National Park Service · Washington
Purple Point Campground
National Park Service · Washington, United States · in North Cascades National Park
- Sites
- 6
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 1,093 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- North Cascades National Park
- Nearest town
- Stehekin
- Phone
- (360) 854-7200
About
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.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 34° | 8° | 56° | 8 of 11 |
| February | 42° | 31° | 7° | 57° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 48° | 35° | 19° | 69° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 40° | 30° | 75° | 2 of 11 |
| May | 60° | 47° | 39° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 68° | 52° | 42° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 61° | 51° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 64° | 51° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 58° | 47° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 45° | 39° | 81° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 38° | 22° | 59° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 41° | 34° | 15° | 52° | 7 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Lakeview Campground · National Park Service · 0 mi · 9 sites
- Harlequin Campground · National Park Service · 4 mi · 8 sites
- Moore Point Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Lucerne Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Cascade Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
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