Agency-listedUSFSFee
Esswine
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.07269, -121.68967
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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 Esswine
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,230 ft.
Fire & smoke — around EsswineNIFC · 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 Esswine · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower2 mi
- WWater4 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- DDump20 mi
- PPropane20 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Esswine
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,230 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.07269, -121.68967
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Esswine · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townVerlot · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.2 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~19.8 mi
- Dump station~19.7 mi
- GroceriesGreen Gables Store · ~5.1 mi
- PharmacyPharm-A-Save · ~12.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicSky River Natural Health Center · ~14.8 mi
- HardwareGranite Falls Hardware · ~12.9 mi
EV charging — from Esswine · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.7 mi straight-line S — WCEH Sultan - Chevron · EVCS · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach26 within 25 mi · 194 within 50 · 350 within 100 · 410 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.6 mi — Walmart EV Charging, Marysville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.9 mi — Granite Falls City Hall · FLO · J1772 · 3 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 353431 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Esswine · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEsswine · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBoardman Creek · ~0.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWiley Creek · ~1.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Bridge · ~1.6 mi E · USFS
Open Esswine elsewhere
Other camps near Esswine
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mountain Loop Dispersed Camping~0.2 mi
- Boardman Creek~0.6 mi · fee
- Wiley Creek~1.1 mi · fee
- Red Bridge~1.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Esswine
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Esswine are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Esswine
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 2026-08-22: group camp only -- $100 per night for the whole site (2026 season, May 15 - Sep 12). The forest page prints no amount and sends you to recreation.gov. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mbs/recreation/esswine-group-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232373.
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 Esswine
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 — Esswine
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →