Price
Free
Booking
Walk-in Only
Sites
1 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
Price
Free
Booking
Walk-in Only
Sites
1 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
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48.2005, -120.7920
Glacier Peak Wilderness hikers who want a free basecamp outside Holden Village. Getting here requires booking the Lake Chelan boat and planning around summer's narrow window, snow can block trails well into June, but the meadow setting with Railroad Creek audible and peaks visibl
No potable water, no flush toilets, just one tent site on a first-come basis with no way to reserve it. Anyone who needs a backup plan if the site's taken, or who can't manage the multi-leg boat-and-hike approach, will find the logistics more trouble than the single primitive spo
Reference information about Holden Ballpark Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>Holden Ballpark Campground is located one mile outside of Holden Village. A simple open field nestled in the Railroad Creek drainage the Holden Ballpark provides a gateway for hikers to explore <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/okawen/recarea/?recid=79427">Glacier Peak Wilderness</a> area. </p><p>This campground can be starting point or ending point to many of the hiking trails available around Holden.</p><p><!--StartFragment--><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5439901.pdf"><strong>Lake Chelan Boat-in and Drive-to Campground Guide and Map</strong></a><!--EndFragment--></p>
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Summer is the practical window. Daytime highs run mid-50s to mid-70s°F, with long clear days and cold nights. Trails are fully accessible, wildflowers peak in early summer, and stargazing conditions are excellent when skies cooperate. Spring comes late at this elevation. Snow lingers into June most years. Fall arrives early, with freezing temperatures possible by September. Winter buries the site under deep snow and cuts off boat access on Lake Chelan, making the campground effectively unreachable.
Summer is the practical window; trails accessible, wildflowers peak early summer, clear days.
Holden Ballpark Campground is a simple open field located one mile outside of Holden Village in the Railroad Creek drainage. It serves as a gateway for hikers to explore the Glacier Peak Wilderness area. However, the campground has very limited amenities, making it a primitive and remote camping experience.
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