Agency-listedUSFSFee
Long Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.50052, -118.81048
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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 Long Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,269 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Long LakeNIFC · 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 Long Lake · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- DDump17 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- OOutfitter35 mi
- WWater46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 46-mi drive, 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 — Long Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,269 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.50052, -118.81048
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Long Lake · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRepublic · ~10.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRepublic Chevron · ~10.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.6 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~10.3 mi
- PharmacyRepublic Drug Store · ~10.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicCurlew Clinic · ~27.8 mi
- HardwareMidway Building Supply · ~11.8 mi
EV charging — from Long Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.3 mi straight-line NE — Old Republic (at a public site) · RED_E · 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 · 6 within 50 · 61 within 100 · 104 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)64.5 mi — Coulee City, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Coulee City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.3 mi — Old Republic (at a public site) · RED_E · 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 456460 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Long Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLong Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFerry Lake · ~1.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSwan Lake · ~1.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTen Mile · ~3.5 mi E · USFS
Open Long Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Long Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ferry Lake~1.6 mi · fee
- Swan Lake~1.7 mi · fee
- Ten Mile~3.5 mi · fee
- Lyman Lake~9.8 mi
The unit that manages Long Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Long Lake are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Long Lake
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: $10 per night, single site. The page contradicts itself on the extra vehicle -- the fee block says $2 per vehicle per night, the Current Conditions line (2026 Fees) says $5 -- so carry the higher one. No day-use fee. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/colville/recreation/long-lake-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 Long Lake
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 — Long Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →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 →