Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every nightA forested campground near fishing, and hiking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.
Jones Bay sits low in a ravine where the upper Columbia opens into a wide bay on Lake Roosevelt, the shore framed by steep, scoured rock and a brush-steppe of bitter antelope brush and sage. The campground surface is mostly gravel and packed dirt with sparse vegetation, giving it a dry, desert-like feel rather than a forested one.






Length limits vary by campsite.
Availability on Recreation.gov.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $23 |
| 2 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $23 |
| 3 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $23 |
| 4 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $23 |
| 5 walk to | ✓ | ✓ | $23 |
| 6 walk to | ✓ | ✓ | $23 |
| 7 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $23 |
| 8 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $23 |
| 9 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $23 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Hookups (individual campsites): 7 no-hookup individual sites.
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
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Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (21 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.
“nice place for camping , boating ,and swimming. no garbage p/u. park ranger never stopped to check things out , just drove thru.”
“Cramping camp sites. Neighbors played music loudly all day”
“The good trout fishing was directly across the lake , caught some 20 inchers over there ”
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights24 sites open for every nightAn idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.
Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 50 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 53 mi from campground
$160/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Camper van · 12 ft · sleeps 2 · 58 mi from campground
$225/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 30 ft · sleeps 8 · 65 mi from campground
$150/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
View rentalPaid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Washington area · 3.5 hr · from $149/person

Washington area · 5 hr–8 hr · from $190/person

Washington area · 2 hr–3 hr · from $13/person

Washington area · 3 hr · from $17/person
stays up to 60 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.
| Month | Open | Booked | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Dec 2026 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jan 2027 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Feb 2027 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Mar 2027 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Apr 2027 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| May 2027 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Seasonal loop closures in this window: 1 (Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027).
For July weekends, book about 179 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 82 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 3 days ahead | 17 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 11 days ahead |
| May | 79 days ahead | 107 days ahead | 37 days ahead | 99 days ahead |
| June | 49 days ahead | 120 days ahead | 37 days ahead | 145 days ahead |
| July | 82 days ahead | 179 days ahead | 86 days ahead | 180 days ahead |
| August | 151 days ahead | 175 days ahead | 80 days ahead | 180 days ahead |
| September | 21 days ahead | 99 days ahead | 17 days ahead | 158 days ahead |
| October | 3 days ahead | 35 days ahead | — | — |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (1,289 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
9 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent, van or small RV, no power
7 sites · $23/night
7 open Nov 13–Nov 15
2 sites · $23/night
2 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Washington area · 8 hr–9 hr · from $17/person

Washington area · 3 hr · from $63/person

Washington area · 11 hr–12 hr · from $16/person

Washington area · 2 hr · from $12/person

Washington area · 2 hr · from $10/person