Overview
Curlew Lake State Park is a 123-acre camping park. It borders an air field, is eight miles from a public fossil dig and is also near an active osprey nest that can be viewed from the park. Curlew is one of the most relaxing campgrounds in the state, offering water-and snow-sport activity as well as natural-history and archeological study in the midst of gorgeous surroundings.

Hours
Summer: 6:30 a.m. to dusk.
Winter: Closed Oct. 31, reopens May 31.

Camping:
Check-in time, 2:30 p.m.
Check-out time, 1 p.m.
Quiet hours: 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
During camping season, campers may enter after hours but are asked to be quiet during setup.

Facilities
There are ten unsheltered picnic tables in the park, available first-come, first-served. The swimming area has three braziers for cooking.

The park has 57 tent spaces, 25 utility spaces, two primitive sites, one dump station, two restrooms and four showers.

The south camp area has ten camp sites with eight sites overlooking the lake. There is a no-fee mooring dock for these sites and a restroom but no showers.

The main campground has 16 tent sites overlooking the lake and 47 tent spaces total.

There are 18 full hookup sites and seven with water and power only. Maximum site length is 40 feet (limited availability). The restroom has two showers. Most hookups will take a 35-foot camping rig. Some will take trailers up to 45 feet. If hookups are full, camp in the random area and expect a one- or two-day wait until one of the hookups is available.

All campsites are first-come, first-served.

Activities
Picnicking, camping, hiking and bike trails, boating, fishing, swimming, personal water craft, water skiing, amphitheatre, bird watching, interpretive activities, wildlife viewing.

Directions
Located eight miles north of Republic, Wash.

From Seattle:
Drive to Republic and take SR 20 east. Drive 2.5 miles to SR 21 north. Go north seven miles. Follow signs to park.

From Spokane:
Take SR 395 to Colville. Continue on, crossing Lake Roosevelt. Take SR 20 after crossing lake. Travel over Sherman Pass to SR 21 north. Go north seven miles. Follow signs to park.

From Canada:
Cross border at Grand Forks, and follow SR 21 south for 30 miles. Follow signs to park.

Information Courtesy Of Washington State Parks