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Crescent Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.98783, -117.31444
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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 Crescent Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,582 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Crescent Lake CampgroundNIFC · 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 Crescent Lake Campground · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- DDump34 mi
- LLaundry37 mi
- MMechanic40 mi
- +Urgent care40 mi
- OOutfitter41 mi
- ShShower42 mi
- WWater45 mi
- RxPharmacy57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 45-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Crescent Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,582 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.98783, -117.31444
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Crescent Lake Campground · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesThe Falls Market · ~9.1 mi
- HardwareNorthport Hardware · ~21.6 mi
EV charging — from Crescent Lake Campground · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.3 mi straight-line S — Tiger Historical Museum, Cusick, WA (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 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 · 6 within 50 · 47 within 100 · 73 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)91.3 mi — Liberty Lake, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Liberty Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.0 mi — Metaline Falls Visitor Center · 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 456457 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Crescent Lake Campground · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCrescent Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPit Toilet Structure - Everett Slough · ~2.6 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletPit Toilet Structure - Ledbetter Cove · ~4.5 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletPit Toilet Structure - Grandview · ~7.6 mi S · BLM
Open Crescent Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Crescent Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Forebay Recreation Area (Boundary Dam)~1.7 mi
- Boundary Reservoir Recreation Area~2.6 mi
- Moon Flats~9.1 mi
- Mill Pond~9.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Crescent Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Crescent Lake Campground are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Crescent Lake Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Crescent Lake Campground
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 — Crescent Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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