COULEE DAM, Wash. — The National Park Service (NPS) announced on Friday that camping and boat launch fees will increase at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area beginning January 1, 2025. A new dump station/water fill fee will also be introduced at the same time.
Fee increases beginning Jan. 1, 2025:
- Weekly Boat Launch
- Increasing to $10 per week; Valid for 7 consecutive days.
- Eligible for a 50% discount with an America the Beautiful Annual or Lifetime Senior pass or a Lifetime Access pass.
- Annual Boat Launch
- Increasing to $60 per year; Valid through Dec. 31 of the year printed on the permit.
Fee increases beginning March 15, 2025:
- Campgrounds: Spring Canyon, Porcupine Bay, Fort Spokane, Hunters, Gifford, Kettle Falls, Evans
- Increasing to $30 per night
- No winter fee discount after this date.
- Eligible for a 50% discount with an America the Beautiful Annual or Lifetime Senior pass or a Lifetime Access pass.
- All other campgrounds (excluding Keller Ferry, operated by Lake Roosevelt Adventures)
- Remains $23 per night
- No winter fee discount after this date
- Eligible for a 50% discount with an America the Beautiful Annual or Lifetime Senior pass or a Lifetime Access pass.
- Group Campsites
- 1-25 person capacity increases to $65 per night
- 26-50 person capacity increases to $90 per night
- 51-75 person capacity increases to $115 per night
New Fee beginning March 15, 2025:
- Dump station/water fill at Spring Canyon, Keller Ferry, Fort Spokane, Porcupine Bay, Hunters, Gifford, Kettle Falls and Evans.
- $10 per use to dump grey and black water tanks and to fill potable water tanks.
NPS says one of the requirements for participating in the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), which allows public lands to charge user entrance and amenity fees such as camping and boat launch fees, is that federal agencies are to charge fees commensurate with the local area so as to not undercut the local markets.
Camping fees at Lake Roosevelt have not been adjusted since 2021 and boat launch fees have not been adjusted since 2015. They are now lower than the average of the area around the park.
FLREA allows federal land management agencies to utilize recreation fee funds to provide quality recreation experiences for hundreds of millions of visitors every year to some of America's most scenic, iconic, awe-inspiring, historical and culturally rich lands and resources.
Participating agencies use and leverage recreation fees to implement thousands of projects to enhance public safety, maintain recreation sites, provide eye-opening educational experiences, build informational wayside exhibits, fund interpretive programs and offer a wide range of recreational and cultural opportunities.
Through this year, fee dollars have been used to repair and upgrade boat launch and courtesy docks and improve water systems at several park locations.
NPS says future plans include upgrades and repairs to dock systems and parking facilities at Seven Bays, improving restroom facilities in Kettle Falls and Evans and improving ADA accessibility at several of campgrounds.
Additional information on some of these projects can be found at Your Dollars At Work through the NPS website.
