Agency-listedUSFSFree
Godman Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.10006, -117.78787
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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 Godman Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,771 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Godman 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 Godman Campground · Umatilla National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- DDump30 mi
- ShShower36 mi
- OOutfitter43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 17 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 — Godman Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,771 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.10006, -117.78787
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Godman Campground · Umatilla National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWest Fork Butte Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBaileysburg · ~15.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.1 mi
- FuelTexaco · ~17.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.8 mi
- GroceriesSteve's Grocery · ~17.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~27.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicDayton General Hospital · ~17.0 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~24.7 mi
EV charging — from Godman Campground · Umatilla National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.8 mi straight-line NW — Caboose Park - Dayton · 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 71 within 100 · 158 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.4 mi — WDVA WWVH2, Walla Walla
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.8 mi — Caboose Park - Dayton · FLO · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Blue Mountain Station - Tesla Destination, Dayton, 17.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 170911 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Godman Campground · Umatilla National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGodman Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGodman Guard Station · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiddle Point · ~2.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTouchet Corralsno-Park · ~2.8 mi W · USFS
Open Godman Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Godman Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Midway~4.8 mi · fee
- Panjab Campground~8.2 mi · fee
- Ladybug~8.7 mi · fee
- Tucannon Campground~11.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Godman Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Godman Campground are set by Umatilla National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Godman Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234270
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 Godman 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 — Godman Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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