Agency-listedUSFSFee
Brown Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.41331, -123.31880
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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 Brown Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 575 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Brown CreekNIFC · 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 Brown Creek · Olympic National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- AAir-up8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- WWater16 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- PPropane32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).
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 — Brown Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
575 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.41331, -123.31880
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Brown Creek · Olympic National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHarp Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMohrweis · ~8.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~17.1 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas · ~8.8 mi
- Dump station~8.3 mi
- GroceriesHood Canal Grocery · ~8.3 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~15.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicPlanned Parenthood · ~15.8 mi
- HardwareHoodsport Ace and Lumber · ~8.2 mi
EV charging — from Brown Creek · Olympic National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger31.1 mi straight-line SE — Cafaro TARGET PLACE PLAZA (OLYMPIA, WA) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 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 · 141 within 50 · 350 within 100 · 557 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.1 mi — Walmart EV Charging, Port Orchard
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.1 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Lake Quinault Lodge, Quinault, 25.1 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 164163 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Brown Creek · Olympic National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBrown Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrown Creek Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower South Fork Skokomish (Road 2353) · ~0.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLebar · ~1.0 mi N · USFS
Open Brown Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Brown Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Brown Creek Horse Campground~0.2 mi
- Lebar~1.0 mi · fee
- Backcountry Camping~5.0 mi
- Spider Lake~5.3 mi
The unit that manages Brown Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Brown Creek are set by Olympic National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Brown Creek
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 2026-08-29: $14 per night, single site; $5 per night for each extra vehicle. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/olympic/recreation/brown-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 Brown Creek
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 — Brown Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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