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Bonaparte Lake Group Site
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.79247, -119.05743
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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 Bonaparte Lake Group Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,568 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bonaparte Lake Group SiteNIFC · 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 Bonaparte Lake Group Site · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- DDump19 mi
- ShShower43 mi
- OOutfitter47 mi
- WWater56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 56-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Bonaparte Lake Group Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,568 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.79247, -119.05743
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Bonaparte Lake Group Site · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRepublic · ~17.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChesaw Highland Store · ~10.6 mi
- Propane / LPGTonasket Feed and Supply · ~18.4 mi
- Dump station~18.8 mi
- GroceriesChesaw Store · ~10.5 mi
- PharmacyRepublic Drug Store · ~17.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicConfluence Health Clinic · ~18.3 mi
- HardwareLee Frank Mercantile · ~18.5 mi
EV charging — from Bonaparte Lake Group Site · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.7 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 · 16 within 100 · 108 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)81.5 mi — Coulee City, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Coulee City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.4 mi — City of Tonasket - City Hall (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-01-09 · 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 456460 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bonaparte Lake Group Site · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBonaparte Lake Group Site · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomBonaparte Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomTonasket Kiwanis / Camp Tokiwanee · ~4.1 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomLost Lake · ~4.2 mi N · USFS
Open Bonaparte Lake Group Site elsewhere
Other camps near Bonaparte Lake Group Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lost Lake~4.2 mi · fee
- Beth Lake~5.6 mi · fee
- Beaver Lake~5.6 mi
- Aeneas Springs Dispersed~17.9 mi
The unit that manages Bonaparte Lake Group Site
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bonaparte Lake Group Site are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bonaparte Lake Group Site
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 2026-08-21: group site $125 per night -- the agency record adds up to 75 people. The same forest page prices the surrounding Bonaparte Lake Campground at $20 single and $40 double with an extra vehicle at $5 per night; day use is free. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/colville/recreation/bonaparte-lake-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 Bonaparte Lake Group Site
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 — Bonaparte Lake Group Site
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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