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Pull-thru
USFSMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · Washington
Silver Fir Campground
Overview Silver Fir Campground is situated along the North Fork Nooksack River in Mt.
Sites2117 reservable
Elev.2,037ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig77 ft
Electricnonesites
From Seattle2h55real 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 2,037 ft, Silver Fir Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 21 sites total: 17 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 12 named hiking routes, 12 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
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 4
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 17.
53°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Seattle
126 mi
2h55
02
Yakima
262 mi
5h28
03
Spokane
398 mi
7h54
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 21 SITES
Color byShow only
15 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
1
Accessible
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Prime
21
Sites
★ The standout
Site 021
SILV · shaded.
To neighbor
174 ft
Max rig
38 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
12
Trail segments
98
Peaks
12
Viewpoints
6
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.