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Crystal Springs
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.31121, -121.31521
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Crystal Springs
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,402 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Crystal SpringsNIFC · 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 Crystal Springs · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- AAir-up8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- DDump18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Crystal Springs
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,402 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.31121, -121.31521
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Crystal Springs · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSwamp Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCabin Creek · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.2 mi
- FuelLast Resort · ~11.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationRV Sanitation Station · ~18.1 mi
- GroceriesR.V. Town · ~7.6 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~18.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicRaging River Recovery Center · ~27.7 mi
- HardwareNorth Bend Ace Hardware · ~25.4 mi
EV charging — from Crystal Springs · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.0 mi straight-line NW — WCEH Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Pass, WA · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 115 within 50 · 370 within 100 · 603 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.7 mi — Cle Elum, WA - West Davis Street - Tesla Supercharger, Cle Elum
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.6 mi — Silver Fir Lodge, Snoqualmie Pass, WA (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 9 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-06-12 · 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 73433 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Crystal Springs · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomCrystal Springs · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
- Portable toiletCabin Creek Sno-Park · ~1.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Kachess · ~4.3 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomKachess · ~4.5 mi NE · USFS
Open Crystal Springs elsewhere
Other camps near Crystal Springs
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- East Kachess Group Site~4.3 mi
- Kachess~4.5 mi · fee
- Dispersed Camping~4.5 mi
- Dispersed Camping~5.5 mi
The unit that manages Crystal Springs
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Crystal Springs are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Crystal Springs
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Crystal Springs
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 — Crystal Springs
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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