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Big Pines Campground
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · WA · 46.79304, -120.45671
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Pines Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,253 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Pines 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 Pines Campground · Bureau of Land Management · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter3 mi
- DDump6 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- PPropane10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- WWater12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- ShShower16 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 Pines Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
1,253 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.79304, -120.45671
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Big Pines Campground · Bureau of Land Management · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureYakima River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townPomona · ~7.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuel76 · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGAmerigas · ~13.9 mi
- Dump station~5.9 mi
- GroceriesGrocery Outlet · ~9.4 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~13.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicNaches Medical Clinic · ~12.2 mi
- HardwareTacoma Screw · ~12.0 mi
EV charging — from Big Pines Campground · Bureau of Land Management · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.7 mi straight-line SW — Naches · FLO · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach23 within 25 mi · 38 within 50 · 196 within 100 · 575 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.8 mi — Yakima, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Yakima
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.5 mi — Reds Fly Shop, Ellensburg, WA · FLO · J1772 · 4 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 227563 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Pines Campground · Bureau of Land Management · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Pines - Vault Toilet #2 · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletBig Pines - Vault Toilet #1 · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletBig Pines - Vault Toilet #3 · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletBig Pines Vault Toilet #4 · at this camp · BLM
Open Big Pines Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Big Pines Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Yakima River Canyon~4.4 mi
- Dispersed Camping~14.9 mi
- Dispersed Camping~15.3 mi
- Windy Point~22.4 mi · fee
How we know this — Big Pines Campground
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: 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 Big Pines 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 Pines Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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