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Crow Lake Way
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.95202, -121.30791
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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 Crow Lake Way
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,404 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Crow Lake WayNIFC · 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 Crow Lake Way · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump6 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- WWater14 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- PPropane32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Crow Lake Way
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,404 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.95202, -121.30791
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Crow Lake Way · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCliffdell · ~12.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuel76 · ~11.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.3 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~11.0 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~23.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicSki Patrol Aid Room · ~8.0 mi
- HardwareCle Elum Hardware · ~23.6 mi
EV charging — from Crow Lake Way · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.3 mi straight-line NE — WCEH Cle Elum · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 52 within 50 · 371 within 100 · 614 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.6 mi — Cle Elum, WA - West Davis Street - Tesla Supercharger, Cle Elum
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.8 mi — Crystal Mountain, Enumclaw, WA · FLO · J1772 · 8 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 73431 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Crow Lake Way · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCrow Lake Way · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrow Lake Way Sno-Park · at this camp · USFS
- Portable toiletPleasant Valley Sno-Park · ~1.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPleasant Valley Campground · ~1.1 mi SW · USFS
Open Crow Lake Way elsewhere
Other camps near Crow Lake Way
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pleasant Valley Campground~1.1 mi · fee
- Salmon Cove~1.6 mi · fee
- Hells Crossing Campground~2.3 mi · fee
- Cougar Flat~4.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Crow Lake Way
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Crow Lake Way are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Crow Lake Way
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: no nightly camping rate is published by the agency. The Forest Service record for this site is 'Crow Lake Way T.H.' -- a trailhead and Sno-Park, not a priced campground -- and the only fees it carries are day use at $5 per vehicle per day from May 1 to October 31 and a Washington State Sno-Park Permit from November 1 to April 30 ($25 per day, $50 per season, $70 per season with the Special Groomed Trail sticker). There is no live fs.usda.gov page for it: the canonical fs-rec-area link redirects to the generic Destinations index. Checked https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0 (site_name 'CROW LAKE WAY').
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 Crow Lake Way
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 — Crow Lake Way
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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