Agency-listedUSFSFee
Early Winters
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.59791, -120.44503
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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 Early Winters
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,195 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Early WintersNIFC · 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 Early Winters · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- OOutfitter2 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- DDump15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- PPropane46 mi
- +Urgent care47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Early Winters
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,195 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.59791, -120.44503
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Early Winters · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWinthrop · ~15.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.8 mi
- FuelThe Mazama Store · ~1.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.2 mi
- GroceriesThe Mazama Store · ~1.8 mi
- PharmacyUlrich's Pharmacy · ~22.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~15.4 mi
EV charging — from Early Winters · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.3 mi straight-line SE — Methow Valley Thriftway, Winthrop, WA (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 129 within 100 · 358 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)59.8 mi — Leavenworth, WA - US-2 - Tesla Supercharger, Leavenworth
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.0 mi — Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop, WA · FLO · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Mazama Country Inn, Mazama, 1.8 mi · J1772, NEMA 14-50 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only; Drivers must bring their own J1772 cordset for Level 1 charging · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 456456 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Early Winters · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEarly Winters · at this camp · USFS
- Portable toiletFun Rock · ~0.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCedar Creek · ~2.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGoat Peak · ~2.7 mi NE · USFS
Open Early Winters elsewhere
Other camps near Early Winters
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Klipchuck~3.1 mi · fee
- Ballard~6.2 mi · fee
- River Bend~6.2 mi · fee
- Lone Fir~8.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Early Winters
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Early Winters are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Early Winters
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: $15 per night, single site, plus $5 per additional vehicle per night. Methow Valley Ranger District. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/early-winters-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 Early Winters
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 — Early Winters
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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