Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
French Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.26327, -121.76998
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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 Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 566 ft.
Fire & smoke — around French 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 French Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- WWater12 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- DDump17 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- PPropane23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
566 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.26327, -121.76998
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around French Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSwede Heaven · ~3.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~3.0 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~23.4 mi
- Dump station~17.3 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~3.0 mi
- PharmacyDarrington Pharmacy · ~7.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicOptum · ~20.2 mi
- HardwareDarrington Hardware · ~7.3 mi
EV charging — from French Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.4 mi straight-line W — Arlington, WA - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach18 within 25 mi · 143 within 50 · 325 within 100 · 406 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS19.4 mi — Electric Era Charging Station, Arlington
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.9 mi — DC CORRIDOR TARGET MV DC2, Marysville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.8 mi — OLD SCHOOL PARK DARRINGTON 1GW · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 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 102484 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around French Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFrench Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomDarrington Ranger Station · ~7.7 mi E · USFS
- RestroomNorth Mountain · ~8.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFrog Lake · ~9.8 mi E · USFS
Open French Creek elsewhere
Other camps near French Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Clear Creek Campground~9.6 mi · fee
- Texas Pond~11.3 mi
- Turlo~11.8 mi · fee
- Verlot~12.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages French Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at French Creek are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — French 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 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 — French Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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