★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land · dispersedFree
Chelan County
Drive-up · public land · Chelan County, WA · 47.94900, -120.24183
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A spur off of the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route with a beautiful view of Lake Chelan. Primitive with fire ring. Some cell service. High elevation with enough room for three or four vehicles. Well-suited for vehicle camping, but not great for ground tents. Recommended, especially if traveling the WABDR.
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 4,589 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
- DDump3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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
4,589 ft
County
Chelan County, WA
Coordinates
47.94900, -120.24183
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townHollywood Beach · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.5 mi
- FuelBill's Gas · ~13.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~3.1 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~3.2 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~23.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicLake Chelan Community Hospital Clinics · ~12.9 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~23.5 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a 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)
- Vault / pit toiletFields Point Landing · ~1.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSnowberry Bowl · ~2.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPot Peak · ~2.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMitchell Creek · ~2.7 mi NE · USFS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Antilon Lake~4.1 mi
- Grouse Mountain Campground~4.2 mi
- Grouse Mountain Springs~4.2 mi
- Windy Camp Campground~5.3 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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