Goodell Creek Campground — Ross Lake National Recreation Area
Jen G.
Reviewed Jun. 30, 2016

Dreamy Forest Wonderland

This campground was my absolute favorite from our two-week-long road trip in the summer of 2015. (You can look up the hashtag #ERT_2015 on Instagram to see photos of the whole trip!) We were on a goal to visit as many national parks as we could, and even though North Cascades was slightly out of our way (coming from Whistler and heading down the coast to the Olympic Peninsula) I'm so glad we stopped, just for the campground alone! It was a genuinely magical campground. We stayed in loop C, which unfortunately has been closed for the entirety of 2016 due to wildfire damage (it broke my heart to hear about that). So disclaimer if you stay in loop C in 2017 and beyond and it's nothing like what I've described here, I'm very sorry that you missed out on the magic one of my favorite campgrounds I've ever stayed in. We stayed in campsites 99 and 101, which were right next to each other, but separate enough that if we had not known the campers in the other site it wouldn't have been awkward. My husband and I got campsite 99 to ourselves, and it was gorgeous. The tent area was sunken slightly lower than the parking area, and it was right up against a gully packed with trees and ferns. The campground was very quiet and the site felt incredibly secluded, even though we were reasonably close to the bathrooms and water spigot. The bathrooms were amazingly clean, well-lit, and well-stocked. There was a nice fire ring that we didn't use, but would have loved to had we spent more time there. We were there for just one night and I could easily spend a week there relaxing and exploring. Our friends loved how many trees there were for excellent hammock set up!

  • Review photo of Goodell Creek Campground — Ross Lake National Recreation Area by Jen G., June 30, 2016
  • Review photo of Goodell Creek Campground — Ross Lake National Recreation Area by Jen G., June 30, 2016
  • Review photo of Goodell Creek Campground — Ross Lake National Recreation Area by Jen G., June 30, 2016
  • Review photo of Goodell Creek Campground — Ross Lake National Recreation Area by Jen G., June 30, 2016
  • Review photo of Goodell Creek Campground — Ross Lake National Recreation Area by Jen G., June 30, 2016