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Lookout Arts Quarry Campground

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· Skagit, Washington

61 acres hosted by Sulai L.

10 RV/tent sites

Near North Cascades National Park

Within a 30-minute drive from the North Cascades National Park Complex Headquarters and Visitor Information.

Sauna

A little haven of warmth and relaxation.

Clothing optional

Welcomes Hipcampers who prefer a clothing optional experience.

The Lookout Arts Quarry is a rural forested arts center community, event venue, WWOOF host and permaculture playground dedicated to wetland restoration. We host international artist residencies, festivals, and, important for campers: the best fresh swimming hole around. This is a campground for more self-sufficient and adventurous folks who want an alternative experience. The forests of the LAQ house myriad art installations and treasures; check out the "Saloon" stage, the pirate ship, and then jump into the 80-foot deep rainwater lake! Bring paddle boards and floating toys 🤿🐬 lay out in the sun on the floating wooden dock, or squirrel away reading a book in a hammock hidden in dense forest. We guarantee a lovely and unique camping experience. We are located in the Coast Salish Region on the traditional territory of the Nuwhaha and Nooksack Peoples.Lookout Arts Quarry is an arts cooperative on 61 acres of wetland on a former industrial rock quarry off of interstate 5. We host festivals, small concerts and art shows, have an artist residency program, 15 full-time residents live in tiny houses around the land, a WWOOFER program, and a campground. While we want to keep the land open for community use during summer months, our energy is spread thin in providing full-time campground support so our campground is best suited for adventurous, respectful, kind, queer friendly, self sufficient campers able and willing to follow instructions provided on this site and leave no trace, packing out all garbage and recycling. The former rock quarry has filled with water creating a deep and clean glorious clothing optional swimming hole with no lifeguard on duty. We ask that you don't wear sunscreen or pee in the water. There is currently one outdoor flush toilet, port-a-potties arriving June 9. While we block off campground during big festivals, this year we will have a series of small concerts happening on the land while the campground is active. Take a look at the events calendar and feel free to buy a ticket to a show through hip camp if you want to experience some LAQ community festivities. IMPORTANT CULTURAL DETAILS: ☞Quiet Hours 8:08A-11:11P (unless otherwise noted on events calendar) ☞We allow Nudity at the Quarry Swimming Hole. Our Residents are respectful and grounded folk who value Consent and Body Positivity. ☞We value the wild-life equally as we do human-life. PLEASE respect critters, birds, and insects. (We have 1 resident cat : friendly, personable) ☞There are RESIDENT HOMES on the property. MARKED IN PURPLE on the Map. Respect their homes and explore with boundaries. EXTRA DEETS: ☞ Rough Terrain in areas. Avoid danger zones marked in red on the map. ☞ Located near i-5 Freeway so there is an ocean like wash of the modern world. ☞ Drive Slowly and Carefully. There are snakes and beavers, ducks and children. ☞ Bus / Van / Car camping~Many Accessible Zones with partial - full shade ☞ Partial Privacy (lots of foliage and dynamic landscapes) Downtown Bellingham 15 mins North, Seattle 1~ish hrs South, Mt. Baker Wilderness 45 min, NE Ferry to the Islands 30 min drive West LAQ Located on the Traditional Unceded Ancestral Territories of the Nuwhaha, Coast Salish Peoples. We emphasize deep relationship and care for the lands we steward and invite you to join us in respecting this temporary home on Planet Earth

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