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Falls Creek Hc
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 45.96652, -121.84470
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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 Falls Creek Hc
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,516 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Falls Creek HcNIFC · 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 Falls Creek Hc · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- WWater13 mi
- DDump15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- PPropane27 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Falls Creek Hc
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,516 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
45.96652, -121.84470
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Falls Creek Hc · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFalls Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townNorthwoods · ~10.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelAndy's Valley Services · ~15.4 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~10.6 mi
- Dump station~15.1 mi
- GroceriesWind River Market · ~15.6 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~23.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicProvidence Hood River Memorial Hospital · ~23.8 mi
- HardwareNorth County Hardware · ~29.2 mi
EV charging — from Falls Creek Hc · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.8 mi straight-line S — Stevenson Library · FLO · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 90 within 50 · 348 within 100 · 653 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.0 mi — Thunder Island Brewing - Charli Charging, Cascade Locks
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.8 mi — Stevenson Library · FLO · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port 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 390186 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Falls Creek Hc · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFalls Creek Hc · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletThomas Lake #111 Th · ~2.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOld Man Pass Sp · ~3.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKoshko Sp · ~3.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Falls Creek Hc elsewhere
Other camps near Falls Creek Hc
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Forlorn Lakes Cg~4.2 mi · fee
- Paradise Creek Cg~4.6 mi · fee
- Goose Lake Cg~4.6 mi · fee
- Cultus Creek Cg~7.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Falls Creek Hc
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Falls Creek Hc are set by Gifford Pinchot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Falls Creek Hc
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 Falls Creek Hc
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 — Falls Creek Hc
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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