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Harps Shelter
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.47583, -123.44926
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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 Harps Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 963 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Harps ShelterNIFC · 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 Harps Shelter · Olympic National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery13 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- DDump16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- WWater23 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- PPropane29 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 36-mi run (and back).
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 — Harps Shelter
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
963 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.47583, -123.44926
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Getting in
Park at Upper South Fork Skokomish Trailhead · ~0.28 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Harps Shelter · Olympic National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSteel Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGrisdale · ~11.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~18.7 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas · ~16.3 mi
- Dump station~15.7 mi
- GroceriesHood Canal Grocery · ~15.2 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~22.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicPlanned Parenthood · ~23.0 mi
- HardwareHoodsport Ace and Lumber · ~15.1 mi
EV charging — from Harps Shelter · Olympic National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger36.5 mi straight-line E — West Hills Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Bremerton, WA · SYNERGEV · J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 70 within 50 · 355 within 100 · 528 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)37.4 mi — Silverdale, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Silverdale
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO36.5 mi — West Hills 76 - 4650 Werner Rd, Bremerton, Bremerton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.4 mi — Mason County PUD, Shelton, WA · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Lake Quinault Lodge, Quinault, 18.8 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use 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 456763 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Harps Shelter · Olympic National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomChurch Creek Shelter · ~1.2 mi S · USFS
- RestroomSpider Lake · ~4.3 mi S · USFS
- RestroomWynoochee Pass · ~4.6 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomChurch Creek (West) · ~4.7 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Harps Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Laney Camp~0.3 mi
- Church Creek Shelter~1.1 mi
- Pine Lake~3.4 mi
- Spider Lake~4.7 mi
The unit that manages Harps Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Harps Shelter are set by Olympic National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Harps Shelter
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
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 Harps Shelter
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 — Harps Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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