U.S. Forest Service · Mt. Baker National Forest · WA
Loop GOLD · Site 072 HOST.
ManagementType
Not listedrecreation.gov doesn’t offer it
40 ftLongest rig
1,090 ftElevation
54%Tree cover
402 ftWater · to an unnamed streamEstuary · 19.2 mi · to Puget Sound
85 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap
The agency’s own name for this record calls it a host site. It’s on this site because the agency files it against this campground, not because it’s somewhere to camp.
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
The site
TypeManagement
LoopGOLD
Max vehicle length40 ft
HookupsNone
Driveway EntryBack-In
Driveway GradeModerate
Driveway SurfaceGravel
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles1
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Base Number of People1
Checkin Time4:00 PM
Checkout Time2:00 PM
Driveway Length40 ft
Fire PitYes
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles0
Picnic TablesYes
Proximity to WaterRiverfront
Site RatingStandard
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026
What fits here
Also to 40 ft · 3
Rvto 40 ft
Tentto 40 ft
Trailerto 40 ft
Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026
Not a place to sleep
The agency’s own name for this record calls it a host site.
Source: Recreation.gov
The campground
Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Gold Basin Campground →
Nobody has photographed this site. The campground’s own photographs are on its page.
Most private sites here020 295 ft071 151 ft062 142 ft092 131 ft089 117 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index