North Cascades National Scenic Area

2 federal campgrounds, 2 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

2Campgrounds

2With first-come sites

$20A night at all 2 priced

2,930–3,610 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 2 of these 2 campgrounds

Where they are

2 of 2 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 2

2 campgrounds

Klipchuck CampgroundNorth Cascades National Scenic Area · WAfrom $20 · 2,930 ftFirst-come Lone Fir CampgroundNorth Cascades National Scenic Area · WAfrom $20 · 3,610 ftFirst-come

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire

South Apple fire · 17 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres

Wildfire

Thunder Creek fire · 19 mi from the nearest campground here · 950 acres · 0% contained

Wildfire

Sisi fire · 19 mi from the nearest campground here · 2,712 acres · 11% contained

Wildfire

Ptarmigan fire · 24 mi from the nearest campground here · 25,166 acres · 73% contained

Wildfire

Luna fire · 32 mi from the nearest campground here · 7,722 acres · 34% contained

Wildfire

Miners fire · 33 mi from the nearest campground here · 200 acres · 0% contained

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

North Cascades National Scenic Area’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Dan Newhouse (R)WA 4th · 2 campgrounds · grade F

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units

SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly