Agency-listedUSFSFree
French Cabin
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.35640, -121.10914
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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 French Cabin
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,255 ft.
Fire & smoke — around French CabinNIFC · 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 French Cabin · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- AAir-up8 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- DDump13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- PPropane47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — French Cabin
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,255 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.35640, -121.10914
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around French Cabin · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHowson Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDriftwood Acres · ~6.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.2 mi
- FuelLast Resort · ~5.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationRV Sanitation Station · ~13.0 mi
- GroceriesR.V. Town · ~8.3 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~13.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicCascade Medical Center · ~26.6 mi
- HardwareAper's Certified Welding · ~14.6 mi
EV charging — from French Cabin · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.1 mi straight-line S — WCEH Cle Elum · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 47 within 50 · 366 within 100 · 548 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.2 mi — Cle Elum, WA - West Davis Street - Tesla Supercharger, Cle Elum
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.1 mi — WCEH Cle Elum · 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 73431 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around French Cabin · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletFrench Cabin · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCle Elum River · ~0.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Mountain Day Use · ~0.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Mountain Campground · ~0.8 mi NE · USFS
Open French Cabin elsewhere
Other camps near French Cabin
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cle Elum River Group Camp~0.4 mi · fee
- Red Mountain Campground~0.8 mi · fee
- Little Salmon~1.4 mi
- Alevin~2.4 mi
The unit that manages French Cabin
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at French Cabin are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — French Cabin
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 French Cabin
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 — French Cabin
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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