Reviews of Ike Kinswa State Park (Park)

kathy kruize

Great day for fishing.

Don Alder

Pretty dang nice, lots of spots on the lake's edge, nice restrooms/showers, great for the kiddos (swim pool/play area/equipment). It only loses some appeal when overcrowded (they'll literally tell you "NO" ~ Parking lot's full/boat ramp's too full/camp ground full) even though you JUST (30 seconds ago) dropped a good amount of coin for year round access/use/pass/license etc.

kim cooper

Still the best place to hook the RV up and relax.

RIley Reacts

Super fun. Me and my family go camping every month from may to September, and this was a great way to kick off the year.

Quintin Leaks

Amazing park, you have to come enjoy it one day.

cooking and baking with the watts

Amazing views and very nice employees and great service and very quick

Brickotopia

Always a family favorite! Affordable camping experience offering clean bathrooms including showers. Family friendly hiking, fishing and swimming area available at campground, and expansive swimming, boating and picnicking available at day use area. Discovery Pass is required for use.

Queuedeath Youtube

Great place to relax.

Carl Sgambelluri

Love this park! It's huge and the swimming area is great for kids.

Hernan

Went early in the morning, and it is very peaceful and quiet

larry c

Very nice secluded and clean

The Boss

Awesome/beautiful place! Some camp sites are very small! And there is alot of asphalt! But overall we had a great time!

susan fugate

Picture perfect nature setting.

Michelle Jondahl

Beautiful place

Kyle Whalen

Well kept park, good facilities and lots to do!

Roger Sewright

Great hideaway place to camp or stay in their cabin's which are nice and a view.

Alicia Monreal-Howard

Beautiful park...nice little swimming area, great little Trails, so serene, relaxing, feel like you're in another world. I love that part of Hwy 12.

wealwaysWAnder

We visited on a weekend in July and although the park was full, it still felt very spacious and private in our loop. Few sites are actually on the lake shore, but many have a peekaboo view like ours ( Site # 80 ) did. Although we were up the hillside from the lake we were able to pack the kayaks to the shore in front of our site and launch. Water activities are the main attraction at this park. There are 1.5 miles of hiking trails including a nice trail that follows the lake shore. The park has restrooms and showers, a dump station, day use area with picnic tables and horseshoe pits. For us kayaking was the highlight. We paddled north along the shoreline, past the day use area, under the bridge and all the way until we couldn't go any further. Along the way we encountered a shallow area where boats park and party during the day, including a float-able beer-pong table! Past that area the waterway starts to narrow and eventually you end up between two towering rock walls on either side. Along the way we also found a small creek that we explored on foot and it lead to a waterfall. It was a wonderful kayak adventure. We will definitely visit this campground again!

Kina Ellis

Picture speaks better than WORDS

Craig Murphy

Awesome! Park well maintained. Bathrooms clean. Tilton river great! I'll be back!

Mary Jo Mohrmann

The day park was closed!

Joe Mamma

Beautiful lake to kayak/boat/swim in

Alejandro Marquez

Is very nice I love this place

Dan Alexander

Awesome park. Great hiking trails, swimming and boating.

Marty Daquilante

Nice, quiet area. Good for adults

Sweitzer Drain and Rooter Services

Boat launch, fishing, swimming, camping, rv/trailer hook ups, waterfront cabins and clean facilities.

Debbie Parmeter

Very nice park. Went for a little hike with the kids. Great place for swimming also.

Guy Imbert

Great time

James Lovelady

Been going here all my life...

Tony Culletto

Great park with friendly staff. We went in February so there weren't a lot of people. The park was quiet and peaceful, just like we wanted. The bathrooms and grounds were well maintained and clean. Not hard to see why this is chosen each year as a favorite camping spot in Lewis County.

Suzanne Lathrop

My boyfriend and I stayed in camping spot number 86. Could not ask for a prettier spot, very respectful neighboring campers, gorgeous scenery and probably the cleanest well-maintained restrooms of any state park I've ever been to. Highest recommendation from myself and boyfriend. Just a note I am visiting from the state of Illinois

Robert Otero

Thus park is a lot of fun! Although no swings :( it sure has a lot to offer. Great view of lush scenery and crystal clear pond make for a forest feel. The kids will love the wooden playground / jungle-jim. My 4 year old daughter loves it here. Not to mention, nearby is an amazing hike with great stop offs to swim or just relax in nature. You will enjoy yourself here.

Jeff Richards

This is a great little park right on the water . Have spent the day there numerous times. Not crowded and we'll maintained.

Marilyn Mcconnell

Beautiful state park on Mayfield Lake. The lake is man made for the Mayfield dam so very few houses on it. Lots of beautiful views, and a public swimming and picnic area. Camp grounds too.

Deborah Cox

Great place to camp.....

Mohammed Gamlo

Very nice place to spend some time while driving down US12.

Ron Wright

The spaces where huge !!! Easy pull through for camping trailers and site 28 was right on the water. Camp host where helpful and friendly. Fishing at Swofford pond was great. Just a small drive from the park.

rich sutton

Great place to camp!!

Shawn Hartzog

The camp sites are a bit expensive and close together. The area is well maintained and the lake is easily accessible at many points. If you zoom in there is a baby bunny in the picture.

James COLES

Having a great time

Cherrymae Montreuil

Lots of parking, nice bathrooms, easy kayaking loading

Sean Baird

Lovely state park on a beautiful reservoir. Top notch.

Julianne Vaughn

Nice camp sites, very close to lake, bathrooms clean but could use a little refresh - would definitely go back.

Carl Butler

Clean and fun for kids of all ages

Shawn Bartlebaugh

Cabins are nice and basic Waterfront has a great View restroom and shower nearby trails to hike and the lake is plenty big to fish lots of different types of fish

shopraymyers

Great place to picnic, hike and swim

Jeanette Swaim

Stop here when ever we're in town!

Steve Ford

One of the best RV campgrounds I've ever been to! Spacious sites... Excellent separation between sites... All paved access... Level sites... Beautiful lake... Clean bathrooms & showers... Only knock is that the bathrooms were a bit small for the size of the campground... Highly recommended!!!

Stephen Ehli

Beautiful and full of fish

Josie Farnam

We love swimming at the Mayfield Lake here as well as their campsites. Hopefully, next year we can get a reservation to one of the cabins. Definitely need to reserve things asap, WAY ahead of time since they fill up pretty fast. In any case, this is one of our favorite campsites to spend summer in!

Brittany Presley

A nice park on the lake, a great place to get away and explore on foot or with a boat.

Kelton Hungate

Very pretty, boat launch is in great condition, and the campground sites are well situated with easy access to water and facilities.

Tom Reynolds

Nice park, bathrooms not so much, better trail and/or lighting would help campers find their way at night better.

karen kay hathcoat

The lake is beautiful just drove by state park looks nice!

Joshua Freeman

I love this place, it's my new favorite camp ground. The bathroom and shower facilities are very good but not amazing unless you are by the cabins which are incredible. privacy in most campgrounds is reasonably good for a state park far better than some like the 1000 trails facility near by. The lake is warm and clean.

Xplore Film

Love this campground. Very forestry and private. Private trails to swimmable lake. Visited mount st. Helens on a day trip. Lovely sunsets looking at a jungle lined water front across the lake.

Patricia Arndt

I went in very late October, and the park was quiet. There seemed to be still a decent amount of RVs, but all the campsites were silent. The water is clear, and there's a lot of amazing bird activity.

Rhonda Russell

Its always nice and clean. The kids enjoy swimming there

mega kayna bro reboot

So fun and clean

Anthony Torres

Wonderful place to go unwind. People really nice. An the scenery is very beautiful and well maintained

Kevin Groh

Amazing place for whole family

Robin Adams

Loved the park if you are I In full hook up sewer is not working

robert lee

My family and I had an amazing time today for the 4th. The people around were amazing and the park was a great place to relax and get away from the 9 to 5 life. 5 stars all the way.

Sue Bryan

Great place to camp. Lots of trails, water..facilities available for disabled people like my husband. Would highly recommend.

Christy

We enjoy zike very, we appreciate the sites with hookups a d overall this is the nicest State Park.

Kim McClain

Beautiful campground! I camped here as a kid but it has been over 20 years and the memories came flooding back as soon as we got here! The campsites are spacious and well groomed, as well as pretty private & the hosts / rangers are super nice as well. We were frustrated to find so many empty campsites that were not filled (no shows) over the entire weekend but they did not open them back up for others. There was also a very nice site that someone just used to park their boat in for a week so that was frustrating for those who want to camp but the park says "full" when in reality the entire weekend there was a handful of empty sites or just being used for "parking". Sucks for families who want to actually camp. Mayfield lake is great for water sports & fishing. We kayaked this time but next time we come we will bring the boat for sure. I will also give a heads up that sites 1-40ish are close to the main road so during the day you get a lot of road noise. Very little vehicle traffic in the park though so that was nice. We will be back and have picked out our favorite sites for next time! :-)

Melissa Spangler

Was beautiful and pretty calm. Has shower and bathrooms. Designated roped off swimming area. BBQ pits, picnic tables and playground!

Mary Funk

We went to Ike Kinswa today to escape the heat and noise as our house was being reroofed. A young couple moved a table into the shade for us. Ike Kinswa Park on Mayfield Lake is a great place for all to enjoy. Watched geese in the water, fish jumping and even an eagle in flight.

Mattheau Fain

Loved it. Did need more frequent bathroom maintenance. But it was a ton of fun.

Wendy Florence

Beautiful state park that is well kept. Nice trail along the lake. Lake is suitable to go swimming in during the summer months. Camping sites are large with picnic bench and fire pit at each site. There is plenty of privacy between each site also. Only downside to this place was the strict 2.30pm arrival time. We arrived around midday and noticed our site was vacant but we still weren’t allowed to check in. Also the showers take tokens at a dollar for 2. Each token lasts 3 minutes. Unfortunately the shower was cold and wasted $. Weirdly the sink tap water was hot though when I’d put the tokens in. Hopefully it can be sorted so others don’t waste their money.

Peggy Sue McCormick

Great campground, but little day use parking.

TLM10's Gaming

There are spiders all over the bathrooms and showers; Big fat spiders probably capable of eating a bird. My little 15yr old brother went to the bathrooms and he didn't return until I had to go find him only to realize he was being held prisoner by these spiders; It was hilarious. Now to the review: You have to pay to take showers: $1 = 1 token = +3 minutes. The machine only takes $1 bills, $5 bills, and maybe quarters(but be careful of the little black spider that might mug you of your tokens). As far as I know, there are only 2 shower rooms and 1 of them doesn't work. If it doesn't work, the machine returns your token. As for the spots, they are really spacious. Very good places to have a barbecue or something. I think the spots are about 25ft to 35ft long I haven't been able to do too many measurements. The sites include water and electric hook-up but there are no sewege hook-ups for any site as far as I know, instead there is a dump station near the entrance of the park. There is a lake right next to the area of the cabins with a drinking fountain for dogs as well as dog waste bag holder. That's all I have for this review and I hope you enjoy your stay better than my little brother did.

Hayla Danae

always a great visit

Elizabeth Dixon

I have been coming here since I was a child and it was one of my favorite family spots. The lake was so low and was disgusting. We ended up not swimming because the water quality was terrible.

Char Pogue

Loved the dog friendly cabin and great weather.

Kathleen Pritchard

Beautiful park. Lots of green space. Camps sites clean and well maintained.

Mike Woodcook

Beautiful location but ski boats run to close to fishing boats and spoiled kids in daddy's boat playing load music and trying to swamp swimmers makes it a nonfamily friendly place Fisher men beware they don't abide by boating laws

Brittany Fox

Amazing, peaceful && relaxing. Had all 4 of my pups and all my children and despite the weather it was still an absolute blast. Can't wait to come back ♡♡ The picture was taken right behind our camp site on one of the many trails there is to explore

Tiahna Green

Beautiful but ranger kicked us out of the park

Billryalls

This isnt so much about the park as it is their "boat launch. It has just two ramps and you usually have to clear stumps and debris before you can do any launching. Parking is about 100 yards or so away so you'll be trekking a bit back and forth. The only great point is that it's pretty out of the way so you usually aren't battling with others to get launched.

Lora Davis

Great park, we love it here. No sewer hookups but a very nice park.

Art Gonzale,

So fun you should go there

Josh Carter

This place is always wicked busy. You want to book In advance or be the first on site for the same day sites.

Michael Sullivan

Beautiful setting. Nice campground. You can swim. You can boat.

Tamara Hudson

Spacious camp sites and friendly staff. The river and lake are beautiful.

Roger Probert-Baker

We camp out every year, fun place on the lake, camp fires and plenty of laughter

Ronald Boldt

Area beautiful but no restrooms and places for handicap to sit

Dana Olson

Gorgeous. Camping. River. Day use area

Don Hanley

Awesome. Nice park. Clean and well staffed.

Barb

Beautiful park that sits on Mayfield lake. The downfall is its expensive for an RV site up to $50. a night.

Carol Krahenbuhl

Nice campground. Paved sites.We only stayed overnight, so we didn't really explore much. Near a lake. Seemed to be a good place for families to come.

Susan Mehring-Miller

Super nice park. Campsite right on the water. Boat ramp, nice trails. Large camp sites. Water, sewer included. I have Virgin Mobile and have full coverage.

Gwyneth Cook

So nice clean . rv spots have water power

Rob Chipman

Beautiful setting by Mayfield Lake. Excellent camp sites, very clean, with good privacy and plenty of shade. This one is going on our repeat list!

Richard Moe

Really nice place. Quiet, great for just relaxing, kids can play without the worry of traffic, and there's a lake for fishing. Lots of trees, good cover from direct sunlight if you want, and open areas if you need sun. Primitive camp sites to full hookup, and canine rental available. Highly recommended!

Mark Hack

Nice campground with showers and easy access to Mayfield lake

Stephen P

This is mainly a review of the State Park staff. The park ranger, D. Rush absolutely saved our weekend along with the camp host. We showed up with bad outside information that it was on a first come first serve and the park was completely full of folks with reservations. Ranger Rush put us in an overflow spot that he certainly didn't have to do and was extremely nice and it was more than appreciated. Friendly people to talk to and more than helpful. We will be going back in the future if nothing but for the friendly staff and really clean park.

johnny Ondaspot

Beautiful and very peaceful

Meme Crouse

One of Gods beautiful natural places.

Jimmy Dean

Amazing camp sites!

Rich McKee

Great RV sites. Easy fit for a 35' coach, possibly more. Fairly level, lots of space around each site. Room for tents. Nice fire pits and picnic tables. Power and water, no dump at individual sites.

Brian Smith

Ike Kinswa is a beautiful state park with camping, cabins and even spots. It's about 20 miles off of I5 on the way to White Pass.

Jim Brett

Great park with access to beautiful lake!

vanclanfam

Great swimming area that has plenty of picnic tables and shade. Also has a playground and a restroom with showers and changing stalls. We loved the fact that there was room for our jet ski to come close to the swimming area to pick up people for tubing so we could easily swim while waiting for a turn out on the lake.

Mark Fredenburg

All the birds. Its peaceful.

David Barrick

I guess this is an anything goes park. Beautiful but already sick of the loud music from the other side of the loop. Camp host is of no use because there isn’t one. Picked up the trash in my site that fill a kitchen trash bag. I thought this area of the country was all about the greenies? I’d say they suck at what they preach! *Edit I downgrade this to 1 star after the second night. State of Washington has no control here. If I wasn’t paid in advance I’d leave in the morning. Pity

Jenny Kearney

Lots to see, clean, safe place to day trip or camp. Kid and pet friendly.

Kevin Steder

Great park. My family loves this lake.

Angela Tover

Shoreline was closed, but the short hike was nice.

P Sjofn

Very nice and well kept park. Ranger Dave was helpful and told us everything we needed for our trip this time and what to do for our next trip as far as how busy they get and how hot and what fish to expect to catch. We will definitely put this on our yearly calendar.

Jessie Davis

Well maintained with great fishing and view's

Mike Sweet

Great park and hookups. Some nice hikes around the lake.

Keith Edds

The family took a drive out to check out this park for a future visit and really liked it and can not wait to stay there in the future.

Lowell Adams

Great Except for the rain

Terrie Snickers

Not very handicap accessible.

Lisa V.A

Very pretty! Large sites, good pull through for trailers. No sewer hook up at our site, but the dump station was open.

Ken Wyrick

Awesome, the park personal wad extremely nice and provided great customer service

page Sandell

Clean, wooded, beautiful, not too many clunker sites. We'll be back

Annee Hilliard

Awesome swim beach for kids and adults alike, beautiful campgrounds. My family and I always have lots od fun going there.

Kristin Halverstadt

Just stopped by to check it out. Really enjoyed the park/swimming side. Peaceful and relaxing. Definitely plan on coming back for a longer stay.

Jesse Warren

We went in late summer and water level must of been low .it was mostly mud

Dan Chisholm

Nice park for camping in the trees. Full hookup RV sites that are not too close.

Joey McCarty

Fun camping. If you are going to go to this camp ground you have to wake up at 7:30 am 9 months in advance and reserve the spot that you want. The best camping spot is easily spot 14. It's also good for kids to ride their bikes around and swim.

Tim Mcbride

It's good the site I had said was a large but could not get my trailer through it even though it was a pull through. Nice place

Nicholas Steele

Fantastic place to bring young kids to camp. We stayed 3 days / 2 nights and my son and daughter, age 6 & 3, never got bored. Amazing flat trail/hike around the lake. Wooden playground and amazing swimming area.

Scott Boze

Would have given 5 stars, but the sewer hookups were out of service and they didn't tell us. The rest of the park is great. Boat launch close by, playground, swimming area, great trout fishing, fairly private camp sites.

kristina butler

Great state park! Much quieter than Mayfield Lake campground on the other side of the lake.