need!
I love it here it is so peaceful and relaxing. Today nothing but Bass were biting. We have cought walleye, trout, and bass so we know there in there today was just too hot
Beautiful view. I like that it's a small camp site up to 9 spaces. The down part about this campground is that there is not much to show for. We didn't find a trail. There is no swimming/beach area. There is a boat launch and two docks. There is public vault toilet and garbage cans. On the campsite itself there is a picnic table and fire ring. Lots of trees for shade. Not too bad of a campground.
Decent swimming area and boat launch. Nearby RV park is apparently party city with noise late into the night. Long drive in on non surfaced roads making access to other areas with hiking or activities a bit of a drive. Shade is sketchy. Probably best arriving by boat.
