Agency-listedUSFSFree
Backcountry Camping
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.48534, -123.30768
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Backcountry Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 747 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Backcountry CampingNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Backcountry Camping · Olympic National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- AAir-up10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- DDump11 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- WWater17 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- PPropane31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Backcountry Camping
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
747 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.48534, -123.30768
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Getting in
Park at Dry Creek East Trailhead · ~0.87 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Backcountry Camping · Olympic National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDry Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLilliwaup · ~9.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGulf · ~19.5 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas · ~11.9 mi
- Dump station~11.0 mi
- GroceriesLilliwaup Country Store & Motel · ~9.1 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~19.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicPlanned Parenthood · ~19.9 mi
- HardwareHoodsport Ace and Lumber · ~9.4 mi
EV charging — from Backcountry Camping · Olympic National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.8 mi straight-line E — West Hills Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Bremerton, WA · SYNERGEV · J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 155 within 50 · 361 within 100 · 544 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)31.0 mi — Silverdale, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Silverdale
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.9 mi — West Hills 76 - 4650 Werner Rd, Bremerton, Bremerton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.5 mi — Mason County PUD, Shelton, WA · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Lake Quinault Lodge, Quinault, 25.4 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 456763 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Backcountry Camping · Olympic National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletCushman Day Use 5 · ~1.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBear Gulch · ~1.3 mi N · USFS
- Portable toiletMt. Rose · ~2.1 mi E · USFS
- Portable toiletCushman Day Use 2 · ~2.1 mi E · USFS
Open Backcountry Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Backcountry Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Horse Camp~2.2 mi
- Lebar~4.1 mi · fee
- Big Creek Campground~4.6 mi · fee
- Brown Creek Horse Campground~4.8 mi
The unit that manages Backcountry Camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Backcountry Camping are set by Olympic National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Backcountry Camping
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Backcountry Camping
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Backcountry Camping
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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