USDA Forest Service · Washington
Lower Bake Oven Campground
USDA Forest Service · Washington, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $8 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,419 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- SOUTH FORK TIETON (NFSR 1000000) · asphalt · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Naches, Washington
About
US Forest Service campground. Dispersed camping located along the South Fork Tieton River, near Rimrock Lake. RV and tent sites. Jay Hawk, Lower Bake Oven, Upper Bake Oven and Minnie Meadows. 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 | 38° | 29° | 4° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 38° | 26° | 6° | 52° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 29° | 17° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 32° | 11° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 40° | 30° | 78° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 45° | 35° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 54° | 45° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 56° | 45° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 70° | 51° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 40° | 31° | 76° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 33° | 22° | 58° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 28° | 13° | 58° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- South Fork Tieton (Upper Bake Oven) · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi
- South Fork Tieton (Minnie Meadows) · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Clear Lake Group Site · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 1 sites
- Indian Creek Campground (WA) · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 39 sites
- South Fork Bay · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 4 sites
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