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Pull-thru
USFSMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · Washington
Money Creek Campground
Overview Situated on the banks of the South Fork Skykomish River in Mt.
Sites2423 reservable
Elev.922ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rig40 ft6 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Seattle1h32real 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 922 ft, Money Creek Campground has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 32°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 24 sites total: 23 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 6 pull-through, and the longest takes a 40-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 3 named hiking routes, 13 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
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 · Aug
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
75%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 2
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 22.
55°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Seattle
64 mi
1h32
02
Yakima
147 mi
3h09
03
Spokane
247 mi
5h02
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 24 SITES
Color byShow only
24 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
24
Sites
★ The standout
Site 014
Loop 1 · shaded.
To neighbor
196 ft
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
3
Trail segments
79
Peaks
13
Viewpoints
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.1 mi
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.