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Davis Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.73912, -118.22916
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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 Davis Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,526 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Davis 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 Davis Lake · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- DDump20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- PPropane55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water. 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 — Davis Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,526 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.73912, -118.22916
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Davis Lake · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBoyds · ~4.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelColville Fuels · ~9.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.7 mi
- GroceriesNorth Lake RV Park Store · ~6.1 mi
- PharmacyRepublic Drug Store · ~24.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorthEast Washington Medical Group Kettle Falls · ~12.2 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~11.8 mi
EV charging — from Davis Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.8 mi straight-line SE — Avista - Kettle Falls DCFC · FLO · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 55 within 100 · 89 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)84.1 mi — Jackson Store 249, Spokane
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.8 mi — Colville Retail Center, Colville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.8 mi — Avista - Kettle Falls ACL2 · FLO · 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 466507 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Davis Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDavis Lake · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomBLDG KR Vault Toilet #2727 · ~5.1 mi E · NPS
- RestroomBLDG NB Vault Toilet #2728 · ~5.2 mi E · NPS
- RestroomBLDG KI Vault Toilet, North #2726 · ~6.6 mi SE · NPS
Open Davis Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Davis Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Trout Lake~7.9 mi
- Wapaloosie Campground~10.9 mi
- Canyon Creek~11.2 mi · fee
- Deer Creek Campground~11.5 mi
The unit that manages Davis Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Davis Lake are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Davis 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
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 Davis 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 — Davis Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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