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Basin Lake
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.95355, -121.44144
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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 Basin Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,821 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Basin LakeNIFC · 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 Basin Lake · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care2 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- DDump9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- @Mail23 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- PPropane38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Basin Lake
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,821 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.95355, -121.44144
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Getting in
Park at Halfcamp Trailhead · ~1.92 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Basin Lake · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBasin Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townGoose Prairie · ~9.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.2 mi
- FuelGull · ~17.4 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~30.7 mi
- Dump station~9.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~5.4 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~28.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicAspire Physcial Therapy · ~30.7 mi
- HardwareAper's Certified Welding · ~29.4 mi
EV charging — from Basin Lake · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.1 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 · 67 within 50 · 376 within 100 · 616 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.3 mi — Cle Elum, WA - West Davis Street - Tesla Supercharger, Cle Elum
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.8 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 Basin Lake · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHalfcamp · ~1.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSandflats · ~1.9 mi W · USFS
- RestroomMorse Creek · ~3.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMesatchee Creek (Lower) · ~3.3 mi SE · USFS
Open Basin Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Basin Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lodgepole~3.7 mi · fee
- Silver Springs~5.1 mi · fee
- Pleasant Valley Campground~5.4 mi · fee
- Crow Lake Way~6.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Basin Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Basin Lake are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Basin Lake
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 Basin Lake
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 — Basin Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →