Places to stay near Leavenworth WA?

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Icicle River RV Resort is $35 - $44

-Kevin wrote:
Going to be headed out that way for the weekend soon and didn't know where to stay. The KOA is 50 bucks!, beside we prefer boondocking much more. I have never stayed out that way before. We are going on a dog sled tour on the trails around fish lake, should be a blast.

Thanks,
PS, got chains front and rear, plus a winch for the deep snow

Boondocking in back of Fish lake could be the biggest mistakes you ever made. Anyways... pull up a map of Chiwawa river road. Road ends at mine called Trinity. We've had our old rental beast, Magestic back there many times DURING good weather, boondocking right along the river and loved it. You don't say what your RV is. It's not easy to turn around a trailer on a ice and snow covered one lane road. You ever back up a trailer couple miles because you don't want to risk leaving the ice/mud pile road your on to chance it turning around.

Dog sled place probably knows best place. If staying on hard surface...Coles Corner, rest area closer to pass and RV spots in Leavenworth. Call the Fish lake "resort" see if they are open in winter. When you make the left off HWY 2 grab the phone number of the tow truck guy at corner, you might need him, if you have cell service.

Id stay in Wenatachee at Wenatachee Confluence State Park.
Great park with full services and just a short drive to Leavenworth.
Not boondocking, but only $26

rr2254545 wrote:
Icicle River RV Resort is $35 - $44

Might be closed.

But for heavens sake...make sure you pop back in here and give us all the tale.


Gary Haupt

We love that area. I am very interested how it works out. We will stay someday as we travel to kids for Christmas.

-Kevin wrote:
Going to be headed out that way for the weekend soon and didn't know where to stay. The KOA is 50 bucks!, beside we prefer boondocking much more. I have never stayed out that way before. We are going on a dog sled tour on the trails around fish lake, should be a blast.

Thanks,
PS, got chains front and rear, plus a winch for the deep snow

My wife and I stayed at http://www.alpineviewrvpark.com/Alpine View RV Park. It's across the highwy from the KOA. It's not fancy, but worked just fine for us. We were there to shop and see the Christmas Lights.

Anyways... pull up a map of Chiwawa river road. Road ends at mine called Trinity. We've had our old rental beast, Magestic back there many times DURING good weather, boondocking right along the river and loved it.

This time of year that route will be closed for snowmobiling well before even the Goose Creek Campground, so do not count on camping there at all (where you may be going to ride the dog sled will be right at the end of the Chiwawa road as far as you can travel without a tracked or pawed vehicle).

You may be able to boondock in the Fish Lake Sno Park or Wenatchee Airport Sno Park (we need to check on that because we're going snowmobiling in that area soon, first time snowmobiling WITH the RV), but you really don't want to sleep at the Fish Lake Sno Park at all (the Wenatchee Airport Sno Park is better for that if legal because it's an actual lot and not just the shoulder of the road). You most certainly WILL need a Sno Park pass (and they do check).

There is a state park near the Wenatchee Airport and a Thousand Trails CG. You can also contact the Lake Wentachee Recreation Club to see if you could stay at their site for cheap.

You must carry chains if you do not have 4WD and snow tires.

Here's what Trinity currently looks like:
http://www.zeitcam.com/webcam/trinity

Well never had any issues getting stuck but the area that the forest service office told us to go was closed to wheeled vehicles. found a spot off chiwawa river rd to camp near where we needed to be in the morning for the dog sledding.