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Drive US Highway 2 to just west of milepost 50. Turn north on Beckler River Road (Forest Service Road 65) toward Beckler River Campground. Stay on Forest Service Road 65 for 15 miles to the junction with North Fork Skykomish (Forest Service Road 63). Continue straight on the paved road for .7 miles. San Juan Campground will be on your left. Continue past for another 2 miles to Troublesome Creek Campground.
Campground is awesome. Great views and well kept sites. The road Google would have you take is still closed from a wash-out, so you will have to go up forest access road 65 like previous reviews have described.
Awesome place!! Tons of huckleberries and the sites are far enough apart that you can't hear your neighbors. Lots of trails and old roads to explore nearby. Index-Galena road is washed out, so if you're coming from the west, keep going to Beckler River road and follow it about 15 miles.
Beautiful campground, river, and nature trail. A variety of sites from forest to right on the river. My kids loved playing on the sand bar and side channels of the North Fork Skykomish River. Minus 1 star for 3 closed bathrooms in west campground and no drinking water (as of 7-2-2022). Reservable, $26/night. Walk-in and multiple-tent sites are nice. San Juan Campground or dispersed camping are less expensive.
The campground at Troublesome Creek is an absolute gem. Located about two hours from any significant population base, accessible off of a (mostly) dirt forest service road, you’ll marvel at the serenity of this idyllic campground. There are two sides to this campground, an east and a west loop. My spot was on the east loop, space 15 and I’d definitely recommend the spaces on the east loop, as they give you ample privacy with equally ample access to the creek and the North Fork of the Skykomish River. No power hookups means you can set the devices aside and worry little about what’s happening in the city. Out here, the entertainment is happening in nature. Views of surrounding peaks, the rush of the water as it flows past and as night falls, the dotting of stars in the inky black sky will give you exactly what you need before heading back to civilization. Nature truly is the best. I’ll be back to this campground again, no doubt.
GOOGLE DIRECTIONS WARNING! This was very hard to get to but well worth the trek. Google takes you to a closed road that has been inaccessible for 15 years. We had to ask a local how to get there and then once he got us on the right path, we had to stop another car for further directions as we could no longer get service. Keep left at the turn offs, follow 63 down to the left after the trail head. Read other people’s directions because I’m unclear on how we finally made it there. But it was well worth the trek! Stunning views, secluded campsites, hiking trails along the river directly from the campgrounds. 10/10 recommend if you’re looking to get lost in nature.
