Excelsior Group Camp in WA -- Campground & RV Camping

Excelsior Group Camp sits in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest near the North Fork of the Nooksack River. The facility features two distinct group sites that each accommodate up to 50 people, equipped with picnic tables, fire pits, a group fire ring at Site A, and vault toilets. People come to hike and fish in the surrounding Cascade Mountains. Nearby routes include the Horseshoe Bend Trail through old-growth forest along river rapids and the Skyline Divide Trail, which climbs into high alpine meadows with clear views of Mt. Baker.

Getting there: From Seattle, Washington, go north on I-5 to Bellingham. Take exit 255 onto Sunset Drive/Mt. Baker Highway SR 542. Turn right (east) on SR 542 and continue past the town of Glacier near mile 33. Continue past Glacier approximately 7 miles to the campground. The sign for the campground is located on the left (north) side of the highway. The campground access road is on the right (south) side of the highway, just before mile post 40. Turn right on the access road and then take the first right through the gated entrance of the campground. Site B is the first site on the left. Site A is the loop at the end of the driveway.

• Moderately separated here.
• Excelsior Peak stands 4,261 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles northeast.
• North Fork Nooksack River runs 0.2 mi off.
• A group campground, with most of them shaded.

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