Merrill Lake Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington     Custom Search   AMENITIES: Restrooms Tap Water If you love fly-fishing, this campground is a perfect spot for you. Merrill Lake also has a boat launch. The scenery around here is breathtaking. The campsites fill up fast though and keep in mind sites are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Merrill Lake is a lovely place for swimming & kayaking! Says Tracy Waters (see picture) This is a primitive campground which as expected means that there are not many facilities. Water hookups are on hand here, and primitive camping at a campround like Merrill Lake Campground is a good way to be near the wilderness. As if Merrill Lake Campground wasn't enough,       you can also go fishing, hiking, whitewater paddling, and swimming, so you won’t get bored. Ok, it's time for camping, don't you think? Merrill Lake Campground in Washington is a pleasant choice. Camping in Washington is such an enjoyable   activity. Merrill Lake Campground is located in the Northern Cascade Range. There are obviously restrooms at this campground, and it is incredibly charming here at this primitive campground. Of course it may be challenging to get to a primitive campground such as this one, but it's worth the effort. Quite a lot of amusing stuff to do in close proximity to Merrill Lake Campground, and what a pleasant site for camping it is. Merrill Lake Campground is a very well loved campground by residents of Cougar. The nearby category III-IV, 15-mile-from-beginning-to-end Upper Kalama Falls to Gobar Creek segment of whitewater on Kalama River is heaps of fun. This segment of Kalama River   is fitting for whitewater paddlers who have been whitewater rafting or kayaking for a period of time but who are not yet set for the especially treacherous rapids.   Merrill Lake is a lovely place for swimming & kayaking! - says: Tracy Waters BIGGER SIZE PICTURE HERE Best Western Plus Battle Ground Inn & Suites, Battle Ground 23 miles away    Great Wolf Lodge Grand Mound, Grand Mound 24 miles away    Best Western Plus Parkersville Inn & Suites, Washougal 25 miles away    Candlewood Suites VANCOUVER-CAMAS, Vancouver 26 miles away Other campgrounds near Merrill Lake Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington:    Cougar RV Park, Cougar, 2 miles away    Lone Fir Resort Motel and RV Park, Cougar, 2 miles away    Kalama Horse Camp, Cougar, 3 miles away    Beaver Creek - Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forests, Mountlake Terrace, 3 miles away    Beaver Bay Campground, Cowlitz County, 3 miles away    Cougar Park, Cougar, 4 miles away    Saddle Dam Campground, Cowlitz County, 6 miles away    Cougar Sno-Park, Cougar, 7 miles away    Cresap Bay - PP, Ariel, 8 miles away    Marble Mt Sno-Park, Cougar, 10 miles away Paddling Rivers Near Merrill Lake Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington:    Kalama River, Cowlitz County, 5 miles away       Class III-IV - 15 miles long (Upper Kalama Falls to Gobar Creek)    Toutle - South Fork, Cowlitz County, 6 miles away       Class II-III - 11 miles long (Harrington Place to Big Wolf Creek)    Canyon Creek - Lewis River Tributary, Clark County, 7 miles away       Class IV+ - 3.2 miles long (Fly Creek to Merwin Reservoir)    Fly Creek, Clark County, 10 miles away       Class V+ - 5.5 miles long (Little Fly Creek to Canyon Creek)    Hoffstadt Creek, Cowlitz County, 12 miles away       Class IV-V(V+) - 4.2 miles long (3100 Road to North Fork Toutle) Public Lands near Merrill Lake Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington:    Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 38 miles away    Battle Ground Lake State Park, Washington, 19 miles away    Rooster Rock State Park, Oregon, 25 miles away    Lewis and Clark State Park, Oregon, 27 miles away    Guy W. Talbot State Park, Oregon, 27 miles away    Shepperds Dell State Park, Oregon, 27 miles away Trails near Merrill Lake Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington:    Toutle River Trail, Cowlitz County, 7 miles away        19.4 hiking miles, 1678 feet elevation difference    Saint Helens Way, Skamania County, 10 miles away       6 hiking miles, 1114 feet elevation difference    Coldwater Trail, Skamania County, 12 miles away        10.6 hiking miles, 3233 feet elevation difference    Fawn Lake Trail, Cowlitz County, 12 miles away       1.4 hiking miles, 361 feet elevation difference    Siouxon Trail, Skamania County, 13 miles away       4.8 hiking miles, 1860 feet elevation difference    Horseshoe Ridge Trail, Skamania County, 14 miles away       4.8 hiking miles, 2830 feet elevation difference    Pine Creek Trail, Skamania County, 14 miles away       7 hiking miles, 2561 feet elevation difference Lakes Near Merrill Lake Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington:    McBride Lake, Cowlitz County, 4 miles away    Coweeman Lake, Cowlitz County, 11 miles away Current weather conditions and forecast for Merrill Lake Campground, Northern Cascade Range, Washington Local climate location: COUGAR 13 miles away Outdoors Recreation Near Longview-Kelso, Washington Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Longview-Kelso, Washington, the metro area neareast to Merrill Lake Campground. 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