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Howard Miller 5-frame slide show |
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For all Howard
Miller Steelhead Park camp site
reservations and questions please call the
HMSP office phone: 360-853-8808
Leave a message and park staff will return your call.
Reservations can be made 10 months in advance. |
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Rusty Regan is the Park Manager.
Points of
interest: HMSP has
a boat launch on the Upper Skagit River and is visited by
thousands of river rafters, both commercial and private. HMSP
has the Tom Porter Cabin {Registered with the Skagit County
Historical Society} that was constructed between 1881 &
1884, and the old-type ferryboat that operated on State Highway
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HMSP now has
the following:
Interested
in being a Camp Host?
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Tent sites 10
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RV sites w/o hookups 3
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RV sites with electric only 30
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RV sites with water & electric 21
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Adirondacks (up to 8 persons) 2
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Site Location Map
Click on the thumbnail to display the park
site location map. This file is BIG (475Kb). |
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Click on the thumbnail to the left to
display the full size aerial photo with the trails outlined in red.
Josh Greenberg, Skagit County GIS, and Lou Petersen, Park Ranger,
are teaming with a GPS unit and aerial photos of our parks to map
the exact locations of the trails. This file is BIG (200Kb) |
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Howard
Miller was born in Skagit County, and in his adult years, served
as a Skagit County Commissioner for 16 years. In 1966,
Howard Miller was responsible for the first purchase of land (15
acres) that included 39 campsites; complete with electrical hook
ups for RV’s, tent sites, a picnic shelter, and a restroom.
On December
2,1982 the park officially dedicated Howard Miller Steelhead
Park. [HMSP].
The land was
obtained from Burlington Northern Railroad, Seattle City Light,
and private sources.
Eighty-eight
more acres was added to HMSP in 1989. This land was purchased from Summit Timber Co.
Howard Miller Steelhead Park Pics
Location
Address: 52804 Rockport Park Rd, Rockport
Take Exit 230 (Hwy 20) off I-5 and head east about 37
miles to Rockport.
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Policies
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Open for camping year around.
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Camp in designated sites only.
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Maximum of 14 days.
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Quiet time 10:00 PM - 8:00 AM.
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Dogs must be on leash.
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Alcohol regulations strictly enforced.
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