Agency-listedUSFSFee
Chambers Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.46520, -121.53179
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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 Chambers Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,450 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Chambers LakeNIFC · 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 Chambers Lake · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- DDump13 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- LLaundry31 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- PPropane33 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Chambers Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,450 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.46520, -121.53179
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Chambers Lake · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPackwood · ~11.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.2 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.7 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~11.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicInfirmary · ~15.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~11.8 mi
EV charging — from Chambers Lake · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.0 mi straight-line NW — ESD PACKWOOD DCFC · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 450 within 100 · 640 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.0 mi — LC TRANSIT MORTON E-T 2, Morton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.0 mi — ESD PACKWOOD L2 · ChargePoint 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 314134 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Chambers Lake · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletChambers Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBerry Patch Th · ~0.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSnowgrass Hikers Th · ~0.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWalupt Hc · ~3.4 mi SE · USFS
Open Chambers Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Chambers Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Goat Ridge Trail Dispersed Camping~3.3 mi
- Walupt Hc~3.4 mi · fee
- Snowgrass Flat~3.6 mi
- Walupt Lake Cg~4.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Chambers Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Chambers Lake are set by Gifford Pinchot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Chambers Lake
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: $15 per night, single site; double site $30, additional vehicle $5 per vehicle per day. Read the timing before you budget: the forest page says in the same breath that *the fee listed above will go into effect late summer 2026*, and its 6/11/2026 Current Conditions notice says the campground was closed June and July for cleanup and site work and would be ready for camping sometime in August, with the fee applicable when it opens. Area Status still reads *Site Temporarily Closed*. First come, first served. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/giffordpinchot/recreation/campground-chambers-lake.
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 Chambers Lake
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 — Chambers Lake
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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