Agency-listedUSFSFree
Fish Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.52395, -121.07319
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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 Fish Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,375 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fish Lake CampgroundNIFC · 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 Fish Lake Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater14 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- DDump21 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- PPropane48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 17 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 — Fish Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,375 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.52395, -121.07319
Cost
Free · Forest Service inventory: no fee
Nearby & resupply — around Fish Lake Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCle Elum River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townScenic · ~13.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelLast Resort · ~17.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.8 mi
- GroceriesLaconia · ~17.3 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~20.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicCascade Medical Center · ~19.8 mi
- HardwareGraceland Portable Buildings · ~18.0 mi
EV charging — from Fish Lake Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.3 mi straight-line SW — WCEH Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Pass, WA · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach10 within 25 mi · 50 within 50 · 357 within 100 · 506 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.1 mi — Leavenworth, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Leavenworth
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.3 mi — WCEH Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Pass, WA · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 73433 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fish Lake Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFish Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletScatter Creek · ~1.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCathedral / Deception · ~1.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSalmon La Sac Trailhead · ~8.1 mi S · USFS
Open Fish Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Fish Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fish Lake~0.2 mi
- Scatter Creek Camp~1.1 mi
- Dispersed camp — Kittitas County, WA~1.3 mi
- Owhi~8.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Fish Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fish Lake Campground are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Fish Lake Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Fish Lake Campground
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 — Fish Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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