We reserved our site for Nason Creek Campground on Recreation.org (a site we use almost as much as the state park sites). At $22-$24/night it’s a pretty affordable option and the area has a lot to offer.
When we first got to the area we were starving and had heard about this funny little retro diner close by the campground (not walk-to-it close by but not a far drive). We decided to stop and try it out as they had some little tables scattered around so we could eat outside with the dogs a safe distance from anyone else.
The food was…not great…and we had to move our meal quickly to our car as we were pretty quickly attacked by hornets – they were everywhere. So if you want to try it out I suggest just grabbing some food to go, but it’s not really worth it.
I neglected to take a photo of our campsite (sorry!) but it was pretty nice – not private but not too close to any of the other sites, either. We had a large brushy area we played bochi ball in and the usual amenities of fire pit and picnic table. The campground itself is pretty large with multiple sections, we were in the South Loop. This is a very family-friendly camping area so if you go expect a lot of children. We were swarmed by them the second we parked our trailer and asked a bunch of questions about Ranger and Grizzly. They were cute but in our current COVID social distancing situation made it awkward – they were mask-less and not respecting the 6ft apart rule, so I had to keep backing away from them. In normal times this interaction would have been totally fine, but the pandemic has made simple things like this weird.
Nason Creek was super close by, a two minute walk from our site, and was a nice area to hang out in. We set up our chairs and hung out on the small beach and waded into the icy water a few times. The dogs preferred to remain on the beach and refused to try the water out, per usual.
Another really nice part of this area is that Lake Wenatchee is an easy walk from our campsite. I’d guess it took us about twenty minutes to walk there with the dogs, which is much preferable to driving there as we saw the horror of what other people had to go through trying to find parking. If you want a fun weekend by the lake it’s a great idea to book a campsite and just walk over there.
We found a little area down the beach, away from the main area, to eat lunch and enjoy nature without anyone else around. It was really nice:
There was also a short little trail we hiked that had nice views of the water. We had intended on doing a longer hike but realized it would have been a long hike just to get to the trail and we ended up not doing it.
The main beach area had a lot of people but we still found a little spot far enough away from them to be safe. We tied the pups up to this giant piece of driftwood and relaxed while looking at the lake (we were so relaxed I guess I didn’t bother taking a photo of the lake! Oops!)
Overall it was a really nice trip (aside from the mosquito bites we received the first night, be aware of bugs!) and I’d recommend it for anyone with dogs who want some good hiking and lake activities.
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