4.2172 reviewsPrice
$12 - $20/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
26 campsites
Season
Open from the weeken...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
Price
$12 - $20/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
26 campsites
Season
Open from the weeken...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
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Lone Fir Campground, Early Winters Creek, North Cascades Scenic Highway 20, Washington
Fall hikers and road cyclists who self-supply water and want a quiet base for Lone Fir Trail or the Cutthroat Creek area. Site 21 puts you right on Early Winters Creek; sites 2 and 23 handle larger rigs. Post-Labor Day weekends here are genuinely calm.
No potable water is a hard stop for anyone who can't haul enough from Winthrop. Campers who've felt unwelcome in conservative rural Washington should know a handful of reviewers describe encounters here that turned uncomfortable, this spot may feel less relaxed if you're outside
Reference information about Lone Fir Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>This forested campground, surrounded by nearby mountains, is located along Early Winters Creek on Highway 20. This campground has beautiful mountain views, access to <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/okawen/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=59305&actid=50">Lone Fir Trail 535</a> and is near <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/okawen/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=59179&actid=50">Cuttthroat Creek Trail 483</a>. Good overnight spot for bicyclists. Next campground westbound is located at Diablo Lake.</p>
The elevation is 3,600 ft. The campground is 27 miles from the North Cascades Hwy. (State Rt. 20) entrance into North Cascades National Park. The campground is a single loop between State Rt 20 (North Cascade Scenic Highway) and Early Winters Creek. The loop begins in a grove of dense conifers, such as spruce, hemlock, and fir, and winds around to an open area where the sites are in full sun. There are lots of hiking trails along the highway and this campground would be a good base camp for exploring trails this side of the North Cascade National Park or as an overnight stop. Abundant new growth gives campground a thick under and middlestory providing fair to good privacy between sites.
Open weekend before Memorial Day through October 31
The parking aprons are gravel.
In Winthrop, WA, take State Rt. 20 west 24 miles to "Campground" sign. Turn left at sign into campground.
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Late summer brings clear skies and dry conditions, though fall delivers the best overall experience. October daytime highs run 50s-60s°F with nights dropping to the 30s-40s°F. Aspens and shrubs turn color, bugs disappear, and crowds thin after Labor Day. The campground stays open through October 31, so early October often hits the sweet spot for hiking and cross-country activity before winter. Summer mornings start in the mid-40s before warming to mid-70s by afternoon. Mosquitoes can be heavy. Multiple reviewers specifically recommend bringing bug spray.
Fall highlighted as best time: aspens color, quieter nights and very positive reviews.
Potable water is not available at this site.
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