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Horseshoe Cove
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.67047, -121.67705
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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 Horseshoe Cove
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 731 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Horseshoe CoveNIFC · 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 Horseshoe Cove · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- DDump13 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Horseshoe Cove
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
731 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.67047, -121.67705
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Horseshoe Cove · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townConcrete · ~10.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.4 mi
- FuelShell · ~10.0 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~25.3 mi
- Dump station~13.3 mi
- GroceriesLoggers Landing · ~10.0 mi
- PharmacySea Mar Pharmacy · ~9.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorth Sound Evaluation and Treatment Center · ~29.3 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~9.7 mi
EV charging — from Horseshoe Cove · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.5 mi straight-line E — WCEH Seattle City Light, Newhalem, WA · EVCS · 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 48 within 50 · 263 within 100 · 370 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.2 mi — Burlington, WA - Old Highway 99 North - Tesla Supercharger, Burlington
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.9 mi — Town of Concrete - Park and Ride (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-08-12 · 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 333299 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Horseshoe Cove · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomHorseshoe Cove · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBayview · ~0.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Sandy · ~1.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBaker Lake South · ~1.7 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Horseshoe Cove
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bayview~0.3 mi · fee
- Anderson Point Campsites~0.4 mi
- Maple Grove Campsites~1.3 mi
- Lower Sandy~1.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Horseshoe Cove
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Horseshoe Cove are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Horseshoe Cove
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 2026-08-21: $37 per night, standard single site (2026 season, May 15 - Sep 12); double site $74, premium site $39, group site $98. The forest page prints no camping amount and sends you to its recreation.gov listing. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mbs/recreation/horseshoe-cove-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232059.
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 Horseshoe Cove
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 — Horseshoe Cove
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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