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Silver Fir Campground is situated along the North Fork Nooksack River in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The area offers stunning scenery and access to numerous recreational activities within the North Cascades in Washington.
The campground provides a prime location for hiking and picnicking in summer and early fall and is a non-motorized Sno-Park in the winter. Hikers and backpackers are especially fortunate to have access to a variety of trails near the campground and in the surrounding Mt. Baker Wilderness area. Trails accessed from Hannegan Pass Road, less than a mile from the campground, lead into stunning scenery in the Mt. Baker Wilderness and North Cascades National Park.
Silver Fir Campground is a smaller campground, offering sites to accommodate tents and RVs. A group picnic shelter for up to 25 people is also available. Picnic tables and campfire rings with grills are provided, as are vault toilets and drinking water. No electrical hookups are available. Groceries, firewood and other conveniences are available 20 minutes away in the nearby community of Glacier.
The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest showcases rugged peaks, sparkling alpine lakes and old-growth forests, providing visitors with unique and surprising landscapes. Mt. Baker, the most prominent feature of the Mt. Baker Wilderness, dominates the landscape on a clear day. Rising to an elevation of 10,781 feet, the active volcano is perpetually snow-capped and mantled with an extensive network of creeping glaciers. Mt. Baker's summit, Grant Peak, is a 1,300-foot-deep mound of ice, which hides a massive volcanic crater. Wildlife in the area includes mountain goats traversing the higher elevations to squirrels and black bears in the forests. Migratory birds and native fish find ample habitat in the varied ecosystems as well.
Visitors enjoy hiking, picnicking and photography in the Heather Meadows area located along the upper reaches of the Mt. Baker Scenic Byway, SR 542. Many popular hikes and climbing routes are located in the surrounding Mt. Baker Wilderness and backpackers enjoy visiting the northern reaches of North Cascades National Park.
For facility specific information, please call (360) 386-8214.
From Seattle, Washington, go north on I-5 to Bellingham. Take exit 255 onto Sunset Drive/Mt. Baker Highway SR 542. Continue on SR 542 past the town of Glacier near mile 33 and continue approximately 12.5 miles to the campground. The campground is on the right (west) side of the highway after crossing the bridge over the North Fork Nooksack River.
Our trip was awesome! We went with a couple families, and the connected campsites were perfect! The camp host was nice, and the river was gorgeous! It’s close distance to the mountains was really nice for day hikes! The only downside was the fire ban, but we were able to make s’mores over a camp stove so it was all good 👍. Definitely recommend staying here!
TIP to anyone that makes reservations and shows up at this campground when its busy season. Mark your reservation site with something. When we arrived there was no camp host so we drove to our site and saw it was empty and thought nothing of it. We took off to do a hike. 6 hrs later returned and it was around 8pm. The campsite was occupied by someone else. We located the camp host and were able to sort out the situation. However for anyone that reserves and finds themselves in such a situation like ours. Make sure you mark your campsite with a tent or chair. Otherwise like previous reviewers have mention. Lots of bugs right now. Especially mosquitos and the mice are around too.
This is THE MOST beautiful campsite we've ever stayed at, that's why I absolutely hate leaving this 3 star review. Everything about our stay here was wonderful, except for the terrible campground host! We stayed here for 2 nights and upon arrival the host "greeted" us and made it abundantly clear that since we had a travel trailer, that if we had a generator we could only use it from 8-6pm, which is not what the Mt.Baker forest supervisor office had told me, they assured us we could use it until 10pm. The reason we were in the area is because we were getting married the next day and would be using the generator for a few things in the morning to get ready. Around 9am the next day, the host stopped by the campsite and made the very rude comment that he couldn't hear the river over our generator and wish people wouldn't come there with them. Our generator is probably one of the most quiet ones we've ever heard, that's the reason we bought it. But the story doesn't end there. Around 2pm, the host comes by AGAIN and very rudely said that he couldn't take his nap with the sound of our generator running. The whole interaction with him was awful! His presence and his backhanded comments really ruined our stay. GET HIM OUT OF THERE! We would return if it wasn't for him!
On another note, we stayed at site #11 and it was perfect for our 19ft travel trailer, but you probably couldn't fit anything much bigger. We had access to the river from our site and it was absolutely beautiful!
Stayed at campsite #1 for a couple nights. Great access to the river, had both clean campgrounds and bathrooms, and easy to reserve at a reasonable price.
Stayed at #11. Feels secluded with easy river access and lots of trees to hang a hammock! Pit toilet smelled good and was clean. Would be nice if hand sanitizer is provided.
