Dispersed Camping in Skagit County, Washington
Showing 41 locations in Skagit County.
Anacortes Ferry Parking
Anacortes Ferry Parking offers convenient overnight parking options for travelers seeking to catch an early ferry to the San Juan Islands or returning late. Located on Fidalgo Island, this paved public transit lot permits overnight stays for standard-sized vehicles and small campervans within designated parking stalls for a daily fee. Restrooms are situated nearby on the hill.
Anacortes Marina Street Parking
Paved city streets and shoreline parking areas near the skyline marina. Excellent for quick overnight stays before ferry departures, but requires high discretion as security and local law enforcement actively patrol the area.
Anacortes Marina Urban Stealth Parking
Street parking options along R Avenue near Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes. This urban street area offers flat, paved parking with public restrooms and water available nearby at Seafarers Memorial Park.
Anacortes Maritime District Stealth Parking
Paved street parking options located near the maritime museum and Cap Sante Marina area in Anacortes. The area provides convenient pedestrian access to local shops and dining options.
Anytime Fitness Mount Vernon
An Anytime Fitness parking lot in Mount Vernon, offering flat, paved parking suitable for low-profile vehicles.
Bay View State Park
Bay View State Park offers wooded and open campsites located just across from the shoreline of Padilla Bay. Campers can access the beach via a short pedestrian path under the road, though the shoreline transitions to mudflats during low tide. Amenities include clean restrooms, coin-operated hot showers (restricted overnight), partial hookups, and an onsite dump station. Expect occasional daytime noise from the nearby regional airfield, though nights remain peaceful.
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Blake’s RV Resort and Marina
A quiet private RV resort situated right along the river, positioned far from highway traffic. It features grassy parking sites with water and electrical hookups close to scenic local spots.
Bow Hill Rest Area
A well-maintained public rest area along Interstate 5 offering designated 8-hour parking zones that are frequently used for overnight stays.
Cap Sante Marina RV Park
An official marina-adjacent RV park that has transitioned from an informal dry-camping gravel lot to a developed facility with electrical hookups. Positioned right on the docks, the property offers tidy sites, credit card-operated showers, laundry facilities, and easy walking access to the restaurants and shops of downtown Anacortes. Free street parking options exist in the surrounding public streets for low-profile rigs seeking a free alternative.
Cascadia Marine Trail - Saddlebag Island State Park
This scenic marine state park campground is located on Saddlebag Island and is accessible only by boat, offering quiet campsites with fire rings and vault toilets.
Cascadia Marine Trail Campsite - Burrows Island
This marine trail campsite on Burrows Island is accessible only by water via human-powered watercraft, offering a remote waterfront camping experience within the state park.
Cascadia Marine Trail Campsite - James Island
A scenic marine trail campsite located on James Island State Park, accessible only by private watercraft. Part of the Cascadia Marine Trail, this water-trail site offers primitive camping options with picnic tables, fire rings, and vault toilets in a pristine saltwater island environment.
Cascadia Marine Trail Campsite - Pelican Beach
A scenic marine trail campsite located on Pelican Beach at the northeast end of Cypress Island, accessible only by watercraft or hiking trails. Managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, it features gravel tent pads, picnic tables, fire pits, and composting toilets. Perfect for kayakers exploring the San Juan Islands.
Cascadia Marine Trail Campsite - Pioneer Park
This Cascadia Marine Trail campsite in Pioneer Park is designated exclusively for boat-in campers arriving via human-powered watercraft, with no vehicle camping allowed in the park parking lot.
Cascadia Marine Trail Campsite - Skagit Island
This scenic, water-access-only campsite on Skagit Island is part of the Cascadia Marine Trail and offers primitive overnight stays for boaters.
Claims Forest Road Dispersed
Scenic road corridor offering dispersed camping pullouts winding through the lush Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest near Iron Mountain. Standard gravel forest roads provide easy access for most vehicle types to quiet, wooded sites.
Cypress Lake Campground
A quiet walk-in campground located next to Cypress Lake on Cypress Island, accessible only by hiking trails from the island's boat landings. The campground offers basic tent sites with tent pads, picnic tables, and a vault toilet. Because Cypress Island is a Natural Resources Conservation Area with no vehicle access, this site is strictly walk-in/pack-in only.
Denali Group Campsite
Denali is a private group campsite located along Klahowya Road within the Fire Mountain Scout Reservation. It is a forested campsite restricted to authorized group bookings and scouting events.
Doe Island Campground
Doe Island Campground is a secluded, marine-access-only campground within Doe Island State Marine Park, offering watertrail campsites for kayakers and boaters looking for a quiet wilderness experience in the San Juan Islands.
Duckett Campsite
Duckett is a group camping area along Swinomish Lane within the Fire Mountain Scout Reservation. It features a wooded layout intended for organized scout troops and group events.
Fidalgo Bay RV Resort
A fully developed waterfront RV resort offering 139 full hookup sites with scenic bay views, modern amenities, and paved access. Rig lengths range from 37 to 69 feet with pull-through and back-in options available.
Finney-Cumberland Road Dispersed
This forest road offers dispersed camping corridors winding through the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. It provides a peaceful wooded environment with multiple gravel pullouts suitable for various camping setups.
Fire Mountain Scout Reservation
This zone covers the private camping areas within the Fire Mountain Scout Reservation near Cultus Lake. These campsites are strictly reserved for registered scouting groups and private events, and are not open to the general public.
Greenstone Farm Camping
A charming, small-scale private farm campground offering a quiet stay. This location features sites for horse camping, tents, and a few RV spots with hookups, along with clean, heated restroom and shower facilities.
KOA Burlington/Anacortes
A fully developed commercial KOA campground featuring comprehensive amenities, ideal for families and large RV setups looking for a full-service base camp near Burlington.
Lake Erie Mercantile Coffee Campground
A small, privately owned campground situated near Anacortes, Washington, offering convenient access to local attractions such as Mount Erie.
Mt Vernon RV Park
A convenient, managed RV park located near Mount Vernon town amenities, offering basic services including restrooms, laundry, and electric-only site options.
Petro Parking
A commercial parking lot located near Highway 20 in Sedro-Woolley, offering a convenient and paved option for a quick overnight stopover.
Pioneer Trails RV Resort
A well-maintained, private RV resort surrounded by towering trees, offering spacious sites and modern conveniences near Fidalgo Island attractions.
Planet Fitness Burlington
Paved parking lot associated with Planet Fitness in Burlington, offering a potential one-night stay for active gym members. The lot is shared with other retail stores, is well-lit, and experiences active security patrols as well as periodic early-morning maintenance noise.
Quaker Cove Retreat
A peaceful faith-based retreat center on Fidalgo Island offering wooded RV sites, cabins, and tent camping close to the water.
Rasar State Park
A beautifully maintained state park campground along the Skagit River, offering heavily wooded loops, walk-in tent options, non-hookup sites, and full utility hookups. Amenities include free hot showers, an RV dump station, potable water, and flush toilets. This campground provides an excellent basecamp for exploring the North Cascades corridor.
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Salish (Black Hawk) Campsite
Salish (Black Hawk) is a campsite located on Swinomish Lane within the Fire Mountain Scout Reservation. The site is situated in a quiet, wooded area designed for youth group camping.
Samish Island Campground & Retreat Center
This developed campground and retreat center on Samish Island offers a quiet, community-oriented coastal environment near Samish Beach.
Seal Landing
A remote shoreline landing on the eastern coast of Cypress Island, offering scenic views of the Guemes Channel. Accessible only by boat or hiking trails, this pristine shoreline area provides walk-in access to the island's trail system.
Sedro-Woolley's Riverfront RV Park
A well-maintained municipal RV park situated inside Sedro-Woolley's city park along the Skagit River, featuring level gravel sites and grassy surroundings.
Swinomish Casino RV Park
An RV park and casino property overlooking the Puget Sound and Padilla Bay, offering full-hookup sites on grassy lawns and a budget-friendly overflow dry camping area when the main park is full.
Thousand Trails La Conner
A massive, fully developed commercial campground along Lone Tree Road featuring waterfront and forested campsites. The facility offers extensive amenities including a swimming pool, lodge, and hot tub.
Washington Park Campground
A beautiful city-run park campground near the San Juan Island ferry terminal, featuring three loops with both hookup and non-hookup sites nested in a shaded forest setting near the water. Perfect for early morning ferry travelers.