Curlew Lake State Park Campground

Curlew Lake State Park is located in NE Washington in Ferry County. The Lake is 5 miles long, and spotted by small boat-in resorts which makes kayaking or canoeing a real adventure. The campground sits at the bottom of a bowl, and each morning and evening white-tailed deer come to the edge of the campground to feed. The nearby mining town of Republic and the so-called ghost town of Curlew (people still live there -- go figure) are among my favorites. This place is not like anywhere else in the State. For more info click on http://campeverycountywa.com/ferry-county.html

We planned a tour of north central Washington and the weather took a turn to the hotter side so electrical hookups were in order. I scored 2 nights at the last moment.

The park includes RV E&W hookups, tent only sites and a dry camping area for either tents or RVs. Lots of grass and there is constant irrigation going on. The hookup sites are in a loop with the bathhouse in the center. The loop has pull-throughs on the outer part of the loop and back-in sites on the inner part. The pull-through sites are fairly spacious, the back-in sites are mostly pretty tight. Each has a picnic table and fire ring. There is no privacy between sites.

Walk-in tent sites are located on a berm between the campground and the lake and are identified by a picnic table and fire ring. Sites on the top of the berm have a great view of the lake.

There’s a boat launch right in the camping area along with a dock. Not great swimming except a small area right next to the launch. Lots of families came by, dipped their toes in then left. But kids were running through the sprinklers so no one overheated.

We had no Verizon signal anywhere near the campground. The AT&T in our truck worked until we turned into the campground driveway. All in all we’d come back but would try for a pull-through site.

The term 'manicured' would apply here. You would be hard-pressed to find any expensive RV park nicer than this place. Lawns mowed, restrooms cleaned, attentive management. The best state park I've seen.

Just a few miles north of Republic. Looks more like a private RV park than a state park. Lawn was perfectly manicured, bathrooms very clean. The abundance of geese (and droppings) was the only exception to an ideal lawn experience. Good access to the lake and lots of folks were out fishing between the May snow and sleet.

Hiking trails were okay, but done within a couple hours and not much else is within half an hour driving distance.

If staying, definitely check out the fossil museum in Republic.

I chose this site for our first shake down trip with our truck camper. The campground is very easy to find. The grounds were are quite, very neat and clean. The bathrooms were very clean, well lit, heated, and smelled good. On the down side the shower water pressure was not great. There are two shower heads, one low and one high, my husband had to stoop to use the lower head because of low pressure. Online booking fee was $8.00.

Disabled vet so $0, check web for actual price. I researched poorly and had to run into Republic to work. AT&T are the only towers around, but with my booster was able to get just enough Tmobile to text slowly. If you are looking for the textbook example of a spotless WA state park with something for everyone, this is it. We have a 40 DP plus toad, and could drive right into the pull through site. The site looked bigger in the picture but I think anything even a 45 tag could get in - if not there are plenty of back in sites. Coming over from Colville it's a 6% grade up and down, plenty of pull overs for us slow big rigs. You will get good driving practice. Little else to add, it's a lovely park that I am sure is swamped in the summer. The fishing seemed unfair, we could don't stop catching fish. Plus this lake has those monster tiger fish ( I am not a fisherman) that have teeth and you need the right gear to land them. Apparently they are highly prized, I prefer to catch an adult beverage and leave the scary fish to the experts. This is a destination-ish park bring your stuff with you, or Republic has a few restaurants and grocery and just the nicest people.

Lakeside park with most campsite by the water with a great boat launch and dock on site, a swimming beach, great fishing, hiking trails, clean bathrooms/showers and mule deer that sometimes come right into your campsite.