Green Point Camp Access
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 731 ft
- climb
- 1,941 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Green Point Camp Access open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Ross Lake National Recreation Area.
As of · Source: NPS · Ross Lake National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Green Point Camp Access is a short, easy hike in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, managed by the National Park Service. It sits about 4.4 miles from the town of Diablo, Washington, and the route is roughly 0.9 miles long, with the high point at 1,941 feet. The trail is an out-and-back. It starts at about 1,893 feet and climbs to 1,941 feet, with a total gain of 731 feet, before returning the same way. The steepest part comes at about 0.15 miles from the start, where the grade reaches 36%. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Ross Dam weather station show July and August highs around 79°F with lows in the mid-50s and the fewest wet days of the year. Winter brings highs in the upper 30s and rain on most days. Several other trails are close by. Ross Dam Trail and Happy Flats Trail are each about 0.9 miles away, and Happy Creek Campground is about 1,200 feet away.
- Ross Dam TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Happy Flats TrailHiking0.9 mi
Happy Creek TrailHikingPhoto: Steven PavlovUser:Senapa/TemplateFB, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi- Diablo WallRock climbing5.3 mi
- Ruby CreekCanoeing5.3 mi
- Skagit RiverCanoeing8.4 mi
- Thunder CreekCanoeing9 mi
- Ryan's WallRock climbing9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Happy Creek TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Steven PavlovUser:Senapa/TemplateFB, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Jack Mountain TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Steven PavlovUser:Senapa/TemplateFB, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Thunder Knob TrialHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Jackita Ridge TrailHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Ross Dam TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
Thunder Creek TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Ruby Creek TrailHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Canyon Creek TrailHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Happy Flats TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
Stetattle Creek TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Green Point Camp Access
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
38° / 30°
18 wet
Feb
41° / 30°
16 wet
Mar
47° / 33°
18 wet
Apr
56° / 38°
14 wet
May
65° / 45°
12 wet
Jun
70° / 50°
11 wet
Jul
79° / 55°
7 wet
Aug
79° / 56°
6 wet
Sep
70° / 50°
10 wet
Oct
56° / 43°
16 wet
Nov
44° / 35°
20 wet
Dec
38° / 31°
19 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ross Dam, WA, 1.3 mi away at 1,236 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
