Can you reserve a site at Newhalem Creek Campground?

Yes, Newhalem Creek Campground is reservable through Recreation.gov.

How many campsites does Newhalem Creek Campground have?

108 sites in total, of which 107 can be booked.

What is the maximum RV length at Newhalem Creek Campground?

70 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.

Are pets allowed at Newhalem Creek Campground?

Yes, pets are allowed at Newhalem Creek Campground.

Are campfires allowed at Newhalem Creek Campground?

Campfires are allowed at Newhalem Creek Campground. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Newhalem Creek Campground

Campground · 107 bookable sites ·

Managed by the National Park Service

Ross Lake National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) · Open Access

107
Bookable sites: 70 ft
Max rig length: up to 30
People per site: 2
Accessible sites: 503 ft
Elevation

Dirt trail through old-growth forest with big trees at Newhalem Creek Campground — Photo: NPS / MICHAEL FRICKE · Recreation.gov

Overview

Newhalem 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, Newhalem Creek Campground will release campsites in two staggered block releases by loop. These block releases will be 6 months in advance and 7 days in advance.

A and C loop campsites are available for reservations 6 months in advance.
B loop campsites are available for reservations 7 days in advance.

Group sites remain on the same booking window and are available 12 months 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.

Newhalem Creek Campground may be open on as first-come, first-served after the peak season ends until the campground closes for the year, typically in mid to late September.

The campground consists of 107 individual campsites in loops A, B, and C, an additional loop with 2 group campsites, and 4 drive-in picnic sites. The campground can accommodate a variety of camping, whether it is drive-to or walk-in tent camping or sites that accommodate RV camping.

The North Cascades Visitor Center is a half mile by trail or road and operates seasonally, typically from May to September. The campground is surrounded by forested short, informative hikes that connect to the town of Newhalem.

Recreation

Campers can enjoy easy access to several of the Newhalem area hiking trails and connect to the town of Newhalem, Washington.

Fishing is allowed in the Skagit River with a Washington State Fishing license. The nearest location to purchase a license is outside of the park in the town of Marblemount. Follow Washington State Fishing Regulations when recreating.

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

Newhalem Creek Campground has accessible facilities that provide flush toilets, drinking water, dump station, trash/recycling, paved roads, and campsite driveways.

Each campsite includes a picnic table, fire ring, and most sites have tent pads.

Natural Features

Newhalem Creek Campground is a forested campground surrounded by western redcedar, western hemlock, Douglas-fir, red huckleberries, and other native vegetation. 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 which return to the river seasonally. There are salmon-viewing areas along the River Loop Trail and in the town of Newhalem.

Contact Info

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

Nearby Attractions

The North Cascades Visitor Center is one-half mile (1 km) away and operates seasonally, typically from May to September. Campers can find passport stamps, exhibits, park film, park store, and much more.

The campground is surrounded by forested short, informative hikes that connect to the North Cascades Visitor Center and the town of Newhalem, Washington, one mile (2 km) east.

The facts

107 bookable sites
108 sites in total, including non-bookable
2 accessible sites
Vehicles up to 70 ft
Up to 30 people per site
Loops: Loop A, Loop B, Loop C, NewHalem Group Sites

Site types

92 Standard Nonelectric
13 Hike To
2 Group Shelter Nonelectric
1 Management

Amenities

Campfires allowed
Fire pits
Picnic tables
Grills
Shade
Pets allowed
Water hookups — not available

Not recorded upstream: electric hookups, sewer hookups.

Book on Recreation.gov

108 campsites at Newhalem Creek Campground

Check-in 2:00 PM · Check-out 12:00 PM

Accessible only

Site	Loop	Type	Entry	Surface	Grade	Access	Water	Max rig	People
001	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	38 ft	8	🐾
002	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	—	Drive In	—	50 ft	8	🐾
004	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	55 ft	8	🐾
005	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	—	Drive In	—	46 ft	8	🐾
006	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	40 ft	8	🐾
007	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	42 ft	8	🐾
008	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	42 ft	8	🐾
009	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	50 ft	8	🐾
010	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	42 ft	8	♿ 🐾
011	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	36 ft	8	🐾
012	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	36 ft	8	🐾
013	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	38 ft	8	🐾
014	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	32 ft	8	🐾
015	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	38 ft	8	🐾
016	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	—	Drive In	—	60 ft	8	🐾
017	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	50 ft	8	🐾
018	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	50 ft	8	🐾
019	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	36 ft	8	🐾
020	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	40 ft	8	🐾
021	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	40 ft	8	🐾
022	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	40 ft	8	🐾
023	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	30 ft	8	🐾
024	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	30 ft	8	🐾
025	Loop A	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	33 ft	8	🐾
026	Loop A	Management	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	46 ft	8	🐾
118	Loop A	Hike To	—	Paved	—	Hike In	—	18 ft	8	🐾
119	Loop A	Hike To	—	Paved	—	Hike In	—	18 ft	8	🐾
120	Loop A	Hike To	—	Paved	—	Hike In	Riverfront	18 ft	8	🐾
121	Loop A	Hike To	—	Paved	—	Hike In	Riverfront	18 ft	8	🐾
122	Loop A	Hike To	—	Paved	—	Hike In	Riverfront	18 ft	8	🐾
123	Loop A	Hike To	—	Paved	—	Hike In	Riverfront	18 ft	8	🐾
124	Loop A	Hike To	—	Paved	—	Hike In	Riverfront	18 ft	8	🐾
125	Loop A	Hike To	—	Gravel	—	Hike In	—	18 ft	8	🐾
126	Loop A	Hike To	—	Paved	—	Hike In	—	18 ft	8	🐾
127	Loop A	Hike To	—	Paved	—	Hike In	—	18 ft	8	🐾
128	Loop A	Hike To	—	Paved	—	Hike In	—	—	8	🐾
129	Loop A	Hike To	—	Paved	—	Hike In	—	18 ft	8	🐾
130	Loop A	Hike To	—	Paved	—	Hike In	—	18 ft	8	🐾
028	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	Drive In	—	44 ft	8	🐾
029	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	40 ft	8	🐾
030	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	45 ft	8	🐾
031	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	42 ft	8	🐾
032	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	34 ft	8	🐾
033	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	38 ft	8	🐾
034	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	45 ft	8	🐾
035	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	67 ft	8	🐾
036	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	32 ft	8	🐾
037	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	45 ft	8	🐾
038	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	70 ft	8	🐾
039	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	36 ft	8	🐾
040	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	40 ft	8	🐾
041	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	—	Drive In	—	60 ft	8	🐾
042	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	38 ft	8	🐾
043	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	60 ft	8	🐾
044	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	28 ft	8	🐾
045	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	37 ft	8	🐾
046	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	42 ft	8	🐾
047	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	38 ft	8	🐾
048	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	36 ft	8	🐾
049	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	60 ft	8	🐾
050	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	36 ft	8	🐾
051	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	34 ft	8	🐾
052	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	35 ft	8	🐾
054	Loop B	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	40 ft	8	🐾
070	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Severe	Drive In	—	28 ft	8	🐾
071	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	Drive In	—	50 ft	8	🐾
072	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	—	—	36 ft	8	🐾
073	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	38 ft	8	🐾
074	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	45 ft	8	🐾
075	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	48 ft	8	🐾
077	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	48 ft	8	🐾
078	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	40 ft	8	🐾
079	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	42 ft	8	🐾
080	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	40 ft	8	🐾
081	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	45 ft	8	🐾
082	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	38 ft	8	🐾
083	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	48 ft	8	🐾
084	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	38 ft	8	🐾
085	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	35 ft	8	🐾
086	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	60 ft	8	🐾
087	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	38 ft	8	🐾
088	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	45 ft	8	🐾
089	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	40 ft	8	🐾
090	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Paved	—	Drive In	—	25 ft	8	🐾
091	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Severe	Drive In	—	40 ft	8	🐾
092	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Severe	Drive In	—	34 ft	8	🐾
094	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	Drive In	—	50 ft	8	🐾
095	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	48 ft	8	🐾
097	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	55 ft	8	🐾
098	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	Drive In	—	55 ft	8	🐾
099	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	Drive In	—	37 ft	8	🐾
100	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	Drive In	—	34 ft	8	🐾
101	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	Moderate	Drive In	—	60 ft	8	🐾
102	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	50 ft	8	♿ 🐾
103	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	Moderate	Drive In	—	60 ft	8	🐾
104	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	38 ft	8	🐾
105	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	Drive In	—	52 ft	8	🐾
106	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	45 ft	8	🐾
108	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	—	—	—	50 ft	8	🐾
109	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	Drive In	—	38 ft	8	🐾
110	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	Drive In	—	40 ft	8	🐾
111	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	45 ft	8	🐾
112	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	45 ft	8	🐾
113	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	60 ft	8	🐾
114	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	50 ft	8	🐾
116	Loop C	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	45 ft	8	🐾
A	NewHalem Group Sites	Group Shelter Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	34 ft	30	🐾
B	NewHalem Group Sites	Group Shelter Nonelectric	Pull Through	Paved	Slight	Drive In	—	38 ft	30	🐾

Getting there

Newhalem Creek Campground is located at milepost 120 on State Route 20. From Burlington, WA, drive 60 miles (97 km) east on State Route 20. From Twisp, WA, drive 82 miles (132 km) west on State Route 20.

48.67500, -121.26111 · 48°40'30.0"N 121°15'40.0"W

Directions (Google Maps) · Directions (Apple Maps)

Typical weather

Typically 79°F in Aug, down to 40°F in Dec.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	40	44	49	58	67	70	78	79	71	57	45	40
Low °F	32	33	35	40	46	50	54	54	50	44	37	33
Precip in	12.4	7.2	8.4	4.7	3.0	2.6	1.4	1.7	3.5	8.8	13.6	11.7

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 0.9 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Fees and stay limits

There is no discount for group campsites.

From Recreation.gov, which is not always current. The operator's own page is the authority on what you will be charged.

More photos

Rustic amphitheater in campground with benches and a building with a stage. — Photo: NPS / MICHAEL FRICKE · Recreation.gov

Placid river bordered by lush forests with tall mountains in the distance — Photo: NPS / MICHAEL FRICKE · Recreation.gov

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Common questions about Newhalem Creek Campground

Can you reserve a site at Newhalem Creek Campground?: Yes, Newhalem Creek Campground is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Newhalem Creek Campground have?: 108 sites in total, of which 107 can be booked.
What is the maximum RV length at Newhalem Creek Campground?: 70 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
Are pets allowed at Newhalem Creek Campground?: Yes, pets are allowed at Newhalem Creek Campground.
Does Newhalem Creek Campground have hookups?: No hookups are recorded here.
Are campfires allowed at Newhalem Creek Campground?: Campfires are allowed at Newhalem Creek Campground. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

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North Cascades Visitor Center 0.7 mi · Facility
Wilderness Information Center 12.7 mi · Facility
Marblemount Boat Launch 12.8 mi · Facility

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-07-20.

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