Agency-listedUSFSFee
Collins
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.68310, -123.02149
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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 Collins
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 285 ft.
Fire & smoke — around CollinsNIFC · 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 Collins · Olympic National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- PPropane15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- WWater16 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Collins
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
285 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.68310, -123.02149
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Collins · Olympic National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBrinnon · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBrinnon Fuels · ~5.8 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~15.4 mi
- Dump station~5.5 mi
- GroceriesBrinnon General Store · ~5.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~15.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicPeninsula Community Health · ~15.5 mi
- HardwareDo it Best · ~12.0 mi
EV charging — from Collins · Olympic National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.3 mi straight-line E — Silverdale, WA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach13 within 25 mi · 257 within 50 · 353 within 100 · 479 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.5 mi — Walmart 5272 (Poulsbo, WA), Poulsbo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.3 mi — Haselwood Family YMCA Silverdale · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports 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 354682 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Collins · Olympic National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCollins · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDuckabush · ~0.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRanger Hole · ~1.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletInterrorem · ~1.3 mi E · USFS
Open Collins elsewhere
Other camps near Collins
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Elkhorn Dispersed Campground~4.6 mi
- Elkhorn~4.6 mi
- Brothers Base Camp~5.8 mi
- Seal Rock Campground~6.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Collins
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Collins are set by Olympic National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Collins
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 2026-08-22: $14 per night, single site; additional vehicle $5 per vehicle per night. First-come, first-served -- no reservations -- and the Olympic has gone primarily cashless, so plan to Scan & Pay. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/olympic/recreation/collins-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 Collins
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 — Collins
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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