Goodell Creek Campground — Hotel in Area E (Chilliwack River Valley)

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...

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...

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...