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Beaver Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.84971, -118.96882
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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 Beaver Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,713 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Beaver 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 Beaver Lake · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- DDump17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- PPropane24 mi
- ShShower40 mi
- OOutfitter45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Beaver Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,713 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.84971, -118.96882
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Beaver Lake · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBeth Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townBodie · ~3.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChesaw Highland Store · ~7.6 mi
- Propane / LPGLPG · ~25.1 mi
- Dump station~16.7 mi
- GroceriesChesaw Store · ~7.6 mi
- PharmacyRepublic Drug Store · ~17.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicFerry County Memorial Hospital · ~17.4 mi
- HardwareLee Frank Mercantile · ~23.7 mi
EV charging — from Beaver Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.1 mi straight-line SE — Old Republic (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 17 within 100 · 98 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)86.0 mi — Coulee City, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Coulee City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.1 mi — Old Republic (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 456460 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Beaver Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBeth Lake · ~0.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Tree Botanical Area · ~3.5 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomLost Lake · ~3.7 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomTonasket Kiwanis / Camp Tokiwanee · ~4.0 mi W · USFS
Open Beaver Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Beaver Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Beth Lake~0.9 mi · fee
- Lost Lake~3.7 mi · fee
- Bonaparte Lake Group Site~5.6 mi · fee
- Lambert Creek~21.9 mi
The unit that manages Beaver Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Beaver Lake are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Beaver Lake
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 Beaver 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 — Beaver Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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