★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land · dispersedFree
Chelan County
Drive-up · public land · Chelan County, WA · 47.86753, -120.69780
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Ask about this camp →Dave's been here. A spot from Dave's own travels on public land — free to camp. Conditions still change, so confirm access, stay limits and fire rules before you go.
This is a basic, but lovely, unspoiled campsite with a fire ring, next to a quite creek. Primitive, wooded setting. In the forest north of Leavenworth. Enough room for two or three vehicles. No cell service. Mosquitoes might be an issue depending on season. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,267 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- OOutfitter3 mi
- WWater4 mi
- DDump4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- PPropane59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
2,267 ft
County
Chelan County, WA
Coordinates
47.86753, -120.69780
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBig Meadow Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townTelma · ~5.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.4 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~29.7 mi
- Dump stationTrailer Dump Area · ~4.0 mi
- GroceriesMidway Grocery · ~3.4 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~18.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicCascade Medical Center · ~18.9 mi
- HardwareMarson & Marson Lumber · ~18.8 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletFish Lake Sno-Park · ~1.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrouse Creek Group Site · ~2.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlder Ridge · ~2.0 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGoose Creek · ~3.0 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Meadow Creek Campground~0.2 mi
- Alder Creek Horse Camp~2.0 mi
- Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping~2.3 mi
- Deer Camp~6.3 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Chelan County, WA). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
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