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USFSMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · Washington
Coal Creek Group Camp
Overview Coal Creek Group Campground sits along the scenic Mountain Loop Road in the Mt.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.1,654ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rig36 ft
Electricnonesites
From Seattle1h41real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,654 ft, Coal Creek Group Camp has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 33°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 10 named hiking routes, 9 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
69%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 18
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 20.
55°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Seattle
67 mi
1h41
02
Yakima
199 mi
4h14
03
Spokane
335 mi
6h39
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
10
Trail segments
33
Peaks
9
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.