Goodell Creek Campground — Virtual Tour

Goodell Creek Campground in North Cascade National Park offers RV and tent camping with no hookups. Water spigots and vault toilets are available. Adjacent to the Skagit River the small campground is often not full. Situated in a wooded setting just off Highway 20 the campground is best suited to small RVs and tent campers. Just north of here is the Group campground consisting of 3 sites available for reservation or first come first served access (cheaper for first come first served). Overall these are both unimpressive campgrounds. Paved roads with gravel/ dirt sites. Picnic tables and fire rings available. The campground is set along the Skagit River. The entire facility offers drinking water, vault toilets, and paved roads.

The campground is forested 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 melt-water from the mountains of British Columbia and northern Washington. Bald eagles return to its shores every winter.

Visitors can walk to several of Newhalem's hiking trails from the connecting trail to the Newhalem Campground, such as the River Loop Trail, Trail of the Cedars and Rock Shelter Trail. The creek and river are popular for fishing, boating access is available from the raft launch at the campground. Black bears inhabit the area, so caution must be taken while hiking, picnicking or camping.