Goodell Creek Campground
(Milepost 119)

This secluded campground located about a mile west of the North Cascades Visitor Center off State Route 20 offers a good diversity of riparian species including warblers, vireos, tanagers, and flycatchers. The Skagit River which courses nearby hosts a number of ducks with occasional Harlequin and Red-breasted Mergansers. Watch for Violet-green, Rough-winged, Barn and Tree Swallows in spring competing with low flying Vaux's Swifts for scrumptious mosquitos. Belted Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons, American Dippers and Spotted Sandpipers occur along the river banks.

A walk around the campground in spring can be rewarded with singing Cassin's and Warbling Vireos. MaGillivray's, Orange-crowned, Yellow and if you're lucky, Nashville Warblers can be found along the thickets next to the road. River Otters occasionally occur around the mouth of Goodell Creek.

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