Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Dispersed Camping
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 45.96138, -122.13112
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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 Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,348 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dispersed CampingNIFC · 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 Dispersed Camping · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- WWater13 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- DDump20 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- PPropane29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Dispersed Camping
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,348 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
45.96138, -122.13112
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Dispersed Camping · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWildcat Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townNorthwoods · ~8.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.5 mi
- FuelLakeside Fuel · ~10.3 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~8.8 mi
- Dump station~20.4 mi
- GroceriesAmboy Market · ~15.8 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~24.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicDaVita Dialysis · ~23.5 mi
- HardwareNorth County Hardware · ~15.5 mi
EV charging — from Dispersed Camping · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.0 mi straight-line SE — Stevenson Library · FLO · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 143 within 50 · 339 within 100 · 657 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.4 mi — Thunder Island Brewing - Charli Charging, Cascade Locks
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.3 mi — Lakeside 24 Hour Fuel, Cougar, WA (at a gas station) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-06-06 · hours: 6am-7pm daily; summer, 7am-6pm daily; winter
- 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 390186 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dispersed Camping · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGovernment Mineral Springs Cg · ~8.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Creek Info · ~8.6 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomGovernment Mineral Springs Gs · ~8.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletParadise Creek Cg · ~9.3 mi E · USFS
Open Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
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- Dispersed Camping~0.7 mi
- Dispersed Camping~1.2 mi
- Dispersed Camping~1.7 mi
The unit that manages Dispersed Camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dispersed Camping are set by Gifford Pinchot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dispersed Camping
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
auto: hike (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 Dispersed Camping
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 — Dispersed Camping
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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