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Rainbow Meadows Stock Campground

Rainbow Meadows Stock Camp is a primitive camping area in the North Cascades managed by the National Park Service, accessible via the Rainbow-McAlester Loop trail system.

Reservations are available and fees are required; the site features bear-resistant food storage (bear boxes or wire ropes) and open-air privies at each campsite.

This remote backcountry camp is ideal for backpackers and stock users seeking solitude, though sites are heavily forested with limited sun exposure and cold nights are common.


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