Car and RV Camping
in the North Cascades
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Many public campgrounds in the North Cascades are accessible by road. Campgrounds fill quickly on holiday and summer weekends. Reservations can be made 3-240 days in advance for many Forest Service campgrounds by calling 1-877-444-6777. Reservations can also be made at some Washington State Parks by calling 1-800-452-5687. North Cascades National Park does not offer individual camping reservations.
Free campgrounds are primitive, requiring that you bring your own water and pack out garbage. Some private campgrounds and resorts provide cabins and showers.
Some National Park and Forest Service campgrounds offer ranger/naturalist programs.
Goodell Creek Campgound has mainly back-in sites and a few pull-throughs. Located in old growth forest on the banks of the Skagit River. 21sites. Raft/kayak launch and covered picnic shelter naerby. Fee: $10/night. Potable water from Spring into Fall. No firewood collecting but firewood can be purchased at nearby Newhalem Creek Campground during summer.
Newhalem Creek Campgound has some (paved) pull-throughs in each of its 3 loops. This is generally the easiest of the National Park campgrounds in which to park an RV. Just off the North Cascades Highway near milepost 120 and across the Skagit River. Visitor Center and complex of short interpretive trails nearby. Nightly fee: $12. Potable water, dump station. Firewood collecting prohibited. Firewood available for sale in summer. Ranger-presented evening programs in campground amphitheaters weekends in summer. Group camp (reservations needed and picnic area nearby).
Colonial Creek Campground has mostly unpaved, back-in sites. Maneuvering space is quite limited. There are some sites with parking parallel to the road which can accommodate RV's. Located in old growth forest on the shore of Diablo Lake. 162 sites, some fully accessible. Fee: $12/night. Boat ramp. Dump station. Potable water. No firewood collecting but firewood can be purchased during summer. Trailhead (Thunder Creek Trail). Nightly amphitheater programs in summer.
Consult the latest park conditions report for information about National Park and selected Forest Service campgrounds. A few campgrounds are open outside of the summer season but do not have drinking water except during the summer.
Additional boat and/or hiker/horse access only campsites are also available in Lake Chelan and Ross Lake National Recreation Areas.
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