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Johnny Creek Campground (Lower)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.59818, -120.81750
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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 Johnny Creek Campground (Lower)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,429 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Johnny Creek Campground (Lower)NIFC · 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 Johnny Creek Campground (Lower) · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- PPropane56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Johnny Creek Campground (Lower)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,429 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.59818, -120.81750
Cost
Fee · OpenStreetMap fee tag: yesoperator=us forest service
Nearby & resupply — around Johnny Creek Campground (Lower) · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.0 mi
- Fuel76 · ~6.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.2 mi
- GroceriesIcicle Quik Stop · ~6.7 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~8.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicConfluence Health | Cashmere Clinic · ~17.3 mi
- HardwareMercantile · ~7.1 mi
EV charging — from Johnny Creek Campground (Lower) · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.1 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 · 35 within 50 · 332 within 100 · 462 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)7.5 mi — Leavenworth, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Leavenworth
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.9 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, 6.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Icicle Village Resort, Leavenworth, 6.7 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 Johnny Creek Campground (Lower) · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJohnny Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIda Creek · ~1.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBridge Creek · ~2.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChatter Creek · ~3.3 mi W · USFS
Open Johnny Creek Campground (Lower) elsewhere
Other camps near Johnny Creek Campground (Lower)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ida Creek~1.5 mi · fee
- Bridge Creek~2.9 mi · fee
- Chatter Creek Campground~3.3 mi · fee
- Eightmile~4.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Johnny Creek Campground (Lower)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Johnny Creek Campground (Lower) are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Johnny Creek Campground (Lower)
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (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 Johnny Creek Campground (Lower)
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 — Johnny Creek Campground (Lower)
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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