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Kaner Flat Campground, located in the Little Naches Drainage, is a 49 unit campground that has 25 reservable sites between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend. After mid-September all sites are available on a first come-first serve basis. Features include an RV loop with long pull through parking, flush toilets, potable water, and an on-site Forest Service Host.
This campground is a popular base camp location for hunting, fishing, and OHV riders. There are a plethora of trails for dirt bikes, jeeps, hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding near this campground.
The campground has 25 reservable sites available between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend. After, mid-September all sites are available on a first come-first serve basis. Features include an RV loop with long pull through parking, flush toilets, potable water, picnic tables, campfire rings, trash collection and an on-site Forest Service Host.
The Little Naches River area is surrounded by a predominately ponderosa pine forest. Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest offers stunning scenic views, with high, glaciated alpine peaks, valleys of old growth forest and rugged shrub-steppe country making up the diverse landscape. Elevations range from below 1,000 feet to more than 9,000 feet. Precipitation varies greatly throughout the area, ranging from approximately 140 inches along the Cascade Crest to only 10 inches along the eastern edge. Visitors can expect many days of warm, sunny weather in the summer, and winters with clear skies and plenty of snow. The area supports wildlife such as deer, squirrels, native fish, black bear and migratory birds.
Boulder Cave National Recreation Trail is one of the most popular places in the Naches District. Visitors can walk the accessible trail along the river or explore Boulder Cave. Interpretive signs along the trail explain the geology, plants, animals and fire history of the area. Visitors will also enjoy traversing the Chinook Scenic Byway, considered one of Washington's premier driving excursions. Spectacular views of Mount Rainier, old-growth forests, alpine peaks, jagged ridges and river canyons dominate this 92-mile journey. In addition to trails open to multiple uses within 10 miles of the campground, there are also opportunities for gold panning, hunting, and fishing.
From Naches, WA travel west on US Highway 12 for 4.4 miles. Continue straight onto State Route (SR) 410 W for 24.2 miles. Turn north (right) on Little Naches Road / Forest Road 19 and follow for 2.5 miles. The site is on the left side of the road, parallel to the river. From Enumclaw, WA depart SR 164/Griffin Ave toward Wells St. After ½ mile turn left onto SR 410/Roosevelt Ave. Follow SR 410 approximately 76 miles east to the intersection with Little Naches Road/Forest Road 19. Turn north on FR 19 and follow for 2.5 miles.
Where I would normally rate Kaner Flat higher, they are doing a massive timber thinning which is leaving the campground in kind of a sightly mess.
Great place to camp! Excellent group site. Close to many hiking trails.
Clean campground. Pay for use. Reservable sites. Camp host. Vault bathrooms. Dumpster garbage facilities. Frost free water accesses. Paved road and trailer sites. At least 2 handicapped/paved camp area with tables and BBQ stand. Fire pit and table at each site. River nearby. Hike trails nearby. Some camp sites are far too close together for not being a group site, some are close to be used as a group site.
One of our favorite campgrounds. I understand the appeal of dispersed camping, but too often you are roaming around trying to find a spot. Kaner is reservable and inexpensive (comparatively speaking). I like knowing I for sure have a place to camp. It has outhouses so you can save your black tank. Many of the sites are huge. We were able to get two trailers in one spot and just pay the extra vehicle fee. Beautiful forest and river. There is a store down the highway if you need to resupply. Drive up to Raven's Roost or up to Mount Rainier. We like to go to Boulder Cave. Plenty to do.
