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Barton Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.86890, -121.29668
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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 Barton Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,418 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Barton CreekNIFC · 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 Barton Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump1 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- WWater13 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- @Mail25 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- PPropane30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Barton Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,418 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.86890, -121.29668
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Barton Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBarton Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGoose Prairie · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.6 mi
- Fuel76 · ~12.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~0.6 mi
- GroceriesWhistlin' Jack · ~12.1 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~27.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicNaches Medical Clinic · ~29.8 mi
EV charging — from Barton Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.1 mi straight-line SW — ESD PACKWOOD DCFC · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 38 within 50 · 376 within 100 · 621 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.7 mi — Cle Elum, WA - West Davis Street - Tesla Supercharger, Cle Elum
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.6 mi — Crystal Mountain, Enumclaw, WA · FLO · J1772 · 8 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 314134 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Barton Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletBumping Lake Sno-Park · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomBumping Lake (Lower) · ~0.5 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomBumping Lake (Upper) · ~0.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBumping Lake Boat Launch And Picnic Site · ~0.5 mi SW · USFS
Open Barton Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Barton Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bumping Lake (Lower)~0.5 mi · fee
- Bumping Lake (Upper)~0.5 mi · fee
- Cougar Flat~4.4 mi · fee
- Granite Lake Camping Area~4.9 mi
The unit that manages Barton Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Barton Creek are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Barton Creek
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Barton Creek
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 — Barton Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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