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Boat-In Camping

Canoes at Colonial Creek loaded for camping on Diablo Lake.

NPS/NOCA/David Snyder

 

Seclusion, scenery, and still water. Twenty-five boat-in camps dot the backcountry shorelines of North Cascades National Park Complex. On Lake Chelan, explore the shoreline of a water pathway used by human travelers for thousands of years. Along the Skagit, visit hidden coves, islands, and bays created by the dams of the Skagit Hydroelectric Project on Diablo and Ross Lakes.

Use the following lists and the Wilderness Trip Planner before your visit.

 

Lake Chelan Boat-In Camps
These sites are accessed from the Stehekin region.

 

Camp	Number of Sites	Elevation	Comments
Weaver Point	22	1100	Treated water. Direct access to Stehekin Landing by boat.
Manly Wham	1	1100	Lakeshore camp near Bridal Veil Falls.
Flick Creek	1	1100	Camp located near Lakeshore Trail.

 

Ross Lake Boat-In Camps
Refer to Boating on Ross Lake for special regulations and tips for the backcountry.

 

Camp	Miles (KM) From Ross Dam	Miles (KM) From Hozomeen	Number of Sites	Group Sites	Trail Access	Boat Dock
Green Point	0.8 (1.3)	21.2 (33.9)	5	X	X	X
Cougar Island	2.4 (3.9)	19.6 (31.4)	2			X
Roland Point	3.5 (5.6)	18.5 (29.6)	1
McMillan	4 (6.4)	18 (28.8)	3	X		X
Spencer's	4.3 (6.9)	17.7 (28.3)	2			X
Big Beaver	4.6 (7.4)	17.4 (27.8)	7	X	X	X
May Creek	5 (8)	17 (27.2)	1		X	X
Rainbow Point	6 (9.6)	16 (25.6)	3		X	X
Devil's Junction	9 (14.4)	13 (20.8)	1		X	X
Ten Mile Island	10 (16)	12 (19.2)	3
Dry Creek	10.4 (16.7)	11.6 (18.6)	4
Ponderosa	11 (17.6)	11 (17.6)	2	X
Lodgepole	11.4 (18.4)	10.6 (17)	3	X	X
Lightning Creek Stock Camp	11.8 (18.9)	10.2 (16.3)	2	X	X
Lightning Creek Boat Camp	12 (19.3)	10 (16)	6	X	X	X
Cat Island	13 (20.8)	9 (14.4)	4	X		X
Little Beaver	15 (24)	7 (11.2)	5	X	X	X
Boundry Bay	16.5 (26.5)	5.5 (8.8)	3	X		X
Silver Creek	20 (32)	2 (3.2)	3	X		X
Hozomeen	22 (35)	-------	Drive in campground

 

Diablo Lake Boat Access Camps

Map of Diablo Lake

 

Camp	Miles (KM) From Colonial Creek Campground	Number of Sites	Boat Dock
Buster Brown	2.8 (4.7)	3	X
Hidden Cove	2.6 (4.3)	1	X
Thunder Point	2.0 (3.3)	3	X