Lyre River Campground

This is a wooded and beautiful secluded FREE site (with Discover pass or Annual parks pass) managed by the department of natural resources. Extremely clean and friendly host, vault toilets. 11 sites along the river all super beautiful. Privacy is ok. Love this spot as long as you don’t have a noisy neighbor but hey, people will be people sometimes! Go enjoy this beautiful site.

We stayed here a Wednesday night in early April. Small, beautiful campsite with a handful of spots pretty close together but there was only one other group there that night so it was quiet & felt secluded while still easy to reach & with cell service. We enjoyed the babble of the river, clean restroom & ability to fill up our water jugs. Highly recommended! $30 annual Discovery Pass is required, but it makes sense for us spending two weeks in Washington due to the number of great campsites, hiking spots & historic landmarks that require the pass.

We weren't sure what to expect because the last review posted was in 2016, but man were we pleasantly surprised! We were shocked this place was free. The whole campground was spotless, no trash in site. It had a drinking water spigot, (first place ever that we've run into that had running water at a free spot) a dumpster, clean pit toilets, fire rings, picnic tables, and nice level spots.

However, this place gets packed. We arrived on a Saturday and there wasn't a single spot open. Thankfully the nice fellow camping in spot #1 waved us down to let us know they were leaving in an hour. The campground stayed full the whole time we were there. Even during the three days in a row that it rained.

Be sure to have your discover pass, they do come and check everyday to make sure everyone is camping with their pass. All the DNR employees who came were very nice and friendly.
The first night we were there our neighbors didn't have a pass, and were very kindly told the next morning they couldn't stay without a pass.

There's a nice little hiking trail that loops through some of the woods and the river. Our spot seemed to be one of the only spots to get enough sun for solar, the surrounded spots stayed in the shade all day.

This campground is perfect for any tent, SMALL RV's or vans. Definitely too small for big rigs.

Overall this spot was one of our favorites! Even after 7 days we just weren't ready to leave!

Free with Washington State Discover Pass. Small DNR campground right along the banks of the Lyre River. This campground has a couple nice spots for tent campers along the river, but is not particularly RV friendly with tight spots and limited length. Western loops packs the sites in tight, but was mostly empty while I was there, leaving it quiet for those who stayed. Most of the sites are heavily shaded by trees, leaving limited opportunities for solar unless you can snag one or two of the prime spots.

Not a whole lot to do here besides fishing for Steelhead when they are running, or using it as a basecamp to explore further away.

Verizon 4g was too inconsistent for me to get work done, but I'd bet it would be OK with a booster.

This small campground is a nice retreat for the weary. You'll need a Discover Pass to stay here "legally". There is little to do here but relax and enjoy the singing waters and tall trees and soak in the cool clear water. Campsites are reasonably spaced and each has a fire ring. Water is available at random spigots. Pit toilets are newer and clean. There is no dump station. Many sites would barely fit my 30 foot motorhome and it's tight to maneuver. Most sites are lumpy but fairly level. Many sites get some sun in the afternoon to solar charge your batteries. A large group picnic area near the toilets has two fire rings but limited parking. There is a trail loop leading to a swimming hole. Another trail follows the creek to end at a wooden bridge for the road above. Campground was full through the weekend but emptied out by noon Sunday. Some human waste and TP in brush around my site. Lots of traffic as people drove through looking for a site. Day users would occupy sites leaving them unavailable for campers. 3 bars boosted Verizon 4GLTE was stable.