lake easton state park

Really liked the cleanliness and configuration of the campsites. Reservations a must during high season. Hookups available. Somehow getting the trail around the lake, even though private properties appear to be at one end, would be outstanding as users would then have a longer opportunity for recreation.

Lovely quiet campground. lovely view of the lake. Nice beach and lots of walking trails. The noise from I-90 really didn't bother us.

Likes: nice campground, easy walking trail, great beach, and picnic area, clean bathrooms, park staff driving around regularly.Dislikes: One toilet was out of service for the whole weekend we were there. Could hear a bit of traffic noise, though didn't bother us at all. Standard campground is quite far from the beach.

This was the first time taking my wife and one year old daughter camping (wife had never camped). We spent one night at the camp. We got there early in the afternoon to enjoy the lake before we set up camp.The beach was located between the RV camp and the tent camp. It had a roped off area for swimming. Swings and a slide were located behind the beach along with picnic tables and bathrooms.The tent camp has two loops and in the middle of each loop are the bathrooms each with one shower (takes tokens bought from machine at the park entrance. $1=2 tokens. 1 token =3mins. of shower.) My wife liked that there was a shower. We stayed at camp site 71 and it was perfect. The further you go on the loop the more private the camp sites become. Each site has a parking spot, fire ring, picnic table, and a tent pad. You can hear the highway but I didn't think it was a big deal. Although a couple trains passed by at night and woke me up, but I knew about these things before going so I was prepared for it. If you forgot anything at home you can go across I-90 to the gas station that has a mini mart there. Pros: Hiking trails, Lake, Beach, Scenery, Showers, Clean site (well maintained).Cons: Train noise, I-90 noise.

Spent the weekend in the campground. Kid friendly, lots of families, dog friendly. Trails were easy but not boring. I kept sniffing the air thinking I was smelling bounce dryer sheets, but it was actually the smell of the air! Will come here again

My review of this park is slightly different than the first review by another visitor because I went with a Boy Scout Troop, but I do agree that it is a nice state park. First, the trees are tall and the water is cold because the state park is in the Cascade Mountains and the water is snow melt. Yes there are wild animals, but under no circumstances should wild animals be considered entertainment for children. The maintain passes experience frequent, rapid weather changes so be prepared for inclement conditions at any time.Anyway, climbing off of my scouting soapbox - we stayed in the tenting area. There are numerous signs telling people not to collect downed wood for fires, and the fire pits are very minimal. This is not a great place to teach new scouts how to make a fire. As we were setting up our tents, the ranger stopped by to (politely) tell us that we had to have all our tents jammed together on the tent platforms so we don't harm the vegetation. Most of the camp sites were gravel and there is probably no possibility of vegetation ever growing there on the gravel under the tall trees, but we did as requested. We were (just) able to jam 4 small tents into one tent area, and each campsite has a limit of 8 persons, anyway. You better not have anyone that snores in your party. You are also limited to 1 vehicle per site (State of Washington Discover Pass is required), or else you can pay $10 per car for extra vehicles. The restrooms were clean and nice and included a shower area. There were a few short trails that were unmarked except for a single sign at their start that only indicated that they were trails. There was no indication of their length or where they went. The very basic map showed some trail information, but just finding our way from the tent area to the lake involved a bit of guesswork. We did try fishing (briefly), but no one in the troop caught anything. That could be for lots of reasons, of course. Anyway, as a basic, easy, car camping location where Scouts can practice putting up a camp and spending the night, it is OK. The site is very close to I-90 which makes it very easy to find. Just drive to exit 70 and follow the signs. The downside is that you will always hear the interstate. I am not sure that I would go back just because there are so many other, great places in Washington, but it was nice and in good repair and easy to reach.

We had the opportunity to visit this state park located in the foothills of the Cascade Mtns. I recall the park was located over 640 metres (2,100 ft) above sea level. Evenings were nice and cool, days were pleasantly about 23C. We travelled with a travel trailer, and the trip was easy up through the Pass to cattle country of the plateau.Easton Lake is a man-made (dammed water way) reservoir. The State Park had a reasonable beach (believe it was trucked in sand) and small modern children's playground. The water was quite cool at the time we were there. The park is divided into two sections: one for tenting which is near the front gate; the other for RVs (full hook up) which is about 0.5 kms down the lake. The sites were very suitable, and many were pull-thru which made the set up and strike easy. Roadways were paved allowing all the kids to ride bikes, scooters, etc. with ease. The trees were tall, so even in clear skies, sun penetration is low. We didn't spend too much time at the park site, but used the park as a base to explore other areas such as Rosyln, Suncadia Resort, Ellensburg.The park is generally small, but well set up and in excellent repair. The only consideration would be its location adjacent to Hwy 90 -- traffic noise was pronounced and steady.There were lots of cute Chipmunks to entertain the kids. A definite return trip is in order. The park was great and the drive beautiful.