★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land · dispersedFree
Clallam County
Drive-up · public land · Clallam County, WA · 47.97471, -124.09695
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Nice! A mountaintop clearing with views on both sides. Can see for miles. The forest road to the top is short, but very overgrown, so be prepared to push away branches. Very private and secretive. There is a fire ring here, but long neglected. You won't be bothered, and there's enough room for one or two vehicles. No cell service. 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 3,305 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
- DDump10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- WWater11 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
- PPropane52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
3,305 ft
County
Clallam County, WA
Coordinates
47.97471, -124.09695
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePeter Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSappho · ~10.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPacific Pride · ~14.1 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~28.5 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~10.5 mi
- GroceriesSol Duc Hot Springs Resort Gift Shop & Grocery Store · ~10.8 mi
- PharmacyChinook Pharmacy & Variety · ~13.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicForks Community Hospital · ~13.8 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~13.6 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)
- Vault / pit toiletCamp Creek Olympic Discovery · ~6.0 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomKlahowya · ~6.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKloshe Nanitch Lookout Observation Site · ~7.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittleton · ~8.0 mi NE · USFS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed Camping Area~6.5 mi
- Clallam County~8.2 mi
- Klahanie~9.7 mi
- Jefferson County~11.2 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 (Clallam 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
Finding water out here →Stay limits →Your first dispersed night →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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