Agency-listedUSFSFee
Lost Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.85251, -119.05084
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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 Lost Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,836 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lost 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 Lost Lake · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- DDump19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- ShShower44 mi
- OOutfitter48 mi
- WWater58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 58-mi drive, 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
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,836 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.85251, -119.05084
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lost Lake · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townOroville · ~18.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChesaw Highland Store · ~6.4 mi
- Propane / LPGTonasket Feed and Supply · ~20.4 mi
- Dump station~18.8 mi
- GroceriesChesaw Store · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyLakeside Pharmacy · ~18.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicConfluence Health Clinic · ~20.3 mi
- HardwareLee Frank Mercantile · ~20.5 mi
EV charging — from Lost Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.9 mi straight-line SE — 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 · 3 within 50 · 16 within 100 · 101 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)85.7 mi — Coulee City, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Coulee City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.5 mi — Camaray Motel, Oroville, WA (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-01-09 · 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 456460 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lost Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomLost Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomTonasket Kiwanis / Camp Tokiwanee · ~0.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Tree Botanical Area · ~0.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBeth Lake · ~3.1 mi E · USFS
Open Lost Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Lost Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Beth Lake~3.1 mi · fee
- Beaver Lake~3.7 mi
- Bonaparte Lake Group Site~4.2 mi · fee
- Aeneas Springs Dispersed~22.0 mi
The unit that manages Lost Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lost Lake are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lost 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: $15 per night for a single site and $30 for a double, plus $5 per extra vehicle. The group camp is $75 and is reservable on recreation.gov. The page states there is no day use fee. Tonasket Ranger District. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/colville/recreation/lost-lake-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234310.
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
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
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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