Colville National Forest · Washington
Overview Big Meadow, part of Colville National Forest.
Sites at Big Meadow are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 16 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
ItOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Big Meadow around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| East Sullivan | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Bonaparte Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gillette Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Swan Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| South Skookum Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lost Lake Campground (WA) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Noisy Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Crawfish Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Edgewater Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pioneer Park | Cancellation alerts available |
| Beth Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pierre Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lake Gillette Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Salmon Meadows Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Panhandle | Cancellation alerts available |
| Canyon Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Kerr Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Long Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lake Ellen East | Cancellation alerts available |
| Little Twin Lakes | Cancellation alerts available |
| West Sullivan | Cancellation alerts available |
| Oriole Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Ferry Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sherman Overlook | Cancellation alerts available |
| Deer Creek Forest Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Davis Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lake Ellen West | Cancellation alerts available |
| Ten Mile Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Trout Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sugarloaf Campground (WA) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Crescent Lake (Colville National Forest) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lost Lake Group Unit | Cancellation alerts available |
| Snow Peak Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
| Swan Lake Kitchen | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Big Meadow; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.