Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Kool-Aid Lake Camp
Hike-in · public land · WA · 48.43929, -121.04623
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Kool-Aid Lake Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,124 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kool-Aid Lake CampNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Kool-Aid Lake Camp · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater17 mi
- DDump17 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- FFuel19 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- +Urgent care52 mi
- PPropane58 mi
- AAir-up58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 19 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 — Kool-Aid Lake Camp
Access
Hike-in
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
6,124 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.43929, -121.04623
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Getting in
Park at Cascade Pass Trailhead · ~2.83 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Kool-Aid Lake Camp · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureKool-Aid Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townNewhalem · ~18.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~28.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.4 mi
- GroceriesSkagit General Store · ~18.6 mi
- PharmacyDarrington Pharmacy · ~28.8 mi
- HardwareDarrington Hardware · ~28.9 mi
EV charging — from Kool-Aid Lake Camp · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.6 mi straight-line NW — 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 · 4 within 50 · 274 within 100 · 391 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)49.3 mi — Leavenworth, WA - US-2 - Tesla Supercharger, Leavenworth
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.6 mi — WCEH Seattle City Light, Newhalem, WA · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 Kool-Aid Lake Camp · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSKA Cascade Trailhead Vault Toilet · ~2.8 mi NW · NPS
- RestroomSKA Eldorado Parking Romtec Toilet · ~5.1 mi NW · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletMineral Park · ~5.5 mi W · USFS
- RestroomSTE Tumwater Campground Vault Toilet #0414 · ~9.9 mi E · NPS
Open Kool-Aid Lake Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Kool-Aid Lake Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Yang Yang Lakes Camp~3.3 mi
- Mineral Park~5.5 mi · fee
- White Rock Lakes Camp~6.9 mi
- Marble Creek Campground~12.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Kool-Aid Lake Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kool-Aid Lake Camp are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Kool-Aid Lake Camp
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Kool-Aid Lake Camp
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 — Kool-Aid Lake Camp
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →