Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Mountain Terrace, WA 98043
Phone:425-775-9702
Phone: 800-627-0062;
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs
Size: 1,724,229 acres.
Location:Northwest and west-central Washington state. Accessible by I-90 and US 2; WA 20, 542, 530, and 410. Nearby cities/towns include Bellingham, Everett, Seattle, and Tacoma.
Facilities:31 campgrounds, 14 group camps, 27 picnic areas, trails (1,500+ miles), 4 ski areas, lookout towers, scenic drives.
Activities:Camping, hunting, fishing, boating, canoeing, whitewater rafting, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, mountain climbing, cross-country and downhill skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing.
Special Features:Forest extends for more than 140 miles along the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains. Includes 8 wilderness areas, 2 volcanic peaks, Mount Baker and Glacier Peak, which tower thousands of feet above the adjacent ridges, and more glaciers and snow fields than any other national forest in the lower 48 states. Contains the Skagit Wild and Scenic River System, composed of 158 combined miles on the Skagit, Cascade, Sauk, and Suiattle rivers.
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