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Fourth of July Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 45.79966, -122.11871
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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 Fourth of July Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,344 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fourth of July CampNIFC · 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 Fourth of July Camp · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater12 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- DDump13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- PPropane21 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Fourth of July Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,344 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
45.79966, -122.11871
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Fourth of July Camp · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~13.0 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~21.1 mi
- Dump stationStevenson Trailer Sewage Dump Station · ~13.2 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~13.0 mi
- PharmacyWind River Pharmacy · ~13.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicThe Vancouver Clinic · ~19.5 mi
- HardwareStihl · ~13.6 mi
EV charging — from Fourth of July Camp · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.5 mi straight-line SE — 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 reach23 within 25 mi · 157 within 50 · 319 within 100 · 629 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.2 mi — Thunder Island Brewing - Charli Charging, Cascade Locks
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.9 mi — Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA · FLO · J1772 · 8 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 390186 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fourth of July Camp · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSunset Falls Cg · ~6.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGovernment Mineral Springs Cg · ~8.2 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomGovernment Mineral Springs Gs · ~8.3 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~8.5 mi NE · FWS
Open Fourth of July Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Fourth of July Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lookout Mountain Camp~1.1 mi
- Spring Camp~1.7 mi
- Doughgob Camp~2.0 mi
- Mowich Camp~3.7 mi
The unit that manages Fourth of July Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fourth of July Camp are set by Gifford Pinchot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Fourth of July Camp
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.
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 Fourth of July Camp
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 — Fourth of July Camp
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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