Agency-listedUSFSFee
Gillette
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.61221, -117.53707
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Gillette
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,186 ft.
Fire & smoke — around GilletteNIFC · 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 Gillette · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery0 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- DDump32 mi
- WWater37 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 37-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Gillette
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,186 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.61221, -117.53707
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Gillette · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townIone · ~10.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesBeaver Lodge · ~0.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~16.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~17.5 mi
EV charging — from Gillette · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.8 mi straight-line NE — Tiger Historical Museum, Cusick, WA (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 53 within 100 · 83 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)66.5 mi — The Hive, Spokane
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.8 mi — Tiger Historical Museum, Cusick, WA (at a public site) · RED_E · 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 456457 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gillette · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGillette · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Gillette · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRufus · ~0.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Pend Oreille Orv/Day Use Th · ~0.7 mi W · USFS
Open Gillette elsewhere
Other camps near Gillette
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lake Gillette~0.1 mi · fee
- Lake Thomas~0.8 mi · fee
- Lake Leo~3.2 mi · fee
- Little Twin~5.6 mi
The unit that manages Gillette
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gillette are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gillette
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-22: $31 per night, single site -- the forest page and the campground's recreation.gov listing agree, and rec.gov carries the same $31 for the 2026 season (May 15 - Sep 27). Day use is $10 per vehicle per day; a season pass good on the Colville and Idaho Panhandle is $52. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/colville/recreation/gillette-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/273799.
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 Gillette
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 — Gillette
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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