Campground · North Cascades National Park
A small boat-in camp for a quiet Ross Lake night.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
North Cascades Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for North Cascades National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Happy Creek: Short Forest Loop or Falls Hike“Happy Creek Forest Walk is coming up, a good choice for a short break among old-growth trees. Allow fifteen to twenty minutes for the gentle, wheelchair-accessible loop, mostly on boardwalk beside the creek.”
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Green Point is a boat-in campground on Ross Lake in the North Cascades National Park Complex. It has five individual sites, one group site, a boat dock and trail access. This is a remote overnight stop for a lakeside stay, not a roadside campground.
Reach Green Point by boat or trail. It sits 0.8 miles from Ross Dam by lake distance; that is not the hiking mileage. A backcountry permit is required for Ross Lake boat-in camps, and the lake can be very windy, so pack for wind on the water.
Visitors describe a peaceful setting with views across the lake toward the mountains. One camper reports a vault toilet, fire rings with grills, tables and sandy tent pads; confirm facilities before relying on those details. A potable-water source is not listed for Green Point, so plan to carry drinking water.
Wildlife
101 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
70 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
20 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
77 sightingsSooty GrouseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
23 sightingsWhite-tailed PtarmiganMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
75 sightingsWestern ToadMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across North Cascades. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasyHappy Creek Forest Walk0.3 mi · 15 min · 0.8 mi awayA short boardwalk loop beside Happy Creek and old-growth trees.
ModerateHappy Creek Falls Trail2.6 mi · 2.5 hr · 0.8 mi awayOld sawmill relics and stepped falls reward a steep creekside climb.
ModerateRoss Dam Trail2.5 mi · 2 hr · 0.9 mi awayWalk through forest to Ross Dam, then climb back to SR 20.
ChallengingBig Beaver Trail24.6 mi · 18 hr · 0.9 mi awayA long valley traverse past ancient cedars and beaver marshes.
EasyDeer Creek Loop0.3 mi · 15 min · 3.2 mi awayA quarter-mile loop winds beside Deer Creek Shelter.
ModerateSourdough Creek Trail3.5 mi · 2.8 hr · 3.3 mi awayA forest path to Sourdough Creek Falls, with a rocky finish.
ModerateDiablo Lake Trail7.6 mi · 4.5 hr · 3.3 mi awayA long forest climb earns a high bridge over Diablo Lake
ModerateThunder Knob Trail3.8 mi · 2.5 hr · 4 mi awayTake the steady climb for broad views over turquoise Diablo Lake.
Lodging · 0.3 mi awayRoss Lake ResortA floating Ross Lake resort reached by boat or a mile-long hike.
Sight · 0.9 mi awayRoss DamWalk a concrete dam between Ross Lake and the Skagit gorge.
Sight · 0.9 mi awayRoss Lake OverlookA quick Ross Lake view from a wooded Highway 20 pullout.
Campground · 1.5 mi awayCougar Island CampTwo island campsites for a self-sufficient night on Ross Lake.
Campground · 2.2 mi awayRoland Point CampA remote boat-in camp tucked into a Ross Lake cove.
Campground · 2.4 mi awayMcMillan CampA three-site boat-in camp that takes planning to reach.
Campground · 2.5 mi awayBig Beaver Boat CampBoat-in campsites with a gateway to Big Beaver Valley.
Campground · 2.6 mi awayBuster Brown CampA lake camp reached by water, with its own boat dock.Parkwolf’s North Cascades ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
