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Lost Lake Horse Camp
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.60105, -121.50752
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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 Lost Lake Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,278 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lost Lake Horse 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 Lost Lake Horse Camp · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- DDump14 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- RxPharmacy37 mi
- MMechanic37 mi
- PPropane39 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Lost Lake Horse Camp
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,278 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.60105, -121.50752
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Lost Lake Horse Camp · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.3 mi
- FuelKracker Barrel · ~6.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.6 mi
- GroceriesBlanton's IGA Market · ~7.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicInfirmary · ~19.8 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~7.7 mi
EV charging — from Lost Lake Horse Camp · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.7 mi straight-line W — ESD PACKWOOD DCFC · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 443 within 100 · 635 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.7 mi — LC TRANSIT MORTON E-T 2, Morton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.7 mi — ESD PACKWOOD L2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 314134 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lost Lake Horse Camp · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomPackwood Lake Th · ~5.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPalisades Os · ~6.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLa Wis Wis Cg · ~6.3 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomLa Wis Wis Pg · ~6.4 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Lost Lake Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lost Lake~0.3 mi
- Heart Lake~5.0 mi
- Goat Lake~5.7 mi
- La Wis Wis Cg~6.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lost Lake Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lost Lake Horse Camp are set by Gifford Pinchot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lost Lake Horse 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
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 Lost Lake Horse 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 — Lost Lake Horse Camp
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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