Douglas Fir Campground
3Heads up3 fires, nearest 28 mi
- Right now
- Listed not openA database flag with no reason and no date
- A night
- $32–$34Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 29All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 12 notices
In the agency’s own words
Situated on the banks of North Fork Nooksack River in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Douglas Fir Campground offers stunning scenery and access to numerous recreational activities popular in the north Cascades Mountains in Washington. Keep reading
Recreation
The campground provides a prime location for hiking and picnicking in summer and early fall. Horseshoe Bend Trail is an easy forest hike along the Mt. Baker Scenic Byway, highlighting old-growth forests, gushing whitewater and forest wildflowers. Whitewater rafting enthusiasts put in at the trailhead, and experienced kaykers can be seen on rapids as the trail follows the North Fork of the Nooksack River upstream past a stunning view of Church Mountain. Hikers and backpackers are especially fortunate to have access to a variety of trails near the campground and in the surrounding Mt. Baker Wilderness area. One of the most popular hikes in the Mt. Baker Ranger District is the Skyline Divide Trail. This trail climbs steadily for two miles through forest into lush, open meadows with sweeping views of glacier-draped Mt. Baker. The trail then wanders along Skyline Divide for another 2 miles, offering views of rivers, forests and countless peaks.
Facilities
Douglas Fir Campground offers standard sites, accomodating tents and RVs. Several campsites are located at the river's edge, while others are shaded by a mature, mixed conifer forest. A historic sheltered picnic area, constructed by the Civilian Conservation Crew, is also available for reservation. Vault toilets and drinking water are available Individual sites are equipped with picnic tables, campfire rings and tent pads.
Natural Features
Hemmed in by several designated wilderness areas, the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest showcases rugged peaks, sparkling alpine lakes and old-growth forests, providing visitors with a variety of scenic landscapes. On a clear day visitors can spot Mt. Baker, the most prominent feature of the Mt. Baker Wilderness Area. Rising to an elevation of 10,781 feet, this active volcano is perpetually snow-capped and mantled with an extensive network of creeping glaciers. Mt. Baker's summit, Grant Peak, is actually a 1,300-foot-deep mound of ice, which hides a massive volcanic crater. Wildlife in the area include a variety of salmon species, elk, bald eagle and black tail deer. Migratory birds and black bears find ample habitat in the surrounding ecosystems. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (530) 932-0242.
Nearby Attractions
Visitors enjoy hiking, picnicking and photography in the Heather Meadows area located along the upper reaches of the Mt. Baker Scenic Byway, SR 542. Many popular hikes and climbing routes are located in the surrounding Mt. Baker Wilderness and backpackers enjoy visiting the northern reaches of North Cascades National Park.
Charges & Cancellations
Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.
What the agency tells you
There are no electric hookups available
A launch site for rafts and kayaks is available on the North Fork Nooksack River
Groceries, firewood and other conveniences are available in the nearby community of Glacier
Everything else this campground posts · 9
Note: For all purchases made at the campground, including first-come, first-served campsites, sundries, firewood, extra vehicle parking, etc., only US currency will be accepted.
Extra Vehicles: One RV with tow vehicle per single site or one vehicle per single tent site. Two RVs with tow vehicle per double site or two vehicles per double tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. A fee of $12/extra vehicle per night must be paid for upon arrival by cash or check only.
Fire Restrictions: Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed. For current fire conditions or weather closures contact 360-856-5700 Ext. 515
Reserved Sites will be held until check out time (NOON) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site may be forfeited and released to other guests.
Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.
Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity).
Don't Move Firewood: Please protect Pacific Northwest forests by preventing the spread of invasive species. Firewood can carry insects and diseases that can threaten the health of our western forests. You can make a difference by obtaining and burning your firewood near your camping destination. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest has a Food Storage Order in effect. All food and refuse must be acceptably stored (in a hard sided vehicle or trailer, food storage locker, or certified bear resistant container) or acceptably possessed (attended to by a person who is physically present).
Click here for more information about Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 29 · 3 tent-only
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 100 ft
- Accessible sites
- 3
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…Crew, is also available for reservation. Vault toilets and drinking water are available Individual sites…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…for reservation. Vault toilets and drinking water are available Individual sites are equipped with…”
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Meadow
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Whitewater rafting
- Night sky · 383rd darkest of 400 in WA
- Bortle 4
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 17
What you actually pay
“A fee of $12/extra vehicle per night must be paid for upon arrival by cash or check only.” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own agency notice
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $32–$34 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 7
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
30 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 28 mapped sitesAll 30 records
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 29 of the 30 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 29 of the 30 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| DOUG | 001 | tent only nonelectric | 100 ft | yes | 98 ft | 233 ft | 119 ft | $32–$34 |
| DOUG | 002 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | yes | 138 ft | 104 ft | 141 ft | $32–$34 |
| DOUG | 003 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 118 ft | 140 ftMaple Creek | 123 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 004 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 87 ft | 120 ft | 187 ft | $32–$34 |
| DOUG | 005 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 73 ft | 86 ft | 136 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 006 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | $32–$34 | ||||
| DOUG | 007 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 73 ft | 66 ft | 100 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 008 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 76 ft | under 10 ftMaple Creek | 63 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 009 | tent only nonelectric | 103 ft | 28 ft | 128 ft | $32–$34 | ||
| DOUG | 010 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 59 ft | 28 ftMaple Creek | 138 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 011 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 59 ft | 52 ftMaple Creek | 194 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 012 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 110 ft | 30 ft | 240 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 013 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 96 ft | 118 ftMaple Creek | 359 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 014 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 96 ft | 145 ftMaple Creek | 279 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 015 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 111 ft | 41 ftMaple Creek | 147 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 016 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 136 ft | 126 ftMaple Creek | 63 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 017 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 98 ft | 219 ft | 124 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 019 | tent only nonelectric | 30 ft | 83 ft | under 10 ft | 307 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 020 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 71 ft | under 10 ft | 226 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 021 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 71 ft | 12 ft | 158 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 022 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 49 ft | 21 ft | 84 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 023 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 49 ft | 34 ft | 88 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 024 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 49 ft | 29 ft | 122 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 025 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 53 ft | 31 ft | 165 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 026 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 53 ft | 24 ft | 215 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 027 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 79 ft | 76 ft | 250 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 028 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 95 ft | 166 ft | 193 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 029 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 95 ft | 130 ft | 99 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | 030 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 88 ft | 109 ft | under 10 ft | $32–$34 | |
| DOUG | Day Use | day use | 25 ft | 63 ft | 94 ft | $80 |
The agency files 1 more record here that isn’t a site for the night. It files it as day use. It’s in the table above, marked for what it is, and it isn’t counted as a site.
25 of 30 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Excelsior Group CampMt. Baker National Forest · 4.1 mi
Silver Fir CampgroundMt. Baker National Forest · 9.8 mi
Park Creek CampgroundMt. Baker National Forest · 16 mi
Boulder Creek CampgroundMt. Baker National Forest · 16 mi
Panorama Point CampgroundMt. Baker National Forest · 17 mi
Swift Creek CampgroundMt. Baker National Forest · 17 miFrom Seattle, Washington, go north on I-5 to Bellingham. Take exit 255 onto Sunset Drive/Mt. Baker Highway SR 542. Continue on SR 542 past the town of Glacier near mile 33 and continue approximately 2 miles to the campground. The campground is on the left (west) side of the highway just after crossing the bridge over the North Fork Nooksack River.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Glacier, WA
Typical weather
Typical October night 42°F, day 59°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 32°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
Roadless country, and what’s coming for it
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Douglas Fir Campground is in Washington’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Rick Larsen (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A+. See every public-lands vote →