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Dog Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.65491, -121.36082
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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 Dog Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,246 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dog Lake CampgroundNIFC · 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 Dog Lake Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- DDump8 mi
- WWater11 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
- ShShower33 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- MMechanic36 mi
- RxPharmacy37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Dog Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,246 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.65491, -121.36082
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Dog Lake Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPackwood · ~15.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelKracker Barrel · ~1.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.5 mi
- GroceriesBlanton's IGA Market · ~15.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSki Patrol Aid Room · ~20.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~15.0 mi
EV charging — from Dog Lake Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.0 mi straight-line W — ESD PACKWOOD DCFC · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 35 within 50 · 413 within 100 · 647 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)37.3 mi — CCSCW DCFC 4, Yakima
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.0 mi — ESD PACKWOOD L2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 314134 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dog Lake Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDog Lake Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClear Creek Overlook · ~0.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhite Pass Horse Camp · ~1.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhite Pass Pct North · ~1.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Dog Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Dog Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- White Pass Horse Camp~1.1 mi · fee
- White Pass (Leech Lake) Campground~1.3 mi · fee
- Clear Lake North Campground~4.7 mi · fee
- South Fork Bay~4.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Dog Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dog Lake Campground are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dog Lake Campground
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 2026-08-21: $20 per night, single site; additional vehicle $10 per vehicle per night. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/dog-lake-campground.
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 Dog Lake Campground
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 — Dog Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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