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Ida Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.60681, -120.84781
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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 Ida Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,516 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ida CreekNIFC · 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 Ida Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- PPropane55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Ida Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,516 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.60681, -120.84781
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Ida Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLeavenworth · ~8.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~5.4 mi
- Fuel76 · ~8.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~9.6 mi
- GroceriesIcicle Quik Stop · ~8.2 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~9.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicConfluence Health | Cashmere Clinic · ~18.8 mi
- HardwareMercantile · ~8.6 mi
EV charging — from Ida Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.6 mi straight-line E — WCEH Leavenworth · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 34 within 50 · 334 within 100 · 462 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)9.0 mi — Leavenworth, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Leavenworth
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.3 mi — CITYOFLEAVENWOR G-EV-B, Leavenworth, WA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Icicle Village Resort - Tesla Destination, Leavenworth, 8.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Icicle Village Resort, Leavenworth, 8.2 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; customer use only; see front desk for access - 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 73413 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ida Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIda Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJohnny Creek · ~1.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChatter Creek · ~1.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIcicle Gorge · ~2.2 mi W · USFS
Open Ida Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Ida Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Johnny Creek Campground (Lower)~1.5 mi · fee
- Chatter Creek Campground~1.9 mi · fee
- Rock Island~3.3 mi · fee
- Bridge Creek~4.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Ida Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ida Creek are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Ida Creek
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 2026-08-20: $24 per night, single site, plus $11 per additional vehicle per night. Pay on site by Scan and Pay in the Recreation.gov app. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/ida-creek-campground.
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 Ida Creek
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 — Ida Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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