Purple Point Campground
48.3131, -120.6581 · Park boundary: National Park Service
Located at the head of Lake Chelan, Purple Point Campground is a ten-minute walk from the boat dock at Stehekin Landing. All sites are walk-in sites for small to medium-sized tents and are first-come, first-served. Stehekin is a remote community with limited facilities and is only accessible by foot, boat, or plane.
- Every day
- All Day
Purple Point Campground is open year-round with vault toilets. Potable water and garbage service are available from Memorial Day weekend through mid-September but not during the rest of the year.
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
Purple Point Campground sites are first-come, first-served.
- Drinking water
- Yes - seasonal
- Food storage lockers
- Yes - year round
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - seasonal · Vault Toilets - year round
- Trash & recycling
- Yes - seasonal
- Amphitheater
- No
- Camp store
- No
- Cell reception
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Firewood for sale
- No
- Host on site
- No
- Ice for sale
- No
- Internet
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Showers
- None
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
- RVs
- Not allowed
- Trailers
- Not allowed
- Access roads
- Paved Roads - All vehicles OK
- Classification
- Limited Development Campground
No wheelchair accessible sites available.
No ADA sites available. All sites are walk-in and require access via dirt trail.
Campfires are allowed within designated fire rings. Downed or dead wood may be collected. Firewood may be available for purchase from a private vendor nearby. Fire bans are common during summer months.
There is no cell phone service available with any carrier in the area.
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
There are no roads or car access into Stehekin. Accessible by foot, boat or plane only. Visitors may take a passenger ferry or their own boat, which may be parked at the public docks in Stehekin with the purchase of a federal dock permit. Purple Point Campground is located approximately a ten-minute walk north of Stehekin Landing.
The east side of the Cascade Mountains (Lake Chelan National Recreation Area) is drier and warmer in the summer than the west side of North Cascades National Park. Summer temperatures at Stehekin reach the 90s F. Snow is off most trails by mid-July. Autumn and spring are popular for color and wildlife. Storms are common: always be prepared for a few days of rain and wind.
Do not feed or tease wildlife - keep your food and other appealing items in your vehicle at all times except when eating/using them. Pets must be on a leash or confined at all times. Tents must not be placed on or impact vegetation. Checkout time is 11:00 am on day of departure. Quiet hours are from 10 pm to 6 am. Camping is limited to no more than 14 days from July 1 to September 1 and no more than 30 days in a calendar year. Campfires in designated campfire rings only. No breaking off of trees or branches for wood.
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