Work: The Columbia Basin Economy
Moses Lake’s economy is broader than most cities its size. Samaritan Healthcare anchors the medical sector and draws travel nurses and healthcare professionals year-round. Grant County International Airport — one of the largest airfields in the country — hosts aerospace, aviation testing, and advanced manufacturing employers. The region has become a magnet for industrial projects, including manufacturing plants and data-center construction, which bring long rotations of skilled trades and contractors. And surrounding it all is the Columbia Basin Project’s irrigated farmland: agriculture and food processing remain steady, year-round employers.
For people working any of those jobs, Willows Trailer Village is a short, easy commute — see who stays here and our sites & rates.
Everyday Life: Shopping & Services
Daily errands are genuinely convenient: Walmart and the main retail corridor are a short drive away, along with grocery stores, hardware stores, pharmacies, and medical clinics. Downtown Moses Lake has local restaurants, coffee shops, and services. You’re never planning your week around a long supply run.
Play: Water, Golf, and Open Country
The city wraps around its namesake — Moses Lake itself, over 6,500 acres of water with boat launches, swimming beaches, and year-round fishing. Twenty minutes south, Potholes Reservoir is a destination fishery (walleye, bass, trout) with famous sand dunes. Golfers have local courses to choose from, and the surrounding channeled scablands offer hiking, birding, and hunting country that most of Washington drives hours to reach.
Climate: High Desert, Four Real Seasons
Moses Lake sits in the rain shadow of the Cascades: dry air, around 300 days of sunshine, hot summers, and cold but comparatively dry winters with modest snowfall. Summers make the lake life; winters are manageable in an RV with proper preparation — skirting, heat tape, steady interior heat. Our winterization guide covers exactly how residents here do it, and because electricity is included at Willows, running heat doesn’t inflate your bill.
Why It Adds Up for Long-Term RV Living
Real employment, low cost of living, big recreation, and a dry climate that’s kind to RVs — Moses Lake is one of the most practical places in Washington to live in your RV long-term. Willows Trailer Village puts you in the middle of it for $550/month, all utilities and electricity included. Get in touch or read the complete guide to long-term RV living here.
