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Evans Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.93973, -121.93752
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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 Evans Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,610 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Evans CreekNIFC · 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 Evans Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail11 mi
- WWater12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- DDump14 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
- PPropane21 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Evans Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,610 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.93973, -121.93752
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Evans Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCarbonado · ~11.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFlying K · ~13.4 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~20.8 mi
- Dump station~13.7 mi
- GroceriesWilkeson Grocery · ~12.5 mi
- PharmacyChuck's Drug · ~16.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicRainier Natural Health Clinic · ~16.0 mi
- HardwareArrow Lumber & Hardware · ~16.1 mi
EV charging — from Evans Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.2 mi straight-line S — Rainier Basecamp LLC, Ashford, WA · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach14 within 25 mi · 169 within 50 · 428 within 100 · 635 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.2 mi — Walmart EV Charging, Bonney Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.2 mi — Rainier Basecamp LLC, Ashford, WA · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Alexander's Lodge & Restaurant - Tesla Destination, Ashford, 13.0 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · 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 461760 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Evans Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEvans Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEvans Creek · ~0.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEvans Creek Picnic · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- RestroomBLDG C124 Carbon River (Paul Peak Vault Toilet) · ~1.4 mi E · NPS
Open Evans Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Evans Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Carbon River Dispersed Roadside Camping~3.9 mi
- Cayada Creek Road Dispersed Camping~5.6 mi
- Twin Lake Backcountry Camp~8.4 mi
- Summit Lake Camping Area~8.6 mi
The unit that manages Evans Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Evans Creek are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Evans Creek
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: no nightly camping rate published by the agency. The only amount on the forest page is a $5 day use fee, which it says is required at the trailhead, campground and picnic area; a valid Recreation Pass covers it. The page also carries an emergency closure -- the Fairfax Bridge at SR-165 MP 11.5 is closed and the site is listed as unreachable. Checked https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mbs/recreation/evans-creek-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 Evans Creek
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 — Evans Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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