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Dispersed camp #3 — Snohomish County, WA
Hike-in · public land · Snohomish County, WA · 47.98157, -121.46717
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on public land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,290 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- DDump25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Hike-in
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
5,290 ft
County
Snohomish County, WA
Coordinates
47.98157, -121.46717
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWeeden Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGalena · ~6.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.5 mi
- FuelMann · ~13.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~25.2 mi
- GroceriesGold Bar Family Grocer · ~13.7 mi
- PharmacySultan Pharmacy · ~18.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicSky River Natural Health Center · ~16.7 mi
- HardwareBarmon Lumber · ~16.8 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBarlow Pass · ~3.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMonte Cristo Town Site · ~3.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDickerman Mtn/Perry Creek · ~5.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElliot/Goat Lake · ~5.6 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed camp #4 — Snohomish County, WA~0.1 mi
- Dispersed camp #5 — Snohomish County, WA~0.1 mi
- Dispersed camp — Snohomish County, WA~0.2 mi
- Dispersed camp #2 — Snohomish County, WA~0.3 mi
How we know this
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: hike (road/trail right there)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →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 →