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Douglas Fir
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.90203, -121.91332
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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 Douglas Fir
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 981 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Douglas FirNIFC · 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 Douglas Fir · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- PPropane8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- DDump9 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- EVEV fast charger27 mi
- OOutfitter27 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 — Douglas Fir
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
981 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.90203, -121.91332
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Douglas Fir · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGlacier · ~1.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.5 mi
- FuelChevron · ~7.6 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~7.6 mi
- Dump station~8.7 mi
- GroceriesDer Storehausen · ~7.6 mi
- PharmacyValley Drug · ~19.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicUpper Cervical Clinic of Lynden · ~24.8 mi
- HardwareLynden Hardware Co. · ~24.6 mi
EV charging — from Douglas Fir · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.6 mi straight-line W — BELLINGHAM CITY CAROLINA DC1 · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 34 within 50 · 225 within 100 · 353 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)26.8 mi — Walmart EV Charging, Bellingham
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.1 mi — East Whatcom Regional Resource Center, Maple Falls, WA · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-01-13 · 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 384079 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Douglas Fir · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDouglas Fir · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomGlacier Public Service Center · ~1.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBoyd Creek · ~2.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChurch Mountain · ~2.7 mi E · USFS
Open Douglas Fir elsewhere
Other camps near Douglas Fir
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bridge Camp~3.1 mi
- Excelsior~4.2 mi
- Mazama Camp~9.3 mi
- Silver Fir~9.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Douglas Fir
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Douglas Fir are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Douglas Fir
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.
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 Douglas Fir
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 — Douglas Fir
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Off-grid communication →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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