Troublesome Creek
Its 25 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs View Recreation.gov for Fee Information and open season dates.. Troublesome Creek is a National Forest campground near Skykomish, Washington.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 2Troublesome Creek at Troublesome Creek Campground. Photo: USDA Forest Service by Ben Brannon, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 30 ft
Troublesome Creek sits inside Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.1 miles outside the boundary of Wild Sky Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- View Recreation.gov for Fee Information and open season dates.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 25
- Tent sites
- 7
- Accessible sites
- 5
- Max RV length
- 30 ft
- Site driveways
- Back-in
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
25 sites; the longest takes a 30 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book site 001 |
| 002 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 002 |
| 003 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book site 003 |
| 004 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book site 004 |
| 005 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 005 |
| 006 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 006 |
| 007 | TROUBLESOME | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book site 007 |
| 008 | TROUBLESOME | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 008 |
| 009 | TROUBLESOME | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 009 |
| 010 | TROUBLESOME | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 010 |
| 011 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 011 |
| 012 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 012 |
| 013 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 013 |
| 014 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 014 |
| 015 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 015 |
| 016 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 016 |
| 017 | TROUBLESOME | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 017 |
| 018 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 018 |
| 019 | TROUBLESOME | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 019 |
| 020 | TROUBLESOME | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 020 |
| 021 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 021 |
| 022 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 022 |
| 023 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 023 |
| 024 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book site 024 |
| 025 | TROUBLESOME | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 025 |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-29. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 1,200 ft
47.8976, -121.4009 in Snohomish. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Troublesome Creek
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Lake Roesiger, whose mapped center point is 24 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Lake Roesiger fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs and waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Troublesome Creek, in straight-line miles: Wallace Falls (waterfall, 12 miles), Scenic Hot Springs (hot spring, 17 miles), and Goldmyer Hot Springs (hot spring, 28 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
First-come San Juan First-come Gothic Basin Camping Area First-come Boulder Lake Camping Area First-come Big Greider Lake Campground More campgrounds: camping near Skykomish and campgrounds in Snohomish.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, fireRings, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: USDA Forest Service by Ben Brannon, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Photo 2: USDA Forest Service by Ben Brannon, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)