Upper Johnny Creek Campground

Great place to get out in nature, while also being close to Leavenworth for a day trip if desired! The campsite was fairly empty even on a weekend, which was reassuring for walk-ins (the lower campground was full, however). The pump water is yellow. However, we drank it, and I am still alive to write this review. Use that information at your discretion. Probably bringing your own water or purification tablets would be a good idea. We used site 54 (walk in tent camping) and had a great secluded camping experience. Lots of firewood to scavenge, though I think they also sell it for $10 a bundle.

This campground was beautiful and the camping spots were great as well. I will say the water may not be potable. When my friend and I went to the water station; the water came out brown, tasting of metal and sulfur. We ending up grabbing creek water and boiled it because it was cleaner and better tasting. Also there is no cell reception out here so plan around that if you need to be connected.

Good experience camp host was good as well but missed the camp fire both the days due to fires warning. Watch out for bears at night and there was no network coverage for which you need to travel almost six miles towards the town.

I've always loved going up the icicle with my family and that's one of the camp grounds that we went

Perfectly good campground nearby the Snow Lakes Trailhead for the enchantments and about 15-20 minutes from Leavenworth. By the time we got here the other nearby campgrounds were full so we ended on this one. It was not terribly scenic compared to other campgrounds in the area and the campsites were pretty small and somewhat close together, but it got the job done and was very clean and well kept. The trees were dense enough that you didn’t feel too exposed despite being pretty packed. It’s a convenient location and while I wouldn’t put it at the top of my list, if you need a place to camp out for the night this is a perfectly good campground.