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Silver Lake Camping Area

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Monte Cristo
Monte CristoAttractions

Monte Cristo is a ghost town northwest of Monte Cristo Peak, in eastern Snohomish County in western Washington. The town was active as a mining area for gold and silver from 1889 to 1907, and later became a resort town that operated until 1983.

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Silvertip Peak (1,871 m)
Silvertip Peak (1,871 m)Summits & peaks

Silvertip Peak is a 6,140-foot (1,870-metre) mountain summit located in the North Cascades, in Snohomish County of Washington state. It is situated 3.5 miles south of Barlow Pass along the Mountain Loop Highway, in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into tributaries of the Sauk River, or so

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Barlow Pass Trailhead
Barlow Pass TrailheadTrails & trailheads

Barlow Pass (elevation 2,362 feet (720 m)) is a mountain pass on the west side of the Cascades in Washington on the Mountain Loop Highway between Silverton and Darrington. It is a popular trail head for access to the old mining town of Monte Cristo and has a branch off to hike up to Gothic Basin, which is about a mile in. The mining boom at Monte Cristo, starting in 1890, resulted in the need for

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Elliot Creek / Goat Lake TrailheadTrails & trailheads6.7 km · ~23 min driveDirections ↗
Sunrise Mine TrailheadTrails & trailheads6.8 km · ~12 min driveDirections ↗
Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation AreaParks & play

conservation area in Snohomish County, Washington state, United States of America

130.4 km · ~156 min driveDirections ↗
Twin Peaks (West Peak) (1,732 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in Snohomish County, Washington, United States of America

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Twin Peaks (East Peak) (1,707 m)
Twin Peaks (East Peak) (1,707 m)Summits & peaks

Columbia Peak is a mountain peak in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington. Columbia Peak rises to 7,172 feet (2,186 m). Together with Monte Cristo Peak and Kyes Peak it forms a basin that contains Columbia Glacier and Blanca Lake.

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Wild Sky Wilderness
Wild Sky WildernessParks & play

The Wild Sky Wilderness is a 106,577-acre (431 km2) wilderness area in the western Cascade Range of Washington state. The wilderness is within the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest north of the U.S. Highway 2 towns of Index and Skykomish. The wilderness flanks, but does not include, the North Fork Skykomish River and the Beckler River. The Henry M. Jackson Wilderness is adjacent to the east a

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Pride Basin FallsWaterfalls150.4 km · ~183 min driveDirections ↗
View of Blanca Lake
View of Blanca LakeAttractions

Blanca Lake is located in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness Area in the Cascade Mountains of the U.S. state of Washington. Blanca Lake sits in a basin surrounded by the peaks of Monte Cristo, Kyes, and Columbia. The lake is fed by the Columbia Glacier to the northwest and is drained by Troublesome Creek, a tributary of the North Fork Skykomish River. The glacier's cold, silt-filled melt water is wha

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Blanca Lake Falls
Blanca Lake FallsWaterfalls

Virgin Lake is a small lake with moderately clear water, located at the edge of the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness Area along the Blanca Lake Trail in Washington, United States. The lake is 4,577 ft. (1,395 m) above sea level.

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Henry M. Jackson Wilderness
Henry M. Jackson WildernessParks & play

The Henry M. Jackson Wilderness is a 103,297-acre (41,803 ha) designated wilderness area in the state of Washington, United States. The area lies adjacent to the southwest corner of the Glacier Peak Wilderness, northwest of Stevens Pass on U.S. Highway 2 and northeast of the town of Skykomish, Washington. Wild Sky Wilderness is located immediately southwest of the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness. Whil

166.5 km · ~188 min driveDirections ↗

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Can I bring an RV or caravan to Silver Lake Camping Area?

No, caravans and RVs aren't permitted here.

Can I pitch a tent at Silver Lake Camping Area?

Yes, tent camping is allowed.

Are there toilets at Silver Lake Camping Area?

Yes, toilets are available on site.

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