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Bedal Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.09744, -121.38791
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Bedal Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,246 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bedal CampgroundNIFC · 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 Bedal Campground · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- @Mail21 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- DDump28 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
- PPropane32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — Bedal Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,246 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.09744, -121.38791
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Bedal Campground · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMerry Brook (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBedal · ~0.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~14.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.4 mi
- GroceriesMountain Loop Country Store · ~14.7 mi
- PharmacyDarrington Pharmacy · ~14.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicSky River Natural Health Center · ~24.3 mi
- HardwareDarrington Hardware · ~15.1 mi
EV charging — from Bedal Campground · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.0 mi straight-line SW — WCEH Sultan - Chevron · EVCS · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 119 within 50 · 337 within 100 · 407 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)31.7 mi — Monroe, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Monroe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.5 mi — OLD SCHOOL PARK DARRINGTON 1GW · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 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 353431 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bedal Campground · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBedal · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBedal Boat Launch · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElliot/Goat Lake · ~3.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Fork Sauk · ~5.4 mi SE · USFS
Open Bedal Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Bedal Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Round Lake Camping Area~3.9 mi
- Dispersed camp #6 — Snohomish County, WA~5.7 mi
- Perry Creek~5.9 mi
- Beaver Creek~6.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bedal Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bedal Campground are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bedal Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233864
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (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 Bedal Campground
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 — Bedal Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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