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Government Meadows Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.08430, -121.40376
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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 Government Meadows Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,819 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Government Meadows Horse 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 Government Meadows Horse Camp · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- WWater14 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- DDump16 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- PPropane41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Government Meadows Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,819 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.08430, -121.40376
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Government Meadows Horse Camp · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMeadow Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGreenwater · ~12.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGull · ~13.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~28.4 mi
- Dump station~16.2 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.8 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~22.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicAspire Physcial Therapy · ~28.5 mi
- HardwareAper's Certified Welding · ~23.9 mi
EV charging — from Government Meadows Horse Camp · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.0 mi straight-line NE — 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 · 86 within 50 · 366 within 100 · 611 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.4 mi — Cle Elum, WA - West Davis Street - Tesla Supercharger, Cle Elum
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.6 mi — Crystal Mountain, Enumclaw, 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 73431 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Government Meadows Horse Camp · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGovernment Meadows Horse Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGovernment Meadows Cabin · ~0.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGreenwater · ~3.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNoble Knob (East) · ~4.8 mi W · USFS
Open Government Meadows Horse Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Government Meadows Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- King County~1.5 mi
- Huckleberry~5.6 mi
- Ranger Creek Campground~7.7 mi
- Pierce County~7.8 mi
The unit that manages Government Meadows Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Government Meadows Horse Camp are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Government Meadows Horse Camp
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 Government Meadows Horse 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 — Government Meadows Horse Camp
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