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Big Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.49239, -123.21025
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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 Big Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 929 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Creek 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 Big Creek Campground · Olympic National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- AAir-up7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- DDump9 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- WWater14 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- PPropane26 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 — Big Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
929 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.49239, -123.21025
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Big Creek Campground · Olympic National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHoodsport · ~6.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelHood Canal Outfitters · ~6.8 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~26.4 mi
- Dump station~9.3 mi
- GroceriesLilliwaup Country Store & Motel · ~4.9 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~18.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicHoodsport Family Clinic · ~6.8 mi
- HardwareHoodsport Ace and Lumber · ~6.7 mi
EV charging — from Big Creek Campground · Olympic National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.3 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 · 196 within 50 · 361 within 100 · 546 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)26.7 mi — Silverdale, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Silverdale
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.4 mi — West Hills 76 - 4650 Werner Rd, Bremerton, Bremerton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.6 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
- 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 Big Creek Campground · Olympic National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Portable toiletBig Creek Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMt. Ellinor (Upper) · ~2.2 mi NW · USFS
- Portable toiletCushman Day Use 1 · ~2.3 mi W · USFS
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Other camps near Big Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Horse Camp~3.2 mi
- Backcountry Camping~4.6 mi
- Lebar~7.0 mi · fee
- Brown Creek Horse Campground~7.3 mi
The unit that manages Big Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Creek Campground are set by Olympic National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Creek Campground
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-24: $20 per night, single site; additional vehicle $5 per vehicle per night. First-come, first-served -- reservations are not accepted -- and you pay on arrival at an on-site fee machine. The Olympic National Forest has gone primarily cashless and does not take cash on site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/olympic/recreation/big-creek-campground.
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 Big Creek 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 — Big Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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