USDA Forest Service · Washington
Fish Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Washington, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,333 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- RUSHTON CAMP (NFSR 4330149) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Roslyn and Cle Elum, WA
About
US Forest Service campground. Fish Lake Campground is remote and at a high elevation location. It offers 5 walk-in tent-only sites near a small lake and the Cle Elum River. There is no fee and no services. Pack out your trash. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | -3° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 26° | 3° | 51° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 28° | 13° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 32° | 20° | 71° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 40° | 30° | 77° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 58° | 43° | 35° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 52° | 43° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 55° | 43° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 49° | 39° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 40° | 32° | 74° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 31° | 17° | 55° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 27° | 9° | 55° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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