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Crawfish Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.48471, -119.21541
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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 Crawfish Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,510 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Crawfish 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 Crawfish Lake · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- DDump30 mi
- OOutfitter37 mi
- ShShower38 mi
- WWater43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 43-mi drive, 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Crawfish Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,510 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.48471, -119.21541
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Crawfish Lake · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDisautel · ~9.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.1 mi
- Propane / LPGAce Rental Place · ~18.4 mi
- Dump station~30.1 mi
- GroceriesGrocery Outlet · ~14.0 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~14.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Health Centers Medical Clinic · ~18.4 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~14.1 mi
EV charging — from Crawfish Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.9 mi straight-line SW — Okanogan IGA Market, South Okanogan, WA (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 47 within 100 · 229 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)59.7 mi — Coulee City, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Coulee City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.9 mi — Omak Inn (at an inn) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-01-09 · 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 456461 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Crawfish Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCrawfish Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLyman Lake · ~9.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBannon Mountain · ~10.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWilcox · ~15.4 mi N · USFS
Open Crawfish Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Crawfish Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Aeneas Springs Dispersed~4.9 mi
- Lyman Lake~9.4 mi
- Swan Lake~17.5 mi · fee
- Long Lake~18.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Crawfish Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Crawfish Lake are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Crawfish 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 2026-08-20: $10 per night, single site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/colville/recreation/crawfish-lake-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 Crawfish 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 — Crawfish Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →