Marble Creek Campground
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- Right now
- Listed not openA database flag with no reason and no date
- A night
- $32–$64Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 28All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 10 notices
In the agency’s own words
Situated on the banks of the scenic Cascade River in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Marble Creek campground offers some of the most stunning scenery in the northern Cascade Range. Campsites are scattered beneath a towering canopy of diverse forest. They are widely spaced and within walking distance to the waterfront, making it an ideal setting for visitors wanting to camp in a private, rustic setting. Keep reading
Recreation
In addition to being a prime location for hiking, fishing, picnicking and horseback riding in summer and early fall, Marble Creek offers excellent skiing and snowshoeing in the winter months. The area surrounding the campground can accommodate anyone from the novice hiker to the most experienced outdoor enthusiast. Several trailheads for the overnight backpacker are located in the vicinity of the nearby town of Marblemount, including Hidden Lake Trail. Beginning in a forested setting, the trail climbs quickly to open meadows and grand views of the Cascade River. As it reaches higher elevations, it winds through angular slabs of granite and groupings of alpine fir. Hidden Lake and the Hidden Lake Lookout can be seen below from the pass.
Facilities
Marble Creek Campground can accommodate RV, trailer or tent-campers however water and electric hookups are not available. This is a NO WATER facility so campers will need to bring their own supply. All sites are equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring with grill and the campground has vault toilets available.
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. Mt. Baker, the most prominent feature of the area, dominates the landscape on a clear day. Rising to an elevation of 10,781 feet, the active volcano from which the forest takes its name 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. Flowing adjacent to this campground is the Cascade River, a tributary of the Skagit River, designated as a National Scenic River. Wildlife in the area include mountain goats, coyotes, pine marten and a variety of migratory birds and native fish.
Nearby Attractions
Visitors enjoy the North Cascades and Mt. Rainer National Parks, where interpretive programs and exhibits offer education about the diverse landscape and history of the area. The Verlot Public Service Center, near the South Fork Stillaguamish River, is a popular attraction. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1933 to 1942, Verlot`s handsome buildings reflect the architectural style and fine craftsmanship of that era and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (530) 932-0242.
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
This is a NO WATER facility so campers will need to bring their own supply.
Prevent the spread of invasive species by inspecting and cleaning packs, equipment and tires before using lake or trails.
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.
Everything else this campground posts · 7
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.
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 the Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 28 · 1 group
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 56 ft
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…ring with grill and the campground has vault toilets available. Natural Features Hemmed in by several…”
- Drinking water
- None, bring your own
- “…hookups are not available. This is a NO WATER facility so campers will need to bring their own…”
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Creek, Meadow
- Night sky · 139th darkest of 400 in WA
- Bortle 3
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 · 15
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–$64 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
29 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 22 mapped sitesAll 29 records
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 28 of the 29 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| Area Marble Creek | GROUP | group standard nonelectric | 23 ft | $96 | ||
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 001 HOST | host pad | 70 ft | 237 ftCascade River | ||
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 002 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 228 ft | 282 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 003 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 211 ft | 115 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 004 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 156 ft | 170 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 005 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 156 ft | 89 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 006 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 163 ft | 181 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 007 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 157 ft | 265 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 008 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 155 ft | 203 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 009 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 128 ft | 81 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 010 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 128 ft | 202 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 011 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 205 ft | 352 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 012 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 267 ft | 334 ft | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 013 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 172 ft | 382 ft | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 014 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 166 ft | 451 ft | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 015 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 132 ft | 616 ft | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 016 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 132 ft | 694 ft | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 017 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 93 ft | 732 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 018 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 93 ft | 774 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 019 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 90 ft | 571 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 020 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 90 ft | 598 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 021 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 83 ft | 408 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 022 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 83 ft | 446 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | 023 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 153 ft | 333 ftCascade River | $32–$64 |
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | FF1 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | $32–$64 | ||
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | FF2 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | $32–$64 | ||
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | FF3 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | $32–$64 | ||
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | FF4 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | $32–$64 | ||
| AREA MARBLE CREEK | FF5 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | $32–$64 |
The agency files 1 more record here that isn’t a site for the night. It names it a host pad. It’s in the table above, marked for what it is, and it isn’t counted as a site.
OpenStreetMap has no toilet mapped within 1 km of this campground, so no site here carries a toilet distance. That’s a gap in the map, not a finding about the campground.
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Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Mineral Park CampgroundMt. Baker National Forest · 6.8 mi
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Lower Goodell Group CampgroundRoss Lake National Recreation Area · 9.7 mi
Upper Goodell Group CampgroundRoss Lake National Recreation Area · 9.7 mi
Newhalem Creek CampgroundRoss Lake National Recreation Area · 9.8 mi
Colonial Creek North CampgroundRoss Lake National Recreation Area · 13 miFrom Seattle, take I-5 north for about 42 miles. Exit onto WA-530 East, then continue east on Highway 20 for about 40 miles. At the town of Marblemount, cross the bridge over the Skagit River and continue east approximately 8 miles to the Marble Creek Campground.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Marblemount, WA
Typical weather
Typical October night 41°F, day 58°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical February 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
Marble Creek 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 →