Goodell Creek Campground

jessica kreais

2023-08

Great spot to camp. Trash cans and water access available all through camp. Two large, clean, pit toilets in the center of camp. Sites are spacious with tables and campfire pits. Dog friendly. Group picnic area near adjoining raft launch. Parking lot near boat ramp. People seemed to car camp in this area due to sites being full.Restrooms: Large spacious pit toilets. No smell.Dog-friendliness: Dog friendly campground.Picnic area: Picnic tables and bear box at every site. Group picnic area with grills available near the raft launch.

Diana Smith

2023-07

Holly cow, this is heaven on earth. The most prettiest campground I’ve been too. I love camping. There are no fancy facilities but the location is wonderful. They do have trash cans and outhouses. No showers. Also have potable water. There is a river right next to the campground with beautiful turquoise water coming from lake Diablo. Smells like nature heaven

Rahul Karodia

2023-06

Small campground with 19 sites. Lot of privacy. A river on the campground which is beautiful to relax at. A small covered picnic section with tables and grill on the river. We went there off season and it’s first come first serve during that time. We got lucky as one family was leaving and we arrived just then. I do not recommend bathing in the river as the current is strong. Water is cold as it’s fresh from the glaciers. Fire pit with grills. Toilets are not flush so it’s only good for one day camping. Flush toilets at the nearby(5 mins drive) visitor center but they’re closed in off season.

Katie Raczynski

2023-05

Stayed at site 10 which is on the river but you can't see it with the overgrowth of trees and brush and close to Site 12. Site 12 and 13 have a small trail to a small private river beach with site 13 being the better of the three sites. Vault toilets are old but clean. Short walk to the other loop to have river access to take a dip in the glacier river. The river is beautiful and very cold. Soooo many mosquitoes. Bring bug spray and long sleeves or they'll eat you alive.

Elena Gleason

2020-05

A smaller campground option across the river from the Newhalem Creek campground. Goodell has two very small loops just off Highway 20, 19 sites total. All sites are heavily wooded, and there are several right on the river. We stayed at site 19, a large site with a nice view of the river but no direct access to it. Sites were much larger and more private than the ones at Newhalem, which is why we opted for this campground, and we were overall pleased with the choice. The happy burble of rushing water helped immensely in drowning out traffic noise from the highway, which was a bit annoying as you got further from the water.The major downside to our stay was the outhouse situation. The larger of the two loops had a really nice, newer set of pit toilets, but the small loop where we stayed had much older toilets. The doors kept being left open so they were absolutely full of bugs, they reeked worse than almost any pit toilet I've ever used (probably why people kept leaving the doors open), and when we arrived the floor and toilet seat in one was covered in feces and the other in urine. This campground doesn't have an on site host and the restrooms seem to only be checked once per day, so we ended up walking over to the other loop to use the facilities.There is no firewood for sale here or at Newhalem Creek, so bring your own. The general store in Newhalem has some but the price is steep.

Tori Webster

2021-05

July 2020: all spots were first come first serve. Water supply and bathrooms available. There is also trash AND recycle available! Dog friendly on leash. Such a lovely place to stay. About half of the campground spots are river side which is amazing. You can walk down your own little path to a private beach on the FREEZING cold river. 10/10 will come back here

Matt Owen

2022-05

~The Flatlanders Visit North Cascades~We picked up our RV in Seattle and headed to North Cascades for our first national park adventure in WA and needed a nearby base of operations. Goodell came up many times in our search with favorable responses, so we booked a slip (Slip 19, to be exact) and were so glad we picked this.The pictures below are our slip and then the Skagit River, which sits just maybe 50 feet out the back of the RV. Absolutely gorgeous, extremely quiet, and probably our favorite stop during our 9-day trip. There are no amenities but we still had some 4G Verizon signal down by the water's edge (not enough to stream, but could send a few pics to friends back home). While we won't find ourselves in this corner again for quite some time, I assure you that you'd be missing out if you didn't add this to your stops if you're in the area.

Rich KR

2023-05

Small Campground but very climatically located on the Skagit River. Very dense vegetation protects against the sun and rain and is green all around. A very nice but humid campground. The campground does not have a shower room, but the restrooms are neat and clean. Good place to stay.

Kia E

2021-05

We got a campsite right by the river, and it was so peaceful. The site had enough room for our camp kitchen, screened tent and 8 person tent. Vault toilets were as clean as a vault toilets can be, and had hand sanitizer.

hunter hilligoss

2023-05

Pretty spot on the river with a raft launch. Little Smokey due to fires but free for winter so perfect spot!

Carla Jacobson

2023-08

My favorite campground, but do not book number 9 if you can help it. It is across from and perfectly downwind from the outhouse. There was no place I could find in the camp to escape it. I seriously would have been better putting my tent Inside the outhouse… It would’ve smell better.:(

Brenda Lawlor

2021-05

It's open! Camping here June 25. And the big surprise is that its free right now. I don't know for how long, normally it's $16 night. Best for tents and smaller trailers.

Peter Williamson

2023-11

Great spot in amongst the trees (obviously dreadful for solar). Loved hearing the river at night. Good for a few days. Will be back

Jill S

2023-05

Beautiful campground along a beautiful river! Plenty of privacy and space from your neighbors!Clean and dog friendly.Don't care for pit toilets but other than that it was quiet and beautiful

Alex Lin

2019-05

This is a really nice and vibrant campground. There's a beach next to it as well.

Trippy Chris

2021-05

Great place that isn't really well known, so it is still a hideaway. Lovely place to get away, have a fire and be near the river. Depending on which riverside site, it is either smooth and calm water...or the sounds of rushing water just near your site that help relax you to sleep. Awesome lil' nook in the woods and very affordable.

Alpine Adventures

2020-05

Alpine Adventures meets in the parking lot at the entrance to the campground where there is a turn around and a boat launch.Guide Tip: The campground has pit toilets that can get kind of smelly. We suggest using the nice bathrooms 1 mile up the highway in the town of Newhalem. There are brand new nice facilities with multiple flush toilets located on Main St at the Skagit Information Center.

Peter Hahn

2021-05

It is July 28th, 2020, today. This campsite is still first come first serve and free. We left Seattle area at 8 a.m. and arrived here at 11 a.m. There were still a number if sites available. We were lucky to take a site right by the river. There are bear warnings here. Tall mountains, tall trees and clear Skagit river flowing by, it is a very great campground to enjoy.

Road Bytes

2019-05

One of my favourite campgrounds. Many sites have direct access to the Skagit River. Clean outhouses, very private sites. Bears, lots of bears, if you don't know how to coexist with the wildlife safely then this place may not be for you. But if you can respect their habitat then they'll pass right on by you no problem. There is a seperate day use and campsite area. Also a boat launch. Less than 5 min away from Newhalem. The local general store keeps short hours so go in with everything that you need unless you get there early on a work day.

anant maria

2023-09

A good campground, at entrance to North Cascades National Park. Very convenient location.

Josh Lima

2019-05

Nice little site right in the North Cascades. It's a first come first serve site like a majority of the national Park sites. Water and outhouses are available at the and there is a raft / kayak launch if you're interested in going down the river.

Wandervans Campervans

2017-05

Lush Campground with some very private sites and some sites near the river. This is a great campground in the shoulder seasons when the national park campgrounds are closed. There is a bathroom and water available. You are just enough off the road and in the vegetation that the road noise is muted.

Jacob Jawson

2021-05

This is a first come first serve campground. Newhalem on the other side of the river is reservable. Everyother camp spot has running wster. Very nice day use picnic shelter next to the skagit river. Has pit toilets, no showers. Better recycling options would be nice.

Elizabeth Shenton

2023-05

Great campsite. A little small with the tent having to be so close to the bear locker. Well located for North Cascades activities.

Ken Kellogg

2022-05

Van camped here maybe 30 years ago.Heavily forested campground right on the Skagit River.The water has a slightly cloudy look from glacial flour runoff

Dio Photo

2022-05

Beautiful campground with skagit river.

Laurie Meade

2019-05

It was cold and raining when I was there in early October. No fee, as the water was turned off. Very shaded sites. River access. Nice spot not far from the visitor center.

Anika Christian

2021-05

Gorgeous. However, in the winter months the water is turned off but you can still fill a pan from the river and boil on the grill.

Jim Bigelow

2016-05

Pretty campground and picnic shelter by the skagit river. Stopped for lunch in the shelter. Today (August 18, 2015) it is very smoky.

Monica Crosson

2023-05

Beautiful