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Lookout Mountain Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 45.80755, -122.09954
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Lookout Mountain Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,700 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lookout Mountain CampNIFC · 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 Lookout Mountain Camp · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater12 mi
- DDump13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Lookout Mountain Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,700 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
45.80755, -122.09954
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Lookout Mountain Camp · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRock Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHemlock · ~8.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~13.5 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~13.9 mi
- Dump stationStevenson Trailer Sewage Dump Station · ~12.8 mi
- GroceriesSkamania General Store · ~13.5 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~19.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicThe Vancouver Clinic · ~20.5 mi
- HardwareNorth County Hardware · ~18.3 mi
EV charging — from Lookout Mountain Camp · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.1 mi straight-line SE — Stevenson Library · FLO · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach20 within 25 mi · 154 within 50 · 321 within 100 · 631 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.9 mi — Thunder Island Brewing - Charli Charging, Cascade Locks
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.6 mi — Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA · FLO · J1772 · 8 Level 2 ports 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 390186 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lookout Mountain Camp · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGovernment Mineral Springs Cg · ~7.2 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomGovernment Mineral Springs Gs · ~7.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSunset Falls Cg · ~7.3 mi W · USFS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~7.4 mi NE · FWS
Open Lookout Mountain Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Lookout Mountain Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Spring Camp~0.7 mi
- Fourth of July Camp~1.1 mi
- Mowich Camp~2.9 mi
- Doughgob Camp~3.1 mi
The unit that manages Lookout Mountain Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lookout Mountain Camp are set by Gifford Pinchot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lookout Mountain 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: 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 Lookout Mountain 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 — Lookout Mountain Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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