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Downey Creek Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington

   

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Getting to this primitive campground can be rather challenging, but it's well worth it. Downey Creek Campground is a primitive campground which needless to say means that there are quite few services. If by chance natural splendor is what you feel like, this primitive campground is what you would like. At Downey Creek Campground you could get a more delightful wilderness experience than you would get at a more civilized campground. There is so much cool stuff to do near Downey Creek Campground; what a pleasant site for camping it is.
You need to get out; Downey Creek Campground in Washington is a pleasant site to go. This campground is one of the great sites to camp here
 
    in the Northern Cascade Range.
So many local attractions and such a nice variety of outdoors recreation are great incentives to come. Washington has scores of outdoors activities.

Downey Creek has a type III-IV segment
 of whitewater close by. The 1-mile-from-start-to-finish Downey Creek trail to Suiattle River portion is tremendous to paddle. This portion of Downey Creek is a mid difficulty segment for paddling. Check restrictions in advance of a trip on the whitewater, or else it's not safe. With its 4,270 foot difference in elevation it's a lovely hiking trail; the Sulphur Mountain Way is 3.8 miles of wonderful backpacking. This hiking trail, the Sulphur Mountain Way is a difficult trek that necessitates in the region of one day. Meadow Mountain Trail close by is 13.4 miles long and has a good 4,096-foot variation in altitude; it's a pretty hiking trail. Approximately two days is around the quantity  
of time you need to walk the Meadow Mountain Trail, a difficult hiking trail. Fire Creek Trail in close proximity has a variation in elevation of 4,244 feet.  

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Other campgrounds near Downey Creek Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington:

   Sulphur Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 2 miles away
      
   Owl Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 6 miles away
      
   Pacific Crest Trail Trailcamp 2531.3 - Mica Lake Outlet, Skykomish, 6 miles away
      
   East Side Buck Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 7 miles away
      
   Buck Creek - Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forests, Mountlake Terrace, 8 miles away
      
   Pacific Crest Trail Trailcamp 2541.2 - Dolly Vista Trailcamp, Skykomish, 10 miles away
      
   Mt Baker - Snoqualmie - Marble Creek, Marblemount, 10 miles away
      
   Mineral Park Campground, Skagit County, 10 miles away
      
   Sloan Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 10 miles away
      
   Crystal Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 10 miles away
      

Paddling Rivers Near Downey Creek Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington:

   Downey Creek, Snohomish County, 1 miles away
      Class III-IV - 1 miles long (Downey Creek trail to Suiattle River)

   Suiattle River, Snohomish/Skagit County, 3 miles away
      Class III+ - 16 miles long (Sulphur Creek to Rat Trap Bridge)

   Whitechuck River, Snohomish County, 10 miles away
      Class IV - 6 miles long (Bridge above Crystal Creek to Sauk River confluence)

   Sloan Creek, Snohomish County, 11 miles away
      Class IV-V - 1 miles long (to National Forest Sauk)

   Sauk River - North Fork, Snohomish County, 11 miles away
      Class IV+ - 1.5 miles long (Above North Fork Falls)


Public Lands near Downey Creek Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington:

   Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA, 67 miles away
      
   North Cascades National Park, Sedro-Woolley - WA, 67 miles away
      
   Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA, 67 miles away
      
   Rockport State Park, Washington, 29 miles away

   Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, 29 miles away

   Wallace Falls State Park, Washington, 35 miles away


Trails near Downey Creek Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington:

   Sulphur Mountain Way, Snohomish County, 4 miles away
       3.8 hiking miles, 4270 feet elevation difference

   Meadow Mountain Trail, Snohomish County, 5 miles away
      13.4 hiking miles, 4096 feet elevation difference

   Fire Creek Trail, Snohomish County, 5 miles away
       23.2 hiking miles, 4244 feet elevation difference

   Fire Creek Way, Snohomish County, 5 miles away
       9.2 hiking miles, 1437 feet elevation difference

   Glacier Ridge Trail, Snohomish County, 6 miles away
       14.2 hiking miles, 3891 feet elevation difference

   Camp Creek Ridge Trail, Snohomish County, 6 miles away
       9 hiking miles, 4047 feet elevation difference

   Kennedy Ridge Trail, Snohomish County, 6 miles away
       18.8 hiking miles, 3975 feet elevation difference


Lakes Near Downey Creek Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington:

   Boulder Lake, Skagit County, 8 miles away

   Bouck Lake, Whatcom County, 20 miles away


Current weather conditions and forecast for Downey Creek Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington
Local climate location: NEWHALEM 8 miles away


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