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Elkhorn
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.73067, -123.09133
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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 Elkhorn
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 681 ft.
Fire & smoke — around ElkhornNIFC · 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 Elkhorn · Olympic National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- PPropane19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- WWater20 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, 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 — Elkhorn
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
681 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.73067, -123.09133
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Elkhorn · Olympic National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStony Brook (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDuckabush · ~9.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelQuilcene Village Store · ~11.9 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~23.0 mi
- Dump station~9.2 mi
- GroceriesBrinnon General Store · ~9.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~19.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicPeninsula Community Health · ~19.4 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~19.2 mi
EV charging — from Elkhorn · Olympic National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.1 mi straight-line E — Silverdale, WA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 236 within 50 · 350 within 100 · 458 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.1 mi — Walmart 5272 (Poulsbo, WA), Poulsbo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.2 mi — Haselwood Family YMCA Silverdale · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports 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 354682 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Elkhorn · Olympic National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomTunnel Creek (Via Dosewallips) · ~1.4 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomBldg 1453 Dosewallips Handicapped Vault Toilet · ~3.4 mi W · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletDuckabush · ~4.0 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCollins · ~4.6 mi SE · USFS
Open Elkhorn elsewhere
Other camps near Elkhorn
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Elkhorn Dispersed Campground~0.2 mi
- Collins~4.6 mi · fee
- Camp Mystery~6.2 mi
- Brothers Base Camp~6.5 mi
The unit that manages Elkhorn
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Elkhorn are set by Olympic National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Elkhorn
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Elkhorn
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 — Elkhorn
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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