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Horseshoe Lake Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.31001, -121.56549
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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 Lake Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,166 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Horseshoe Lake CgNIFC · 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 Lake Cg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- DDump18 mi
- GGrocery21 mi
- FFuel21 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- @Mail21 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- PPropane24 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 21 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 Lake Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,166 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.31001, -121.56549
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Horseshoe Lake Cg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~21.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~24.0 mi
- Dump station~18.5 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~20.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicInfirmary · ~16.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~21.1 mi
EV charging — from Horseshoe Lake Cg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.3 mi straight-line N — ESD PACKWOOD DCFC · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, 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 · 22 within 50 · 404 within 100 · 640 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)37.8 mi — LC TRANSIT MORTON E-T 1, Morton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.3 mi — ESD PACKWOOD L2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 314134 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Horseshoe Lake Cg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHorseshoe Lake Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKeenes Hc · ~0.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKillen Creek Cg · ~1.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTakhlakh Day Use Area Pg · ~2.6 mi SW · USFS
Open Horseshoe Lake Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Horseshoe Lake Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Keenes Hc~0.9 mi · fee
- Killen Creek Cg~1.3 mi · fee
- Takhlakh Lake Cg~2.6 mi · fee
- Olallie Lake Cg~2.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Horseshoe Lake Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Horseshoe Lake Cg are set by Gifford Pinchot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Horseshoe Lake Cg
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: $20 per night, single site, plus $8 per additional vehicle per night. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/giffordpinchot/recreation/campground-horseshoe-lake. Note for the next auditor: the agency database's recreation.gov link on this record points at Iron Creek Campground, 22 miles away, so it was not used.
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 Lake Cg
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 Lake Cg
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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