Boardman Lake

Primitive hike-in camping in old growth forest at a lake

Snohomish county • WA • USA

Verlot Public Service Center, Darrington Ranger District (Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest)

Short backpacking trip of 0.8 miles one way. Often trail is muddy and overgrown. Group campsite is further south on the trail.

backcountry site — Y

closest towns — Granite Falls, WA; Verlot, WA

community or group sites (how many) — 1

date of first addition of the campground to the database — 2019-01-19

drive-up camping — N

driving directions — Drive 4.5 miles east from the Verlot ranger station on the Mountain Loop Highway. Turn right (south) on Schweitzer Creek Road / Forest Service road 4020. Continue for 5 miles to the trailhead on the left. The road to the trailhead may be bad and may require high clearance vehicle.

elevation — 2989-feet

elevation change (for hiking) — 330-feet

firepits — Y

first-come-first-served — Y

gcs for backcountry location — 48.0237645,-121.6902466

gcs for parking — 48.033820,-121.686182

hiking — Y

hiking time if applicable — 25 minutes

hiking trails — Take Boardman Lake/ Lake Evan Trail #704 past Lake Evan. Additional hiking is from Boulder Lake to Island Lake on overgrown trail and crossing creeks.

management-parent — Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

map — Mallardy Ridge

number of camp sites — 5

number of tent sites — 5

parking for site — A federal recreation pass required at the Boardman Lake trailhead.

phone number for camp host — 360-691-7791

portable outhouse / non-flush toilets — Y

submitter — jcr

submitter last visited — 2010-10

tent-camping — Y

time to access campsite — 25 minutes

urls / links to other resources — https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mbs/recreation/recarea/?recid=17730&actid=51

visitors center — 9.5 miles away on Mountain Loop Highway

walk-in sites — Y

water accessibility — lakes and creeks

Nearby campgrounds: usa/wa/1953-lake-evan