Goodell Creek Campground

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810 State Route 20
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284

Overview

Goodell Creek Campground requires reservations during the peak season, from late May through early September of each year.

Important changes to booking windows: To better serve visitors, Goodell Creek Campground will release campsites in two staggered block releases. These block releases will be 6 months in advance and 7 days in advance.

Campsites #1 - #13 are available for reservations 6 months in advance.
Campsites #14 - #19 are available for reservations 7 days in advance.

Any sites not reserved during the peak season are available same-day as first-come, first-served for 1 night only and can only be claimed in person at the campground.

Goodell Creek Campground is open as first-come, first-served before and after the peak season, from January through late May, and early September through December of each year.

The campground is a small, yet comfortable facility close to the town of Newhalem along the Skagit River. It is surrounded by forests that that can be explored through the area's many hiking trails. The campground has 19 individual campsites. It is private and secluded, yet the town, a visitor center and other amenities are close by.

Recreation

Campers can walk to several of Newhalem's hiking trails from the connecting trail to the Newhalem Campground. The creek and river are popular for fishing, and boating access is available from the raft launch at the campground.

Black bears are active in this campground and the surrounding trails. Be aware of your surroundings while hiking, picnicking, and camping. Use the provided bear boxes in your campsite to store coolers, cookware, and other odorants when not in use. If you encounter a bear around the campground or on a trail, inform campground staff or go to the North Cascades Visitor Center and fill out a bear report.

Facilities

The campground is set along the Skagit River. The entire facility offers drinking water, vault toilets, trash and recycling, and paved roads. Each campsite includes a bear box for food storage, a picnic table, and a fire ring.

Natural Features

The campground has a shaded forested canopy with western redcedar, western hemlock, Douglas-fir, wild red huckleberries, and other native shrubs. Nearby is Newhalem Creek and the Skagit River. The river is the largest river that flows into the Puget Sound area and provides critical habitat for all species of Pacific salmon. The river drains cold, clean glacial meltwater from the mountains of British Columbia and northern Washington. Bald eagles return to its shores every winter.

Nearby Attractions

The North Cascades Visitor Center is nearby and operates seasonally, typically from May to September. Visitors can find the passport stamp, exhibits, park film, gift store, and much more. The town of Newhalem is a short walk from the campsites, there visitors will find a general store and information center operated by Seattle City Light.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (360) 854-7200.

Camp site features

Across 18 camp sites:

Fire pit: all 18 sites
Pets allowed: all 18 sites
Longest RV: 56 ft
Largest party: 8 people
Equipment: CAR, CARAVAN/CAMPER VAN, PICKUP CAMPER, POP UP, RV, Tent, Trailer

Directions

Goodell Creek Campground is located at milepost 119 on State Route 20. From Burlington, WA, drive 60 miles (97 km) east on State Route 20. The west entrance to the park is at milepost 112. From Twisp, WA, drive 82 miles (132 km) west on State Route 20.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Cat H

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Reviewed 2 months ago

The campground is simply gorgeous. IF you have a smaller RV, 25 or under, this may be the perfect fit. It's not that the campsites are small...they are very large...but the road is very narrow so angling into those spots with anything longer than 25 feet is truly difficult. The other issue is that if you need connectivity, you will not find a patch of sky in this campground. It has a gorgeous heavy canopy of trees. For us, in a 29ft travel trailer, it was really tight getting in and out of our spot but if we had a smaller rig and could unplug from the world, it's perfect in this campground.

Carole S

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Goodell Campground was close to North Cascades hiking yet outside of the busiest tourist areas.

Adam S

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Great camp spot, only stayed for the day/ night but it was great

Taylor B

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Reviewed 2 months ago

I enjoyed getting to stay at Goodell. Our site was right next to the river which was very pretty. The phone service was reliable compared to other campgrounds we had stayed at. The only downside to this campground was the bathroom; it did not have running water and was not very clean.

Tracy A

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Reviewed 2 months ago

This is a stunning campground, most of the sites are large and private and beautiful. Many of them are right along the river. They had running water, spigots, and pit toilets only. If you don’t mind that, this is one of the loveliest campgrounds we’ve stayed in.

Kristen P

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Availability

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